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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches
The medieval dissenters known as 'Waldenses', named after their
first founder, Valdes of Lyons, have long attracted careful
scholarly study, especially from specialists writing in Italian,
French and German. Waldenses were found across continental Europe,
from Aragon to the Baltic and East-Central Europe. They were
long-lived, resilient, and diverse. They lived in a special
relationship with the prevailing Catholic culture, making use of
the Church's services but challenging its claims. Many Waldenses
are known mostly, or only, because of the punitive measures taken
by inquisitors and the Church hierarchy against them. This volume
brings for the first time a wide-ranging, multi-authored
interpretation of the medieval Waldenses to an English-language
readership, across Europe and over the four centuries until the
Reformation. Contributors: Marina Benedetti, Peter Biller, Luciana
Borghi Cedrini, Euan Cameron, Jacques Chiffoleau, Albert de Lange,
Andrea Giraudo, Franck Mercier, Grado Giovanni Merlo, Georg
Modestin, Martine Ostorero, Damian J. Smith, Claire Taylor, and
Kathrin Utz Tremp.
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