Civil disobedience is a crucial issue that, over the centuries, has cyclically resurfaced within political and legal debate, revealing its deeply multifaceted nature and lacking a truly rigid and univocal definition. this paper aims to analyze this phenomenon from a specific question: what role does faith play within civil disobedience movements? In common sense, there is often a tendency to mistakenly consider the activism of the faithful against injustices only all’ ”conscientious objection", relegating religious dissent to a purely defensive, private value and a personal exemption from the law. Yet, human history offers countless testimonies of how faith has translated into a politically active and transformative force. In order to fully explore the complexity of this tool, the investigation will start from a purely conceptual and historical analysis, drawing a connection between the classical and contemporary landscapes. This long-term perspective will allow us to understand how changes in the relationship between the state and religious denominations have influenced the different modes of dissent. Specific historical examples will then be analyzed, retracing the experiences and radical choices of some of the most influential personalities on the world scene. The examination of these figures will not be purely biographical, but will allow us to examine the legitimacy and justification of acts of civil disobedience through the core principles that guided these actions, in such a way as to allow us to fully understand their teachings and be able to objectively evaluate the subsequent analyses considered, focusing on the sociological, structural, philosophical, and ethical aspects of this form of dissent. The political role of religion will be investigated both jointly and separately, with respect to the phenomenon of civil disobedience, in such a way as to expand this reflection towards a broader scenario, allowing for the evaluation, in light of current social secularization, of the role that religious denominations can still claim, in a world dominated by science and logic. Finally, the paper will also address the metamorphosis of this phenomenon in the current landscape, considering the questions and challenges raised by various thinkers.
La disobbedienza civile è un tema cruciale che, nei secoli, è ciclicamente riemerso all’interno del dibattito politico e giuridico, rivelando la sua natura profondamente sfaccettata e priva di una vera e propria definizione rigida e univoca. Il presente elaborato si pone l'obiettivo di analizzare questo fenomeno partendo da uno specifico interrogativo: quale ruolo ricopre la fede all’interno dei movimenti di disobbedienza civile? Nel senso comune, si tende spesso a considerare erroneamente l'attivismo dei fedeli contro le ingiustizie soltanto all’ ”obiezione di coscienza", relegando il dissenso religioso ad una valenza soltanto difensiva, privata e di esenzione personale dalla legge. Eppure, la storia umana offre innumerevoli testimonianze di come la fede si sia tradotta in una forza politicamente attiva e trasformativa. Al fine di esplorare appieno la complessità di tale strumento, l'indagine partirà da un’analisi prettamente concettuale e storica, tracciando una collegamento tra il panorama classico e quello contemporaneo. Questa prospettiva di lungo periodo permetterà di comprendere come i mutamenti nei rapporti tra Stato e confessioni religiose abbiano influenzato le diverse modalità di dissenso. Verranno poi analizzati esempi storici specifici, ripercorrendo le esperienze e le scelte radicali di alcune delle personalità più influenti del panorama mondiale. L’esame di queste figure non sarà puramente biografico, bensì permetterà di vagliare la legittimità e la giustificazione degli atti di disobbedienza civile attraverso i principi cardine che hanno guidato queste azioni, in modo tale da permettere di comprenderne appieno gli insegnamenti e riuscire a valutare in modo oggettivo anche le successive analisi considerate, incentrate sull’aspetto sociologico, strutturale, filosofico ed etico di questa forma di dissenso. Il ruolo politico della religione sarà indagato sia congiuntamente che separatamente, rispetto al fenomeno della disobbedienza civile, in modo tale da espandere tale riflessione verso uno scenario più ampio, consentendo la valutazione, alla luce della secolarizzazione sociale attuale, del ruolo che le confessioni religiose possono ancora rivendicare, in un mondo dominato dalla scienza e dalla logica. Infine, l’elaborato tratterrà anche la metamorfosi di questo fenomeno nel panorama attuale, considerando gli interrogativi e le sfide sollevate da diversi pensatori.
Contro la legge in nome di Dio: la disobbedienza civile tra coscienza religiosa e dovere politico
FABRIS, NICOLE
2025/2026
Abstract
Civil disobedience is a crucial issue that, over the centuries, has cyclically resurfaced within political and legal debate, revealing its deeply multifaceted nature and lacking a truly rigid and univocal definition. this paper aims to analyze this phenomenon from a specific question: what role does faith play within civil disobedience movements? In common sense, there is often a tendency to mistakenly consider the activism of the faithful against injustices only all’ ”conscientious objection", relegating religious dissent to a purely defensive, private value and a personal exemption from the law. Yet, human history offers countless testimonies of how faith has translated into a politically active and transformative force. In order to fully explore the complexity of this tool, the investigation will start from a purely conceptual and historical analysis, drawing a connection between the classical and contemporary landscapes. This long-term perspective will allow us to understand how changes in the relationship between the state and religious denominations have influenced the different modes of dissent. Specific historical examples will then be analyzed, retracing the experiences and radical choices of some of the most influential personalities on the world scene. The examination of these figures will not be purely biographical, but will allow us to examine the legitimacy and justification of acts of civil disobedience through the core principles that guided these actions, in such a way as to allow us to fully understand their teachings and be able to objectively evaluate the subsequent analyses considered, focusing on the sociological, structural, philosophical, and ethical aspects of this form of dissent. The political role of religion will be investigated both jointly and separately, with respect to the phenomenon of civil disobedience, in such a way as to expand this reflection towards a broader scenario, allowing for the evaluation, in light of current social secularization, of the role that religious denominations can still claim, in a world dominated by science and logic. Finally, the paper will also address the metamorphosis of this phenomenon in the current landscape, considering the questions and challenges raised by various thinkers.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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