How to be a counter-reformation confessor -- How to behave in confession -- Regulating the Easter duty -- Confession on crusade -- Confession at the intersections of society -- Confession and the newly converted
Summary
This book explores the role of the sacrament of penance in the religion and society of early modern Spain. The author examines how secular and ecclesiastical authorities used confession to defend against heresy and to bring reforms to the Catholic Church. -- Provided by the publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index
