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May 11, 2024
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RLST 091 SC - Heretics, Deviants, and “Others” in Early Christianity
How did the concepts of “correct” belief and behavior, as well as “heresy” and “deviance,” develop and exert authority out of the diversity in early Christianity? This course will examine the evidence for several debates and notorious dissenters. Topics include traditional and revisionist views of the nature of “orthodoxy” and “heresy,” social theory as a tool for interpreting ancient sources, the rhetorical “construction” of otherness, and the use of violence by ecclesiastical and civil authorities.
Instructor: A. Jacobs
Course Credit: 1.0
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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