Heresy: How the Search for the True Faith Shaped Christianity

Throughout Christian history, followers of Christ have sought to define his message and the correct faith in God and the Trinity. Yet the search for orthodoxy (“right belief”) has been inseparable from the condemnation of heresy (“wrong belief”). Historian David Gwynn explores the debates about what was orthodoxy and what was heresy and their importance for understanding the historical evolution of Christianity from the original disciples and the apostle Paul to the Christian Roman empire and beyond.