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Introduction -- Part I. Colonial Era: 1. Trent And Penance In The Colonial Period -- Part Ii. Nineteenth Century: 2. The Confessional Seal: Legal And Apologetic Dimensions Of The Sacrament Of Penance; 3. Sin, Repentance, And Confession In Nineteenth-century American Protestant Polemics; 4. American Catholic Theology Of Penance In Nineteenth-century America; 5. American Catholic Practice Of Confession In Nineteenth-century America -- Part Iii. Twentieth And Twenty-first Centuries: 6. History, Pius X, And The Practice Of Confession, 1900-20; 7. Confession, Continuity, And Reforms, 1920-60; 8. Confession, The New Psychology, And Birth Control, 1920-60; 9. From Confession To Reconciliation, Vatican Ii To 2015 -- Conclusion. Patrick W. Carey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.