What's Your Favourite Heresy? | St. Andrews Anglican Church

with Dr. Lindsay Driediger-Murphy

For 5 weeks this Lent, we will explore the gradula evolution of Christian doctrine in the early church. Through such characters as Irenaeus, Augustine, Arius and Athanasius and such events as the Council of Nicea, we will consider some of the major questions and controversies faced in the first 500 years of the church.Looking into the struggles of the past will provide us with a means of reflecting on our faith today. What heresies continue to be debated in Christianity today? Which have become acceptable? Are the categories of heresy / orthodoxy even applicable now? What’s your favourite heresy?

Topics include

Introduction: Why and How should we study ancient heresies?
Marcionism: What do we do with the Old Testament?
Montanism: Who is inspired?
Arianism: How does Christ fit in?
Prelagianism: How fallen are we?

Monday’s, 7:00pm, Feb 15 to March 14, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 1611 St. Andrew’s Place NW
Please indicate your intention to attend by calling 403-282-3234 or email christinestandrews@gmail.com. There is no cost

Dr. Lindsay Driediger-Murphy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics and Religion at the University of Calgary. She teaches about the religious, social and cultural history of the Greek and Roman worls, and her research concentrates on ancient divination, Roman history and ‘pagan’ and Christian theology. She is especially passionate about understanding the role of ideas about God(s) in interactions between Christians and non-Christians in the ancient world.