Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Sin and Penance: Interwoven History of Interwoven Concepts
2. From Actual and Personal to Relative and General: The Change in Lay Catholics' Conception of Sin
3. From Responsibility to Freedom: Changes in the Conception of Sin among Theologians
4. Penance in a New Land: Developments in Nonsacramental Penitential Practice
5. To Eat Meat or Not?: Paenitemini, the NCCB's Pastoral Statement, and the Decline of Penance
6. Thinking outside the Box: The Decline of Sacramental Confession
Bibliography
Index