The terms are pretty much synonymous. They both refer to a religious deviate. Heresy was coined by the early Roman Catholic church to refer to those deviated from the Catholic Church. The term Apostasy is used by The Bible to denote one who strays from the pattern of truth found in the Bible. Often the term "apostasy" will refer to one who has declared a belief or affirmed an attachment to a set of beliefs, but later attempts to lead other adherents to stray from those beliefs; "heresy" is often used to refer to a similar situation led by a non-adherent.
Heresy is a non belief of traditional christian teaching and practices. Orthodoxy is the opposite.
unorthodox, apostasy, blasphemy, impiety, infidelity, nonconformism, nonconformity, schism, sectarianism
To deny an established Church teaching may easily be construed as heresy or apostasy.
Apostasy is the complete rejection of one's faith or religious beliefs, often leading to a formal renunciation of that faith. Backsliding, on the other hand, refers to falling away from one's faith or religious practices but not necessarily renouncing them entirely. Backsliding typically involves a gradual decline in spiritual commitment or behavior.
A "heresy hunter" is someone who is looking for something wrong with someone/some group's doctrine, Biblically speaking, while apologetics is the study concerned with showing a reasonable defense of Christianity.
Christoph Ulrich Hahn has written: 'Geschichte der ketzer im mittelalter' -- subject- s -: Apostasy, Heresies and heretics, Heresy, Medieval Sects
Maronite Catholic is a rite of the Catholic Church, one of several; whereas Hillsong is just another protestant heresy.
It is not called defecting, it is called apostasy. To the best of my knowledge the only priest who left the faith at that time was Martin Luther, himself. No Cardinals, that I know of, went with him into heresy.
The Apostasy was created on 2007-07-02.
The Great Apostasy began in 1130.
Apostasy is the abandonment or renunciation of one's religious beliefs. A person deciding not to follow his or her religious beliefs is committing apostasy.
Apostasy refers to the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief. Backsliding, on the other hand, refers to a falling away from faith or moral behavior that one previously held. Apostasy is a more intentional and complete rejection, while backsliding is seen as a temporary or gradual decline in one's beliefs or practices.
The Politics of Religious Apostasy was created in 1998.