For I have sinned: the rise and fall of Catholic confession in America
"The history of US Catholicism is the history of confession. For I Have Sinned charts the rise of confession as the defining ritual of American Catholic piety and identity-and its fall, as clergy sex-abuse scandals and the cultural shifts of the 1970s decimated interest in a practice that, toda...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Harvard University Press
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Holy See (motif)
/ USA
/ Confession
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBQ North America KDB Roman Catholic Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
| Further subjects: | B
Catholics
Religious life (United States)
History
B Child sexual abuse by clergy (United States) History B Confession Catholic Church History B Catholic Church (United States) History |
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| Summary: | "The history of US Catholicism is the history of confession. For I Have Sinned charts the rise of confession as the defining ritual of American Catholic piety and identity-and its fall, as clergy sex-abuse scandals and the cultural shifts of the 1970s decimated interest in a practice that, today, is alien even to most faithful believers."-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 326 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-29452-3 |
