REL 32.09 Heresy and Authority
What makes “right belief” right? Who decides what is “orthodox” and what is “heterodox”? Who controls the label “heresy”? This course explores ideas of heresy and authority within the history of western Christianity by focusing primarily on the eleventh through the fifteenth century. Considering various struggles for secular and spiritual authority, we will also question the authority given (and taken) by the authors of history (both primary and secondary). Open to all.