what is understood by the word heresy. Here is what he says in his introduction (p. 3):

“Je sais que l'on nous conteste le droit de qualifier ainsi [that is, to call heresies] les tendances qui furent si vivement combattues par les premiers P�res.

La d�signation m�me d'h�r�sie semble une atteinte port�e � la libert� de conscience et de pens�e. Nous ne pouvons partager ce scrupule, car il n'irait � rien moins qu'� enlever au Christianisme tout caract�re distinctif.” [see Footnote]

[Footnote: “I know that our right to qualify thus the tendencies which were so actively opposed by the early Fathers is contested. The very use of the word heresy seems an attack upon liberty of conscience and thought.