History of Heresy (Jesus, Deist, tradition, blessing, faith)

[Davidium]

I find that my subconscious often gives me some neat ideas while I am asleep... and this morning I woke with a neat idea....

I had the idea to write a "History of Heresy".... History told from the perspective of the religious rebels throughout time....
Part of my being a Unitarian Universalist and a Deist is that I veiw myself as a religoius heretic...

Each chapter could be about a different heretic, told in chronological order... Short biographies if you will. Maybe I can actually produce a book if I think of it as 25 short essays instead of one book!

So then, I was quickly considering who would be my heretics... Of course there would be Tom Paine, Michael Servetius, Arias, Marsilius of Padua, Martin Luther, William Ellery Channing and Ralph Waldo Emerson....

And then I had the thought of including heretics from other faith traditions... the person who wrote the buddhist Lotus Sutra, and an Islamic heretic or two.... and then the idea came to me to write about a few Jewish heretics....

Who would they be? One name popped into my mind.... Jesus of Nazareth.

From the Jewish perspective, Jesus can only be looked at as a Heretic. He was even killed for his heresy. In fact, he might even be the ultimate example of a heretic.

Paul codified the Heresy, made it into a separate faith... but Jesus himself was a religious radical, considered dangerous by the power structure.... Heresy.

Now, the next time a Christian calls me a Heretic, I will remind them what good company I am in.....

David

[michel]

Davidium;


You sound as if you had your evening meal too late last night; perhaps you had some cheese ? _I recommend you eat a banana before going to bed, after a quick stroll round the block. If the problem persists, let me know, and we can try something different.................

[Dreamwolf]

Hey I would buy that book or should I say series of 25 or so short stories as the case may be. And I agree with you for what it is worth, Jesus when thought of in that context would be catagorized as a heretic.

Blessings!

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Davidium

Now, the next time a Christian calls me a Heretic, I will remind them what good company I am in.....

I love it!

[Druidus]

I would definately buy that book. Write it! If you have trouble, I'd be glad to collaborate with you on it, each writing seperate chapters. I bet we could bang together a rough manuscript by the end of the summer! That is, if you want to cooperate...

Otherwise... I'll sneak into your house and kill you! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! j/k

[ayani]

what a cool idea! i'd definately buy a book like that.

[Davidium]

I was thinking about doing it during the summers of Seminary.... but you all may have me starting sooner...

The thing is, to do it, I would want to do it right. I am a historian by training, and a future Chaplain by calling...

Thank you all for the motivation!

Do you all have some suggestions for Heretics you might like to see included?

David

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Davidium

Do you all have some suggestions for Heretics you might like to see included?

Galileo.

[Scuba Pete]

Jesus is still seen as a heretic to this day!

Love God?

Love EVERYONE ELSE???

Whodathunk!

Awesome thread and Frubals on your head!

[niceguy]

Giordano Bruno