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HERESY
Early Heresies
Disputes of doctrine began early on. The newly organized church organized councils to sort matters out. Councils representing the entire church were called ecumenical councils. Some groups were rejected as heretics.
- Simonianism
- Nicolaitanism
- Judaizers
- Gnosticism (based on "secret wisdom" from Paul in Romans 16:25)
- Marcionism (called the most dangerous threat ever faced)
- Montanism (claiming new revelations to new prophets and an imminent Millenial kingdom)
- Alogi
- Mandaeanism
- Monarchianism
- Nestorianism (advanced by Nestorius, a patriarch of Constantinople)
- Apollinarianism
- Arianism (4th century, advanced by Arius, a priest)
Heresies in the Middle Age
At the beginning of the Middle Ages, starting from the Migration up to the
first millennium, different, non Greco-Roman cultures started to exert influence on
the development of Christian religion. There was no decrease in belief,
in contrast to our modern world, rather the other way around.
However, the contents of Christian belief started to diversify apart from
clerical authorities.
An explosion of monasticism gave rise to a new type of believers, who were
sometimes so ardently faithful that they started to interpret the
scriptures in their own way. Thus, quality and quantity took a rise
in "different Christian belief systems" at that time.
A table of the major groups can be found at
Medieval Dissenters and Heretical Groups.
An overview of clerical and heretical religious practices can be found at
Medieval Church Life.
To counteract all this activity the Roman Catholic Church brought up the
Medieval Inquisition.
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