About This Issue

While the study of the seven sacraments and the use of associated sacramentals remain within the bounds of the theological disciplines, their practice and reception in the U.S. context provides a rich area for study by historians. We are grateful for these contributions that help map the history of prayer, sacraments, and sacramentals. Michael S. Carter is associate professor of history at the University of Dayton. Sarah K. Nytroe is associate professor of history at DeSales University, Center Valley, Pennsylvania. Katharine E. Harmon is assistant professor of theology at Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Maria C. Morrow is an independent scholar living in Roselle Park, New Jersey. This research extends her recent work, Sin in the Sixties: Catholics and Confession, 1955–1975 (Catholic University of America Press, 2016). Katherine Dugan is assistant professor of religion at Springfield College in Massachusetts.