Garwood Anderson just celebrated five years as president and dean of Nashotah House, a 180-year-old Episcopal seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin, in the lake country west of Milwaukee. In those five years, the House has enjoyed a 93 percent increase in full-time equivalent enrollment, far outpacing its peers. According to data from the Association of Theological Schools, other … [Read more...] about A New Attitude Drives Enrollment at Nashotah House
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Oxford Dean Vows to Leave Church of England
By Rosie Dawson Correspondent It looked like a fitting end to the story: a leaving service for a departing cathedral dean. The congregation at choral Evensong included a bishop, many clergy, and several heads of university colleges. There were rousing hymns and a farewell sermon. As champagne and carrot cake were served in a marquee afterwards, there were speeches and … [Read more...] about Oxford Dean Vows to Leave Church of England
Strength for a Demanding Journey
Walking Each Other Home: Spiritual Companionship for Dementia Caregivers By Jean M. Denton Morehouse Publishing, pp. 176, $16.95 As an Amazon Associate, TLC earns from qualifying purchases. Review by Christine Havens Part of my everyday morning routine is word-based puzzles in The New York Times. First I do Mini Crossword, then the Spelling Bee, then Wordle, … [Read more...] about Strength for a Demanding Journey
Chasing the Hare to Pennant Melangell
Cornerstones By Simon Cotton Getting to Pennant Melangell in Wales is a memorable journey in itself. Beyond Llangnog, the last three miles are up a very narrow single-track road, the remote Tanat Valley growing narrower and steeper as you head down Cwm Pennant. The hills get closer and at some times of the year you look at purple-headed mountains that remind you of Cecil … [Read more...] about Chasing the Hare to Pennant Melangell
1997 Archives: Celebrating New Life at Santo Niño
This article first appeared in the May 25, 1997 issue of The Living Church. By Scott Robinson “It happened a few years ago in the summer,” began the Rev. William Teska, recalling the origins of the Mision el Santo Niño Jesus, a Latino congregation in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. The story began with his colleague, the Rev. Vincent Schwahn, vicar of Santo Niño. “At that … [Read more...] about 1997 Archives: Celebrating New Life at Santo Niño
Better Democracy Through Disagreement?
Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy By Robert Wuthnow Princeton University Press, pp. 328, $29.95 As an Amazon Associate, TLC earns from qualifying purchases. Reviewed by D. Stephen Long Robert Wuthnow’s informative work is filled with insights about religions’ role in American democracy. Religions, he claims, oppose tyranny because of the conflicts … [Read more...] about Better Democracy Through Disagreement?
New: 5/22 TLC Online
The May 22 Retirement issue of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. In our cover story, Simon Cotton continues his tour of ancient UK church architecture, finding a 12th-century structure and yew trees from the time of Christ at Pennant Melangell, three miles up a one-lane road in Wales. In News, Kirk Petersen describes the first trickle of … [Read more...] about New: 5/22 TLC Online
The Burundian Immigrants of Tucson
A photo essay by Asher Imtiaz Wim Wenders, a German director of two of my favorite films — Paris, Texas, and Wings of Desire — is also a photographer. “The most political decision you make is where you direct people’s eyes,” he writes in The Act of Seeing (Faber & Faber, 1997). This is something I have reflected on a lot in recent times. Where to direct people’s eyes? In … [Read more...] about The Burundian Immigrants of Tucson