Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tentler, Thomas N., 1932- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1977.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Penance.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Soteriology.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Penitence > Histoire.
Penance > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part One. Introduction
  • CHAPTER I. The Historical Background
  • CHAPTER II. The Literature of the Forgiveness of Sins
  • Part Two. The Teaching on Sacramental Confession at the End of the Middle Ages
  • CHAPTER III. The Practice of Auricular Confession
  • CHAPTER IV. Sin: The Subject of Confession
  • CHAPTER V. The Working of the Sacrament of Penance
  • CHAPTER VI. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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