Sentences with phrase «penitential system»

By loosening the hold of the medieval penitential system, the Reformers created a space in which Christians were free to follow the dictates of their own conscience.

It seems like the medieval penitential system in multicultural dress — except that at MTS sinners are offered no clear practice of penance that can lead to absolution and reincorporation into the community.

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The birth of the modern prison system (another product of the Enlightenment) was predicated on the possibility of penitential reformation.