heresy

-gGAQJZRY8M I spent some time researching the state of Byzantium around the time of the early Arab Conquests. Heraclius was just unable to wrestle control of the land he had gained fighting the Persians. The Emperor switched from faithful to not-so-faithful; he created a political heresy to try...

Last night I read about a Christian 'heresy' that arose in the Eastern Roman Empire, and was violently surprised in the 9th Century - many of its adherents fleeing and finding acceptance in Islamic emirates. Followers of this sect were called 'Paulicians' and apparently they refused to accept...

The 3rd-4th Century Christian bishop Arius is credited with starting a form of Christianity called Arianism. Branded a heresy by the Church authorities during the reign of Constantine, Arianism later enjoyed the patronage of Constantius II and Valens before being permanently outlawed in the...

The Constantine heresy ( heresy because it is contrary to Christ's teaching and pretends to speak for Christ) eventually became the norm because of brute force. Eventually, because of the inquisition Inquisition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia most of Christ's message of love and equality...

was it simply self presevation of the Catholic faith? as i see no evidence otherwise. It could be argued that the church was trying to save people under heretical influence from hell, but the inquisitions and crusades attest to this.

Hmmm. Let me put it another way. Did Atheism, as an alternative world-view, or school of thought, or philosophy, or whatever you want to call it, ever arise independently anywhere outside of western civilization? Of course there are Atheists all over the world, but I wonder if the sentiment...

What were the factors that led to the rise of popular heretical movements after the year 1000?