The editors (of the U. of Oregon, Georgia State U., College of Charleston, and U. of California) present nine chapters exploring the phenomenon of religious conversion in early modern Germany and its connection to social, political, and legal transformations of Germany. Key topics examined include the territorialization of confession, conversion and diplomacy, tolerant approaches to religious difference, conversion and notions of the self, and the changing meanings of the concept of "conversion" itself. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)