A Modern Guide to Indulgences: Rediscovering This Often Misinterpreted Teaching

In A Modern Guide to Indulgences, Dr. Edward Peters offers a fascinating guide to the history, purpose, and practical application of indulgences in the modern Catholic Church. Informed by Scripture, writings of the Church Fathers, Catholic theology, and Church doctrine, this thorough study examines the various forms of indulgences, describing the prayers and works required for obtaining one. Furthermore, this accessible work offers a comprehensive list of both general and specific grants of indulgences currently available for use, with explanations of who may obtain each kind and how.