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Heresy in the Early Church: From the Editor - How to Read This Issue
Mark Galli, Editor | posted 7/01/1996 12:00AM
It’s been said, “God writes straight with crooked lines,” meaning God has allowed heresy to arise to help Christians clarify what they believe.
Well, most of the time.
If, after reading this issue, you can’t wax eloquent on the difference between Monophysitism and Nestorianism, I won’t hold it against you. I’ve been editing this issue for months now, and every time I’ve run into those and other arcane terms, I’ve had to thumb through the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church and assorted other reference works to make sure I know what I’m editing!
This is Christian History’s first foray into the heady topic of the history of theology. We now remember why we’ve procrastinated entering this field. It’s no easy task shaping intricate, complex thinking into understandable and interesting prose. If you hadn’t consistently rated heresy in the early church as one of your most desired topics, I don’t know that we would have produced this issue.
But you did, and so we have, and I’m excited about ... To view this item, you must be a member of ChristianHistory.net.
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