What makes a belief heretical?
- Kaitlyn Schiess
- Jun 24
- 1 min read
Kaitlyn is back with another Getting Schooled episode, this time about heresy. Are heresies even real? How do we define them? And most importantly—should you call someone on the internet a heretic? We’ll be back to normal kid questions on Curiously, Kaitlyn next week!
:00 - Show Starts
0:38 - Theme Song
4:00 - What Even is Heresy?
8:00 - What’s a Core Doctrine?
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16:45 - Creeds vs Scripture?
24:41 - Resources
27:30 - End Credits
Resources:
The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Christian Smith: https://a.co/d/j5mZ2Jr
Christian Theology: an Introduction by Alister McGrath and Matthew J. Thomas: https://a.co/d/aA04bop
Practicing Christian Doctrine: An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically by Beth Felker Jones: https://a.co/d/hatSVjT
I might be unique in my podcast spread, but the discussion of how to identify and interact with heresy on HP Curiously Kaitlyn and Hallow’s Catechism in a Year’s discussion of Original Sin is making me think.
I was not necessarily in agreement with my Total Depravity and my TULIP 4 and 5, but it was area where “non-essential” could govern.
In a discussion on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Original Sin was described as “deprived, not depraved.” In following paragraphs, the difference shifts from error in TULIP (cool, no problem) to TULIP bordering on heresy (yikes! I’m around too much electronics to risk a near hit by lightning)
The episode is helpful as I grow and rethink