Andreas Flurschutz da Cruz shows based on previously unknown sources, that the rise of the Schonborn family within the Reich Church was not as linear as it is often portrayed - and thereby illuminates the web of alliances and factions within the Imperial Church. That it was not self-evident in the strongly religious societies of the early modern period, to help people in danger, makes the contribution of Alexander Kaestner significantly. Rather, there were significant reservations to thwart God imposed penalties against sinful people. Anke Sczesny problematizes the relationship between industrialization and massive impoverishment of the rural population: The municipal poor relief in the 19th century apparently remained flexible and more capable than is often assumed. The letters written by a native of Schleswig-Holstein journeyman carpenter Gorries Holst during his journeyman migration from 1841 to 1845, presents Klaus-J. Lorenzen-Schmidt an exceptional source for migration, perception and experience history of the craft in the 19th century.