Hello. This is my first post here. Matthew, thanks for the welcome. I'm interested in learning more about the official Catholic definition of "heresy." In...
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have all been referred to as "Abrahamic religions." The category "Abrahamic religions" could also encompass other, smaller...
Diane, Welcome to the group. I don't know of any resources offhand about the definitions of heresy and apostasy other than the Catechism and the Catholic...
I don't know if Abrahamic religion appears in the writing of the early Church Fathers, but I believe they do mention (as well as Scripture) phrases like "our...
... We seem to have a misunderstanding here. I didn't say that Satanists "want to say they haven't totally repudiated Christianity." It is Neo-Pagans who...
... We have another misunderstanding here. Neo-Pagans are not calling THEMSELVES "Abrahamic." Nor are Satanists calling THEMSELVES "Abrahamic." Neither...
Diane, I was using the generic "you" in that... Really doesn't matter whether Diane, the group itself, or anyone calls them Christian heretics or whatever....
OK. Well, I see what you mean now. But still, the definition of what would be "Abrahamic" still works. Neo-pagans calling Satanists "Abrahamic" are the ones...
From my understanding, the term "Abrahamic" religion is a relatively modern term (as in I don't think it has existed for more than a hundred years, if that) to...
Before anyone says, "Why the heck is Anne using the Bible to explain Islam?", here are some references: The story of Hagar & Ishmael according to a summary of...
<clipped> Tim said ... I would agree with Tim. A heretic would still claim to be Christian. An apostate would completely disassociate. They're pretty cut n'...
The confusion about the Abrahmic/Christian status of so-called Satanists comes conflicting "frameworks" of thinking. If the definition of a Christian is "one...
Diane, Two sources that are very reputable are: The New Dictionary Of Theology and the Anchor Bible Dictionary. Both are very good Catholic resources and are...
group, i believe i posed this question earlier, but b/c of the recent discussion concerning definitions and terminology, i find the need to state the question...
You have very thoughtful questions.... You know what book I love? *Crossing the Threshold of Hope* by John Paul II. It was an absolutely pivotal book in my...
Hello all, On two different occassions this week the topic of the book, The DaVinci Code, has come up. Fr. Jeff, I'm sure you can elaborate on the dangers ...
... But would you at least agree that a religion which DOESN'T claim to be Abrahamic ISN'T Abrahamic? In other words, a religion couldn't be Abrahamic without...
... Thanks very much for the information. If you can conveniently cite some specific modern theologians and their definitions of "Abrahamic," I would...
... Since you asked: I'm a theistic Satanist. To me it's annoying to be called a "Christian heretic" by Neo-Pagans. And it seems to me to be incorrect. So,...
... Okay - so there is no "convenient" way to cite those theologians. "Abrahamic" is a convenient term created to describe a an actual phenomenon (versus a...
"amcachico" <aachico@s...> wrote, on Wed Nov 12, 2003 9:07 am ... Exactly. You got it. Wow! I wasn't expecting to encounter, here, someone with such a...
... Thanks for the information. You're apparently familiar enough with the history of this interfaith dialogue to know that it's the source of the term...
Actually, it's pretty funny, I was sitting in mass yesterday and Father during announcements at the end told us about a conference that afternoon about "The...
Diane, If you don't mind me inquiring, what is "theistic Satanism"? Can you describe your beliefs for the group? I've never heard of the phrase before, and i...
matt, i am intrigued by the implications of the views expressed by this book as well. however, i want to give it more thought before i respond. i'll get back...
... [...] ... Before I answer you, I would appreciate some guidelines from the moderator of this forum on how to keep this discussion within the purposes of...
Diane, Generally, you are right that not claiming would destroy any link as long as the lack of a claim were made with full knowledge. Though, I suppose that...
Diane, I don't blame you for being mad at being labeled incorrectly by a group that doesn't get it. I think you may be best served by keeping the defense...
I just now did a web search and found the following articles which might be of interest to some people here. However, I didn't find anything about the ORIGIN...
Matt, I don't think you are overreacting at all. And I believe the Church HAS a position on this. Not the DaVinci Code specifically, but the idea that Jesus...
