Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Mormonism, Church, Church History, History, Modern
Cover of the book Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy by Adam J. Powell, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
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Author: Adam J. Powell ISBN: 9781611478723
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Publication: October 30, 2015
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Language: English
Author: Adam J. Powell
ISBN: 9781611478723
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Publication: October 30, 2015
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Language: English

Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy seeks both to demonstrate the salience of “heresy” as a tool for analyzing instances of religious conflict far beyond the borders of traditional historical theology and to illuminate the apparent affinity for deification exhibited by some persecuted religious movements. To these ends, the book argues for a sociologically-informed redefinition of heresy as religiously-motivated opposition and applies the resulting concept to the historical cases of second-century Christians and nineteenth-century Mormons. Ultimately, Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy is a careful application of the comparative method to two new religious movements, highlighting the social processes at work in their early doctrinal developments.

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Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy seeks both to demonstrate the salience of “heresy” as a tool for analyzing instances of religious conflict far beyond the borders of traditional historical theology and to illuminate the apparent affinity for deification exhibited by some persecuted religious movements. To these ends, the book argues for a sociologically-informed redefinition of heresy as religiously-motivated opposition and applies the resulting concept to the historical cases of second-century Christians and nineteenth-century Mormons. Ultimately, Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy is a careful application of the comparative method to two new religious movements, highlighting the social processes at work in their early doctrinal developments.

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