Genre de document:
Article
Auteur/éditeur:
Ottavio Palombaro
 
Standard: Palombaro, Ottavio [Ottavio Palombaro]
Titre:
The re-awakening of Waldensianism at the time of the Risorgimento

Standard:

Revue:
International journal for religious freedom: IJRF ; journal of the International Institute for Religious Freedom
Collection/Série:
13
Fascicule:
1/2
Année de parution:
2020
Pages:
pp. 55-66
Sujets:
Vaudois - Émancipation - 1848
Vaudois et Risorgimento

Résumé/commentaire:

Far from being just a secular project, the Italian Risorgimento had deep spiritual foundations. The project of “resurrection” of freedom of religion in modern Italy became an anti-clerical project though not necessarily anti-Christian. Radical Free Church Protestants generally supported the Republican ideals of Mazzini and Garibaldi, while Waldensians sided with the liberal Cavour. A spiritual awakening preceded the political awakening that led to the emancipation of the Waldensians, an event embodying the ideals of the Risorgimento. Indeed, Waldensians played a major role in the Risorgimento, contributing soldiers, parliamentary representatives, educators, writers, entrepreneurs, missionaries, and most of all, individuals who fought for religious freedom.