Describe one other person who has been called a heretic and explain how this person’s beliefs clashed with his or her society.

Albert Einstein: Devout in his youth, Einstein's knowledge and appreciation of science led him to reject the Bible's miracle-producing God. I do indeed hope this helps.

1 religion : a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma (see dogma sense 2) especially : a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth The church regards them as heretics.

Most heretics – the ones we can identify, that is – tended to believe a very simple form of Christianity, based on literal readings of the New Testament. They placed high value on chastity, and were opposed to any ostentatious wealth and to the wealth and power structure of the church.