Medici et medicamenta by Natalie Brigit Molineaux, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

This book is a comprehensive historiographical survey on Christian penance and confession from the early sixteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. The author charts the change from medieval practices of penance to the modern rites of penance. The book's title refers to the latin phrase medici et medicamenta, or, "spiritual doctors and medicines," to indicate a unifying theme of this study. | Medici et medicamenta by Natalie Brigit Molineaux, Paperback | Indigo Chapters