The Great Heresies (Audible Audio Edition) Hilaire Belloc RJ Bayley Cavalier Books Books
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Hilaire Belloc examines the five most destructive heretical movements to have affected Christian civilization Arianism, Mohammedanism (Islam), Albigensianism (Cathar), the Reformation (Protestant), and the modern phase. Belloc describes how these movements began, how they spread, and how they continued to influence the world up until the time of his writing (1936). The chapter on Islam is especially relevant today; in it Belloc accurately predicts the renewal of jihadist aggression towards western civilization.
The Great Heresies (Audible Audio Edition) Hilaire Belloc RJ Bayley Cavalier Books Books
Belloc covers five main heresies against the Catholic faith: Arianism, Albigensianism, Protestantism, Mohammedism, and Modernism. While he considers the core beliefs of the first three virtually extinct, he believes their effects have lingered. He is prophetic in declaring that Islam will probably rise again. About the last heresy, Modernism, he describes its initial features as already historically present, and warns how apocalyptic it may become. Actually, I believe we are seeing its effects clearly and globally today. Modernism is a religion of anti-God, an environment where man is controlled by government, and all existence is merely mortal. For such an academic subject the text is easy to read, and we get European history in a nutshell.Product details
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The Great Heresies (Audible Audio Edition) Hilaire Belloc RJ Bayley Cavalier Books Books Reviews
I found this book, like Economics for Helen, to be very readable and enjoyable. Starting with one of the first and morphing heresies, the Arian, he carefully traces the roots and changes of the heresy. I was initially surprised that he discusses Islam as a heresy but after reading the section, I understand. I know Islam and Judaism share Genesis up to Abraham both claiming him as a patriarch. I believe Mr. Belloc does an excellent job of discussing it in this book. Eerily he predicts the rise of Islam at a time (early 1900's) when it appeared on the decline. One can only judge a prophet by his predictions and this certainly was interesting considering the time it was written. I found the most engaging and thought-provoking section to be the last 'The Modern Phase' which discusses possible futures to Protestant theology. It forces one to think about the real and ongoing ramifications to this split. Also I believe he makes a compelling case for the split moving people away from spiritual things toward cosmopolitan thinking. This seems to be playing out in Europe and throughout western culture as we embrace multiculturalism, have smaller families and think less and less about morality and more and more about not offending anyone. It is a short and wonderful book. I do recommend it highly.
Clear exposition of the "great " heresies of the last 2000 years. Unique Catholic perspective of the Reformation that I found very interesting. He provided insights into that period that were new to me. Nice to get a fresh, in spite of the age of this book, look at this history.
I also enjoyed his writing on the modern heresy (ies). One of his focuses was Rational Determinism, which has been replaced by new philosophies that deny the very existence of any absolute moral truths, and human free will. I find these view points detestable!
Belloc is concise in his analysis, in chronological order, of 5 key heresies of the Catholic faith Arianism, Islam, Albigensian, Reformation and the Modern Phase. Generally, Arianism is summed up by most authors in a short 5-sentence or less explanation. Belloc's discussion of Arianism cleared up many questions in my mind and helped make sense of the tremendous debates in the early church. His thesis that Islam is a heresy of Christianity was unexpected, yet he did persuade me. I want to delve more into the beginnings of Islam, and will keep Belloc's views in mind to compare with other historians. Most interesting was Belloc's prediction that, of all the heresies, Islam could potentially rise again and be a major threat to Catholicism. It is as if he saw the future we now live in, with the serious Islamic threats of 2016. His discussion of the Reformation covered familiar ground on the splintering of Catholicism and the Christian world. In 1938, Belloc did not believe Christianity would coalesce into a "denomination" of enduring significance. Depending on how one views the theological differences in Protestant circles, Belloc's argument for me broke down on this single aspect. Finally, in his discussion on the "Modern Phase" in which we find ourselves today, he makes many insightful observations. I appreciated, but did not agree with, his analysis of economic systems - feudal, communism and capitalism. Neither did I agree with his predictions of where modern atheistic heresies will take us. Yet, his ideas do provoke serious consideration of the modern world and our serious challenges related to the expunging of people of faith (esp. Christians) from full participation in academics, politics and business. Throughout his discussions he had many clear insights into historical events and human failings. No matter what ones politics are today, this book will stimulate great thinking and provoke many questions.
A rather awesome little book, written by an Anglo-French Roman Catholic, first published in 1938. The heresies he discusses are (1) Arianism, (2) Islam, (3) Albigensianism, (4) Protestantism, and (5) the "Modern" (for lack of a better phrase). He sees heresies as having a flourishing phase and then disappearing as an organized cult, although they often have long-term effects in a culture. A major exception is Islam, which he presciently saw back in the 1930's as capable of having major revivals. This has been borne out in our own times with the Iranian revolution in 1979 and the emergence of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS), and widespread Islamic Terrorism in a number of Western countries including America.
In discussing Protestantism, he concentrates on Calvinism and sees it dying off. In general I have to disagree with him on Protestantism being moribund, although that is true in much of Europe, where the rate of church going is quite low. Worldwide, Protestantism, especially in its Pentecostal forms, is flourishing quite nicely it seems.
His discussion of the Modern, in many respects, sounds like a lot of what is going on today.
Belloc covers five main heresies against the Catholic faith Arianism, Albigensianism, Protestantism, Mohammedism, and Modernism. While he considers the core beliefs of the first three virtually extinct, he believes their effects have lingered. He is prophetic in declaring that Islam will probably rise again. About the last heresy, Modernism, he describes its initial features as already historically present, and warns how apocalyptic it may become. Actually, I believe we are seeing its effects clearly and globally today. Modernism is a religion of anti-God, an environment where man is controlled by government, and all existence is merely mortal. For such an academic subject the text is easy to read, and we get European history in a nutshell.
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