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Although John Calvin often likened sacramental confession to butchery, the Council of Trent declared that for those who approached it worthily, it was made easy by its "great benefits and consolations." Thomas Tentler describes and evaluates the effectiveness of sacramental confession as a functioning institution designed "to cause guilt as well as



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xxiii*CHAPTER I. The Historical Background, pg. 3*CHAPTER II. The Literature of the Forgiveness of Sins, pg. 28*CHAPTER III. The Practice of Auricular Confession, pg. 57*CHAPTER IV. Sin: The Subject of Confession, pg. 134*CHAPTER V. The Working of the Sacrament of Penance, pg. 233*CHAPTER VI. Conclusion, pg. 345*Bibliography, pg. 371*Index, pg. 391

Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691616568, 978-0691616568
      ISBN10: 0691616566

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Although John Calvin often likened sacramental confession to butchery, the Council of Trent declared that for those who approached it worthily, it was made easy by its "great benefits and consolations." Thomas Tentler describes and evaluates the effectiveness of sacramental confession as a functioning institution designed "to cause guilt as well as



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xxiii*CHAPTER I. The Historical Background, pg. 3*CHAPTER II. The Literature of the Forgiveness of Sins, pg. 28*CHAPTER III. The Practice of Auricular Confession, pg. 57*CHAPTER IV. Sin: The Subject of Confession, pg. 134*CHAPTER V. The Working of the Sacrament of Penance, pg. 233*CHAPTER VI. Conclusion, pg. 345*Bibliography, pg. 371*Index, pg. 391

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