Orthodoxy and Heresy in Hans Küng

Abstract

"This investigation deals with the concepts of orthodoxy and heresy in the thought of the Swiss theologian Hans Kung. Starting with NT times, chap. 1 sketches the broad outlines of the development of Christian orthodoxy and, by implication, of the heresy which opposed it. The most relevant elements constituting the structure of the orthodoxy-heresy antithesis are identified, described, and analyzed. Attention is thus focused on the traditional and modern principles, criteria, norms, and theological issues which have interplayed in the church's efforts to understand the Christian message correctly"