This work analyzes the agency of the state in a long-term historical perspective and presents religious education being constructed in the interest of the state. Reehs work is important, innovative and interesting, especially as it is done on the subject of religious education in a long-term historical perspective. Reehs work is important reading for students in religious studies as well as in education, not least for students preparing to become teachers in religious education. (Kerstin von Brömssen, Nordic Journal of Religion and Society, Vol. 30 (1), 2017)