For I Have Sinned. The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America, Hardback/James M. O’Toole

The history of US Catholicism is the history of confession. For I Have Sinned charts the rise of confession as the defining ritual of American Catholic piety and identity—and its fall, as clergy sex-abuse scandals and the cultural shifts of the 1970s decimated interest in a practice that, today, is alien even to most faithful believers. Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): James M. O’Toole Illustration(s): 11 photos Number of pages: 336 Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 217 x 151 x 33 Cover type: Hardback