The Interaction of Religion and Politics During the Thirty Years War

FAIN: FB-11035-72

Loyola University, Chicago (Chicago, IL 60611-2147)
Robert L. Birely (Project Director: October 1972 to present)

Study will focus on the formation of policy in the German Catholic states and teh part played in the decision-making process by the prince's "confessor." Study should further enhance understanding of the part palyed by religion in the Thirty Years War. Project deals with an important buy frequently neglected step in the history of religious toleration.