In this Book
- Sin in the Sixties: Catholics and Confession 1955-1975
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
Confession reached its peak attendance in the early 1950s, but by the end of the Second Vatican Council, the popularity of the sacrament plummeted. While this decline is often noted by historians, theologians, priests, and laity alike - all eager to provide possible explanations - little attention has been paid to another dramatic shift. Coincident with the decreasing popularity of the sacrament of penance in the United States were changes to non-sacramental penitential practices, including Lenten fasting, Ember Days, and the year-round Friday meat abstinence. American Catholics - sometimes derisively called Fisheaters - had assiduously observed Friday abstinence, regardless of ethnicity or geographic location.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xviii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-11
- Bibliography
- pp. 245-258
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813228990
Related ISBN(s)
9780813228983, 9780813236322
MARC Record
OCLC
965828545
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2016