When I Was a Child: Children's Interpretations of First Communion
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Book Description
First Communion is generally understood as a rite of passage in which seven- and eight-year-old Catholic children transform from baptized participants in the Church to members of the body of Christ, the universal Catholic Church. This official Church account, however, ignores what the rite actually may mean to its participants. In When I Was a Child, Susan Ridgely Bales demonstrates that the accep... More
Book Information
Publisher | University of North Carolina Press |
Binding | Paperback (6 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 272 |
ISBN-10 | 0807856339 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0807856338 |
Publication Date | 09/05/2005 |
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