“Assiduous and frequent
questioning is indeed
the first key to wisdom…for by doubting we come to investigation (inquisicio!),
and through investigation we grasp the truth.”
(Peter Abelard, Sic et Non,
introduction)
MARTYR(DOM)
CATHAR
ST. FRANCIS - FRANCISCAN FRIARS
PETER WALDO - WALDENSIAN HERETICS
PENANCE
SALVATION
TROUBADOUR The Occitan/Southern French word for a minstrel who
composes/sings/plays verse & songs. From "Trobar", to find.
HAIRESIS (Gk. for Choice)
MANICHAEAN
POPE GREGORY VII (1073-85) GERGORIAN
REFORM/CENTRALIZATION
SCIENTIFIC METHOD SCHOLASTICISM (training of
the schools in rational argument, logic etc.)
KATHAROS (Gk. for pure)
DUALISM BOGOMILS
BUGGER(Y)
ADORAMENTUM
Some Contemporary Resonances
Unity of Belief and how to keep it that way
Whose responsibility? Bishops, Lay Princes
When persuasion fails, try physical coercion
Crusade, Holy War not simply Just War
Heresy
The idea and word
Pre-history befire 1200
Heresy lies in the Eye of the Beholder: Power and
Authority
Definitions of Faith and Heresy go Hand in Hand
Cathars
The Label
Distinctive Beliefs & Practices
Coincidences and Areas of Doubt to worry about