Faith in war. Religion and the military in Germany, 1500–1650.
The article focuses on Nikolas Funke’s book *Faith in War*, which reevaluates the religious beliefs and behaviors of early modern soldiers within the Holy Roman Empire, challenging stereotypes of soldiers as irreligious or solely motivated by confessional conflict. Funke argues that military authori...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ecclesiastical History Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 204 - 207 |
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| Formato: | Book Review |
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Cambridge University Press
Jan2026
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