W. David Myers is associate professor of history at Fordham University. He is the author of Poor, Sinning Folk: Confession and Conscience in Counter-Reformation Germany (Cornell). Also by this author Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Published in the 2004-09-10 issue: View Contents Most Recent Horatio Hillbilly By Peter Quinn September 8, 2024 It Happened Here By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly September 6, 2024 Why Women’s Ordination Doesn’t Get Traction By Charlotte Allen September 5, 2024