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Dougherty, Joseph, 1953-

From altar-throne to table the campaign for frequent Holy Communion in the Catholic Church / [electronic resource] : Joseph Dougherty. - Lanham, Md. : [Chicago] : Scarecrow Press ; American Theological Library Association, 2010. - 1 online resource (xxxv, 225 p.) - ATLA monograph series ; no. 50 . - ATLA monograph series ; no. 50. .

Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 1999 under title: From altar-throne to table : the campaign for frequent and daily communion in the American Roman Catholic Church. Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-224).

History of the frequency of Holy Communion -- Prelude to Pope Pius X -- The Pope of Holy Communion -- American journals and associations for frequent communion -- Promotion of and opposition to frequent communion -- Competition among pieties -- Theology, liturgical and systematic.

ISBN: 9780810870925 (electronic bk.) 0810870924 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mass--Frequency of celebration.
Lord's Supper--Catholic Church.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BX2236.6 / .D68 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 264/.02036