Robert W. Shaffern

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Robert W. Shaffern

Robert W. Shaffern is a professor of medieval history at the University of Scranton. Dr. Shaffern also teaches courses in ancient and Byzantine civilization, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Reformation. He is the author of The Penitents’ Treasury: Indulgences in Latin Christendom, 1175-1375.

Tridentine Toleration

Robert W. Shaffern

Saturday, March 4, 2023

Catholic Social Teaching, Revisited

Robert W. Shaffern

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Joining Heaven with Earth

Robert W. Shaffern

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Liturgical Reform: The Council and the ‘Consilium’

Robert W. Shaffern

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

The Mass According to Vatican II

Robert W. Shaffern

Sunday, July 10, 2022