Brief History of Heresy, Hardcover by Evans, G. R., ISBN 0631235256, ISBN-13 9780631235255, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Though brief, this is a dense and satisfying history of Christian theologians, their arguments for orthodox belief, and the figures who heretically chose to differ. Evans (history, U. of Cambridge, UK) chronicles the history of various heretical sects from Early Christian times through the Reformation in a thematic discussion of issues such as good and evil, the relation of heresy to social movements, and the centrality of faith and order to an all-encompassing Church. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()