tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post4535539671509946455..comments2023-11-05T04:09:26.194-05:00Comments on e g r e g o r e s: "Properly speaking, Albigensianism was not a Christian heresy but an extra-Christian religion."Apuleius Platonicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-11923506448113272032012-11-04T00:02:56.694-04:002012-11-04T00:02:56.694-04:00"If nothing else, this degree has taught me t..."If nothing else, this degree has taught me that I can twist my brain into ANY shape I want to twist it."<br /><br />You can take THAT to the freaking bank.Apuleius Platonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-87420027450325199042012-11-03T00:19:00.388-04:002012-11-03T00:19:00.388-04:00I'm at a Catholic university - a seminary that...I'm at a Catholic university - a seminary that serves double duty, in fact - so the input and output is a little different from what I might come up with on my own.<br /><br />As far as I can tell, Gnosticism is virtually written out of the official history. Arianism isn't - it's a big point of dogmatic definition and seen as a critical juncture for the Church.<br /><br />If nothing else, this degree has taught me that I can twist my brain into ANY shape I want to twist it. However, I've been able to learn about a lot of really interesting figures who just happen to be a lot more orthodox than me and believe in a few foundational things I can't believe in at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-77600693323044978962012-11-02T10:33:35.193-04:002012-11-02T10:33:35.193-04:00Not to take anything away from the Arians, but I t...Not to take anything away from the Arians, but I think that the Cathars and the Gnostics are just as important and "prototypical" when it comes to the Heretics Hall of Fame.<br /><br />A class on monasticism sounds interesting. I've known quite a few Buddhist nuns and monks, and they have all been extremely interesting people. Most of them have returned to lay life. It's hard out there for a monastic.Apuleius Platonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-6985375848242803482012-11-01T17:37:09.790-04:002012-11-01T17:37:09.790-04:00No... I actually have enough credits for a Masters...No... I actually have enough credits for a Masters in Theology. I'm postponing graduation because... what happens then?<br /><br />Taking this great class on monasticism this semester.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-62186170654898080422012-11-01T17:28:24.677-04:002012-11-01T17:28:24.677-04:00You had to? Does this have anything to do with She...You had to? Does this have anything to do with She Who Must Not Be Named?Apuleius Platonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-2131537122993535602012-11-01T09:02:17.395-04:002012-11-01T09:02:17.395-04:00I had to research the Arian Controversy of the 4th...I had to research the Arian Controversy of the 4th century over the past year. <br /><br />The Arian Controversy was pretty much the prototype for later heresies. I think Athanasius called it something like "the culmination of all that is evil in the world." <br /><br />But one thing I noticed, like you have, is that with most of these heresies, it practically takes a theologian to understand what the problem IS!<br /><br />It's like the controversy surrounding the dogmatic definition fights at the first Constantinople Council: It's the different in "One person FROM two natures" and "One person IN two natures." Or that whole homoousios thing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.com