The "Protestant Peril"

The Church and Italian Catholics on the issue of religious freedom, 1922–1955

von Paolo Zanini

250 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In Italy, anti-Protestantism became a significant theme in reactionary polemics during the Risorgimento and the post-unification period of the 19th century. Although it waned around 1900, the anti-Protestant offensive resumed after the First World War. Between the early 1920s and the mid-1950s, the Catholic Church’s hostility toward the Protestant presence and mission in Italy developed into a significant social and political phenomenon. It succeeded in influencing both the attitude of the Italian state and the legislation on religious freedom. Reconstructing Catholic anti-Protestantism, Paolo Zanini shows that attitudes toward Protestant denominations were among the elements of continuity between Fascism and the first decade of the post-war Republic.

• Reihe: Modern Catholicisms
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Gruppen Katholizismus, römisch-katholische Kirche
• ISBN: 9783506796837
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2025
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Brill | Schöningh