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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (24747)	8/31/1998 2:23:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) of 108807

I was thinking less along the lines of major schisms than of the splinter movements so common during the medieval period. These typically began with a single charismatic pastor, preaching a message that combined Christianity with elements of local myth. The followers often believed that what they were following was orthodox Christianity. Many of these groups in the medieval period attained substantial followings and endured for several generations; some required decisive military efforts to stamp them out, usually with considerable violence. Was this phenomenon unknown in the early church? <<Because in general they disparaged matter and were disinterested in history, the Gnostics (in the narrower, more convenient sense of the term) were prevented from giving full value to the Christian doctrine of the incarnation of the Word.>> Seems a bit of an opinion call. Could you also say that because medieval church leaders placed inordinate emphasis on matter - namely on the accumulation of wealth and political influence - they were prevented from giving full value...? Steve

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