In the early modern period, Central Europe was a dynamic region, interconnected with its neighbors in many ways and characterized by ethnic and religious diversity. In the geographically broadly defined area of contact between north and south-east, west and east Europe, a cultural, ecclesiastical and educational history emerged, as well as a politically recognizably differentiated living environment, which differed from that of the West and is currently the subject of great interest. The series focuses on the contribution of a differentiating Christianity to this process.