{"product_id":"sin-and-confession-on-the-eve-of-the-reformation-9780691616568","title":"Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403966325079,"sku":"9780691616568","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sin-and-confession-on-the-eve-of-the-reformation-9780691616568","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}