Introduction |
7 |
Chapter 1 The Mystery of Sin |
13 |
1. The Vocabulary of Sin |
14 |
2. The Vertical and Horizontal Dimensions of Sin |
20 |
3. The Radical Nature of Sin and Deliverance |
36 |
Chapter 2 The Mercy of God and the Sacrament of Penance |
47 |
1. The Mercy of God in the Old Testament |
47 |
2. The Mercy of God in Christ |
51 |
3. The Ecclesial Dimensions of Christ’s Mercy |
56 |
4. The Mercy of God in the Sacrament of Penance |
64 |
Chapter 3 Conversion and the Sacrament of Penance |
74 |
1. The Sacrament of Repentance |
74 |
2. Penitential Exercises and the Renewal of Life |
81 |
Chapter 4 Repentance and the Paschal Mystery |
87 |
1. The Paschal Mystery as the Judgment of God |
90 |
2. Repentance and the Passion of Christ |
95 |
3. Repentance and the Resurrection |
97 |
4. Repentance and the Second Coming |
100 |
Chapter 5 Confession and the Sacrament of Penance |
105 |
1. Confession of Sins and the Praise of God |
105 |
2. Confession as a Sacrifice of Praise |
110 |
3. The Western Spiritual Tradition |
113 |
4. The Penitent’s Confession and the Church’s Mystery |
117 |
Chapter 6 Penance: A Sacrament of Reconciliation |
121 |
1. Bible, Liturgy, Tradition |
121 |
2. St. Ambrose’s Theology of Sin and Reconciliation |
144 |
3. The Word of Reconciliation |
151 |
4. Reconciliation and the Priestly People of God |
160 |
Appendix The Bite of Penance: Introduction |
169 |
Scriptural Index |
191 |
Ritual Index |
194 |
Author and Subject Index |
195 |