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: This project explores how "Deus Vult" is used in games like Crusader Kings and its impact on players' perceptions of religious conflict.

: This study explores how Finnish clergy used crusading rhetoric and the "Deus Vult" concept during the Continuation War (1941–1944) to support state military goals. 2. Economic & Institutional Research 3 : Deus Vult

: This paper revisits the 900th anniversary of the First Crusade and analyzes historical apologies for the phrase's violent legacy. 4. Gaming & Media Context : This project explores how "Deus Vult" is

: A resource from Villanova University's Falvey Library that analyzes how the phrase and associated Templar symbols are currently utilized by neo-Nazi and extremist groups to incite fear. Economic & Institutional Research : This paper revisits

: This abstract discusses the modern resurgence of the phrase within the alt-right and white nationalist movements, arguing that modern extremist uses may actually mirror the original anti-Islamic nature of the crusades.

: Published in Geopolitics , this paper examines the phrase as a symbol of the renewed militancy of the Catholic Church and the association between the Church's geopolitical goals and divine will.

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