Dr Abraham is a lecturer in the Honors Program and an adjunct lecturer in the History and Religious Studies departments at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.

"This slender volume by Erin V. Abraham is a welcome addition to studies of early medieval penitentials and demonstrates a historically responsible and mature interpretation of this enigmatic and often misunderstood genre." - Atria A. Larson, English Historical Review, October 2019

• Introduction 1: Little Books of Penance: An Introduction to the Sources 2: The Aetas Infantes: Speech and the Limits of Childhood Innocence 3: The Games of Youth: Puberty, Culpability, and Autonomy 4: Children of Eve: Lawful Marriage and the Reguation of Sexual Intercourse 5: Heirs of Sodom: Sexual Deviance, Pollution, and Community 6: Siblings of Cain: Social Violence and the Gendering of Sin Conclusion