{"product_id":"the-vaudois-last-faith-standing-an-incredible-story-of-faith-survival-and-endurance-paperback-1","title":"The Vaudois - Last Faith Standing: An Incredible Story of Faith, Survival and Endurance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen G. Beus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Centuries there was a great religious movement in Western Europe known as the \u003cem\u003evita apostolica\u003c\/em\u003e, fueled by a desire of devout Christians to return to the simple faith of apostolic times. Originating in reaction to the greed, Simony and wealth of the Roman church, the movement's principal tenets were poverty of the clergy and the zeal for individual souls. The movement prompted reforms within the church but also precipitated a massive exodus from the church and the emergence of hundreds of religious movements. Over the next several centuries, the combined efforts of the Catholic Inquisition and the newly-formed mendicant orders succeeded in eliminating all of these dissident movements except one. The Vaudois or Waldenses, sequestered in the Alpine valleys of northern Italy, survived the Inquisition and 800 years of persecution, and remain an independent religious denomination today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book tells the Vaudois story in the context of the times, from the movement's 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century origins in the south of France, though the terrors of the Medieval Inquisition, its 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century encounter with the Protestant Reformation, its near annihilation in the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century, its resurgence in the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century to the ultimate achievement of religious freedom in 1848. The story is told with deference to the historical milieu in which they lived and probes the nature of the Vaudois people, the ebb and flow of their fate, the foundations of their faith and strengths and the conditions that contributed to their remarkable survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42633665937504,"sku":"9780998399645","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/dHZoMVVod2xENGEzZTBEUnV4OHhwQT09.webp?v=1772556652","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-vaudois-last-faith-standing-an-incredible-story-of-faith-survival-and-endurance-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}