The Dark Box
Confession In The Catholic Church
(Sprache: Englisch)
The sacred and profane history of confession in the Catholic Church, with a shocking new exposé of its role in the child abuse scandals of the twentieth century.
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The sacred and profane history of confession in the Catholic Church, with a shocking new exposé of its role in the child abuse scandals of the twentieth century.
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Would you tell your deepest secrets to a relative stranger? And if you did, would you feel vulnerable? Cleansed? Or perhaps even worse than you did before?Confession has always performed a complex role in society, always created mixed feelings in its practitioners. As an acknowledgement of sinfulness, it can provide immense psychological relief; but while aiming to replace remorse with innocence, its history has become inextricably intertwined with eroticism and shame.
The Dark Box is an erudite and personal history; Cornwell draws on his own memories of Catholic boyhood, and weaves it with the story of confession from its origins in the early church to the current day, where its enduring psychological potency is evidenced by everything from the Vatican's 'confession app' to Oprah Winfrey's talk shows. Since the 16th century, seclusion of two individuals in the intimate 'dark box', often discussing sexual actions and thoughts, has eroticised the experience of confession. When,in 1905, Pius X made confession a weekly, rather than yearly ritual, the horrific cases of child abuse which have haunted the Catholic church in the twentieth century became possible.
Autoren-Porträt von John Cornwell
John Cornwell, geboren 1940, ist Fellow am Jesus College in Cambridge und forscht am dortigen "Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies".
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John Cornwell
- 2014, 320 Seiten, Maße: 13,7 x 22,3 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Profile Books
- ISBN-10: 1781251088
- ISBN-13: 9781781251089
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.02.2014
Sprache:
Englisch
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"'A brilliant and serious work of major historical weight. It is certain to cause shock and outrage, rationalisation and denial' (The New York Times) 'Sophisticated and surprising' (Wall Street Journal)"
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