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.

‘God’s Truth Will Win – Ukraine Will Win’

Robert W. Shaffern

Friday, March 15, 2024

The Jesuit Roots of Nicaragua’s War on the Church

Robert W. Shaffern

Friday, December 8, 2023

The Long History of Arab/Israeli Conflict

Robert W. Shaffern

Saturday, November 4, 2023

On Christian Accompaniment

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Sunday, July 9, 2023

Byzantine Catholicism and the Fight for Ukraine

Robert W. Shaffern

Thursday, April 13, 2023

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

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Sunday, July 10, 2022