From Confession to Reconciliation and Back: Sacramental Penance

This chapter explores changes in sacramental penance. It is shown that the form of confession prevalent today is a product of the High Middle Ages and the religious reforms of the Council of Trent. Modern devotion to the sacrament signaled by frequent reception is a relatively recent phenomenon that...

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Published inFrom Trent to Vatican II
Main Author Myers, W. David
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 2006
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subjects
Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
Council of Trent
Vatican II
confession
Sacramental penance
High Middle Ages
devotion
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Summary:This chapter explores changes in sacramental penance. It is shown that the form of confession prevalent today is a product of the High Middle Ages and the religious reforms of the Council of Trent. Modern devotion to the sacrament signaled by frequent reception is a relatively recent phenomenon that has varied greatly since the Council of Trent.
ISBN:9780195178067
0195178068
0195178076
9780195178074
DOI:10.1093/0195178068.003.0014