1. "The Abominable Crime of Onan": Catholic Pastoral Practice and Family Limitation, 1873-1919

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Cornell Paperbacks Edition vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Glossary xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. "The Abominable Crime of Onan": Catholic Pastoral Practice and Family Limitation, 1873-1919 15
9. 2. A Certain Indocility: Obstacles to Reform, 1919-1930 43
10. 3. "No Longer a Time for Reticence": A Pivotal Decade, 1930-1941 73
11. 4. "Life Is a Warfare": Confession, Preaching, Politics, 1941-1962 130
12. 5. "It Isn't Easy to Be a Catholic": Rhythm, Education for Marriage, Lay Voices, 1941-1962 173
13. 6. The Church's First Duty Is Charity: The "People of God" in a Time of Upheaval, 1962-July 1968 204
14. Epilogue: Humanae Vitae and Its Aftermath 264
15. Notes 281
16. Index 331