Heretics

The Creation Of Christianity From The Gnostics To The Modern Church

JONATHAN WRIGHT

Brief Description:
Jonathan Wright traces the evolution of Christianity through focusing on religious dissidents - the "heretics" who changed the shape of religion. Along the way Wright discusses Quaker troublemakers including Mary Dyer and William Penn. Wright also presents a brief but pointed critique of modern ideas of Quakers as dull or conventional, comparing this shift in perception to the treatment of the Amish: "Yesterday's heresy ... today's tourist attraction." What develops throughout the book is a vivid and complete view of Christianity across the centuries - a struggle between the orthodox and the outsider.

HMH 2011 338 PP. Cloth

$28.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)