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General Seminary to Lease Campus to Vanderbilt University


By Lauren Anderson-Cripps

Nearly two years after General announced the discontinuation of its residential Master of Divinity program, president Ian Markham says the seminary has found a "mission-compatible tenant" for its underutilized New York City campus. Read on

Diocese of Florida ‘Not Ready’ for Bishop Search


By Lauren Anderson-Cripps

At the conclusion of a convention that included extensive discussion of Florida’s efforts to heal from its contentious 2022 bishop elections, delegates ultimately voted to further postpone the search for a new bishop. Read on

Anti-Abuse Conference Challenges a Culture of Silence


By Tyler Hummel
Responding to longstanding concerns about unclear safeguarding measures in the global south and reeling from highly publicized abuse cases, the Anglican Communion has renewed its commitment to safety. A recent anti-abuse conference, hosted by the Church of the Province of Central Africa, drew 220 clergy and laypeople from 30 countries and 28 provinces. Read on

Navigating a Massive Shift to Part-Time Clergy


By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
The widespread, cost-lowering shift away from full-time clergy is having far-reaching ripple effects on congregational leadership, including who practices it, how leaders train, and what forms leadership takes. Read on

Brotherhood Elects Second Minister General


By Richard Mammana
One of the Episcopal Church’s first dispersed religious communities has elected its second minister general in 55 years. Read on
 

Podcast: Angels and Demons (but Mostly Angels) with Fr. James Brent


By TLC Staff
Christians have always been concerned with angels, because angels are deeply concerned with us — with our wellbeing and our journey toward — or away from — the love and likeness of Christ. In this episode, host Amber Noel talks with Dominican Friar Fr. James Brent. Listen here
 

The Last Gospel


By Michael Cover
"Is it too jaded or too recondite or even too hopeful to pray for a revival of the Last Gospel throughout the Anglican Communion?" Michael Cover writes. "Might this not be the very practice that the Spirit has given us for a moment such as ours to pray for a renewal of the Church?" Read on.

The Appetite for God in the Psalms


By Christopher Yoder
C.S. Lewis wrote about how an "appetite for God" is something we “may hope to be infected by as we read.” The Psalms can awaken in us such an appetite as we respond to God's initiative. Read on.

The Three-Body Problem


By Molly Jane Layton
MJ Layton engages The Three Body Problem, a work of science fiction, and wrestles with questions of immanence, transcendence, and redemption. Read on

St. Michael and All Angels


By Jean McCurdy Meade
Exploring the witness and ministry of angels, surveying especially scripture's testimony to their presence and role as messengers. Read on.

Hope Patten and the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham


By Peter Eaton
Bishop Peter Eaton reviews Michael Yelton's history of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and its founder, Hope Patten. Read on
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