The Hexagon of Heresy

“From time to time our theological shibboleths are shaken to the core, and after the immediate panic, we are better for the challenge. Gifford’s work is a shibboleth-shaking work. Believe him or not, accept his argument or reject it; either way, this work will make you think long and hard about the very foundations of your systematic theology.”


— Myk Habets, Laidlaw College





“In The Hexagon of Heresy, Jim Gifford proposes that a strong view of divine simplicity, derived from outside of biblical revelation, formed a paradigm which resulted in the christological heresies and continues to distort Western Christian theology. His thesis is complex and controversial but if he is correct, then his work serves as a call to rerun to Scripture and Jesus for shaping all Christian doctrine.”


—Adam Harwood, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary





“Seldom does a truly groundbreaking book escape controversy. The Hexagon of Heresy will likely achieve both. If Gifford’s thesis is correct, then this volume will be a bombshell in the theological world. Significant, even titanic, ramifications for theology, and especially Reformed theology, ensue. This is not a book you can afford to neglect. Take up and read.”


—David L. Allen, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary





“Athanasius began his defense of the incarnation with a discussion of creation because he realized that the two doctrines were inexorably linked. Gifford argues that the Western church’s failure to follow Athanasius’s lead has resulted in many of the theological and practical woes that modern culture endures today. Provocative and wide-ranging, the Hexagon of Heresy demonstrates the problems inherent with the neo-Platonic definition of divine simplicity.”


—Kenneth Keathley, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary