From altar-throne to table the campaign for frequent Holy Communion in the Catholic Church - Dougherty, Joseph, 1953- (Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press ; [Chicago] : American Theological Library Association, 2010)
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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-224).
Description based on print version record.
Keywords: Mass -- Frequency of celebration; Lord's Supper -- Catholic Church; Catholic Church -- Doctrines; Electronic books