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In Jiang's explanation, not mere disagreement with the Church but refusal to accept Church authority and claiming superior scriptural interpretation.
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heresy
In Jiang's explanation, not mere disagreement with the Church but refusal to accept Church authority and claiming superior scriptural interpretation.
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The Nicene Creed standardizes the Holy Trinity, but Jiang treats it as an inconsistent formula that must be memorized because questioning it risks heresy.
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Cathars threaten the Church because they insist the divine spark is within them and cannot be educated out of that knowledge.
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The Church answers Cathar resistance with Dominicans and the Inquisition, an interrogation society that identifies dissent and burns those who refuse recantation.
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Jiang describes early modern secret societies as accepted platforms for educated, wealthy, high-status men to engage religious speculation at the edge of Anglican orthodoxy.
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Jiang argues that Galileo's real danger was not disagreement with Church science but claiming authority to interpret Scripture above the Church.
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Heresy is defined not as initial misunderstanding but as refusal to admit church authority after the church has educated someone.
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Jiang links Christian orthodoxy after Augustine to the migration of religious dissidents eastward: if people rejected the official interpretation, they had to leave or die.
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Orthodoxy creates a problem because Christian history must be made on the spot while eliminating divergent forms of Christianity.
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"Because it's by the sea, and if you build high walls, it's almost impossible for the people to invade Constantinople. This is the Hagia..."
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"We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord..."
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"All right. So, what this does is establish the idea that Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit are separate, but they are one and..."
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"But once they're being settled through Europe, the conflict between these noble families in Rome then become a conflict amongst these different groups, okay?..."
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"So they're a bank, basically. And then they can use this money to start investing throughout Europe, and so they become a very wealthy..."
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"And these people are called the Cathars. And the church sees them as a threat. And that's why they launch a crusade against these..."
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"Okay, so again, the Catholic Church is, if you disagree with us, it doesn't mean you're a heretic."
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"It just means you're stupid. So we first want to educate you in what is right, okay? The Cathars believe that, no, no, the..."
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"Ultimately, only three women recanted. The 140 who refused were burned at the stake. Some entered the flames voluntarily, not awaiting their executioners."
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"So as you can see, what's really important to understand is the crusade against Cathars is not just a religious crusade. It's also one..."
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"...thought that Jesus was subordinate to God. And this was a heresy at that time. So Newton got in a lot of trouble, but..."
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"...interpret Scripture. And this, as you remember from last week, it's heresy, okay? If you disagree with the Church, that's not heresy, that could..."
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