Also: Choosing the Archbishop; Essays on Aquinas
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** Leaders Comment on Archbishop’s Resignation
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By Mark Michael
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: "Abuse in any form is horrific and abhorrent, and it grieves me that the church does not always live up to its ideal as a place where all of God’s children are safe." Read on ([link removed]) .
** Editorial: A Very English Resignation
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By TLC Editors
In the end, Archbishop Justin Welby had little choice — resignation became inevitable. The chorus demanding it was remarkably unified, rising from across the normally fractious Church of England. Read on ([link removed]) .
** South African Church Confronts John Smyth’s Past
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By Douglas LeBlanc
Archbishop Makgoba: “Archbishop Desmond Tutu used to say that no one is beyond the love of God, that no one is irredeemably evil, but I have to say that Smyth’s vicious and foul abuse of young men tests that belief.” Read on ([link removed]) .
** Choosing the Archbishop of Canterbury
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By Colin Podmore
The Crown Nominations Commission’s composition when choosing an Archbishop of Canterbury, laid down by standing orders of the General Synod, reflects the archbishop’s many roles. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Communion’s Newest Province Elects Its Youngest Primate
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By Mark Michael
The Rt. Rev. Vicente Msosa, 43, was elected to lead the Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Feature Story and Podcast: Watts & Co. Turns 150
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By TLC Staff
Our November issue features a cover story on Watts & Co. as the London-based vestment maker celebrates 150 years in business. TLC Podcast host Amber Noel also recently sat down with the company's fifth-generation family leader Robert Hoare for a deep dive into its history and craftsmanship. Read the story ([link removed]) and listen to the podcast ([link removed]) .
** A Short History of Thomism
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By Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt
In the first installment of a special series commemorating the 800th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Aquinas, Frederick Bauerschmidt traces the history of Thomism. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Thomas and the Return to Virtue
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By Charles Pinches
Charles Pinches discusses the return to the virtues in moral theology, a topic of significance in Aquinas' Summa Theologiae. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Responding to Toxic Speech with Thomas Aquinas
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By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
In a world in which our political conversations and dialogue have become characterized by a culture of putdowns and verbal attacks, Thomas Aquinas describes an alternative mode of response. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Aquinas and Hooker on Law
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By Torrance Kirby
In this two-part essay, Torrance Kirby shows the resonance between Richard Hooker and Aquinas, who wrote that “the end of the Divine government is God himself, and his law is not distinct from himself." Read Part 1 ([link removed]) and Part 2 ([link removed]) .
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