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Christian History Magazine—Issue 22: Waldensians: Medieval “Evangelicals” is unavailable, but you can change that!

Founded by Waldo of Lyons, the non-sectarian movement known as the Waldensians has a chaotic history defined by unassailable perseverance in the midst of poverty and war. Their story of radical devotion to the gospel begins well before the Protestant Reformation and is based on three primary elements: adherence to Christ’s words, voluntary poverty, and public evangelism. The perilous journey of...

Medieval movements to get back to Apostolic Christianity were common; it is remarkable, however, that the Waldensians have survived to this day. There were times when the severe persecution of the Inquisition, power-hungry political rulers, and bands of thieving soldiers threatened to erase them from the book of history. Fortunately for the whole Body of Christ this did not happen. A Waldensian monument in the Alpine hamlet of Chanforan, in honor of an historic meeting of Waldensians and Protestant