HIST 2C Lecture 7: Lecture 7

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27 Dec 2016
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How can some1 feel god if it"s not proven. Depends on the cultural context which u are born in. If it prepares you for god then of course you can feel it. Heresy and the millennium in the western tradition. Millennium (apocalypse) is accepted in church but not accepted in knowing when. Around 14-15 years ago, a group of young people, graduated from uc, gathered in a house in san diego, followed cult called heaven"s gate. Castrated themselves to prepare to be taken up to a higher level of being. Have to die in order to be taken up so they committed suicide. To be a heretic, requires determination and commitment found in mystics. Heresy is holding beliefs within own religion that is contrary to established practices or dogma. If muslim ur not a heretic in christianity. Ex: catholic must believe in transubstantiation, the bread becomes flesh and wine becomes blood. If you don"t accept then you are heretic.

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