A History of Auricular Confession and Indulgences in the Latin Church Part One

1896. Part One of Three. Lea, American historian, utilizing primary sources, produced a series of works on the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages. Although he was attacked by the Catholic Church in the United States for his criticism of church policy, Lea's work was highly praised by Catholic and non-Catholic scholars in Europe, and he received many honors abroad. A History of Auricular Confession and Indulgences is one of his most highly regarded works. Contents: Primitive Christianity; Discipline; Public Penance; Reconciliation; The Heresies; The Pardon of Sin; The Power of the Keys; Confession; Enforced Confession; Jurisdiction; Reserved Cases; The Confessional; The Seal of Confession; and Absolution. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417922338, 1417922346.