The Living Church
Encyclopedia
The Living Church is a biweekly magazine based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
providing commentary and news information on the Episcopal Church in the United States. In continuous publication since 1878, it has generally been identified with the Anglo-Catholic wing of Anglicanism
, and has been cited by national newspapers as a representative of that party.
On June 21, 1931 the last issues of associated periodicals, The Young Churchman and The Shepherd's Arms were published.
The mission statement of the Living Church Foundation, the non-profit organization that publishes The Living Church alongside The Episcopal Musician's Handbook and Illuminations, is "to support and promote the Catholic and evangelical faith of the one Church, to the end of visible Christian unity throughout the world.” The current editor of The Living Church is Christopher Wells. The periodical is a member of the Associated Church Press, a religious periodical group. Some of the magazine's content has been made available online since the late twentieth century.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
providing commentary and news information on the Episcopal Church in the United States. In continuous publication since 1878, it has generally been identified with the Anglo-Catholic wing of Anglicanism
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
, and has been cited by national newspapers as a representative of that party.
On June 21, 1931 the last issues of associated periodicals, The Young Churchman and The Shepherd's Arms were published.
The mission statement of the Living Church Foundation, the non-profit organization that publishes The Living Church alongside The Episcopal Musician's Handbook and Illuminations, is "to support and promote the Catholic and evangelical faith of the one Church, to the end of visible Christian unity throughout the world.” The current editor of The Living Church is Christopher Wells. The periodical is a member of the Associated Church Press, a religious periodical group. Some of the magazine's content has been made available online since the late twentieth century.
Editors
- Samuel Harris 1878-1879
- John Fulton 1878-1879
- Charles Wesley LeffingwellCharles Wesley LeffingwellCharles Wesley Leffingwell was an author, educator, and Episcopal priest born in Ellington, Connecticut. He was a descendant of Thomas Leffingwell, known as one of the founders of Norwich, Connecticut....
1879-1900 - Frederic Cook MorehouseFrederic Cook MorehouseFrederic Cook Morehouse was a prominent lay Episcopalian journalist and publisher.In 1900, Morehouse succeeded Charles Wesley Leffingwell as editor of The Living Church magazine following the purchase of that periodical by the Young Churchman Company...
1900-1932 - Clifford P. Morehouse 1932-1952
- Peter Day 1952-1964
- Carroll Eugene SimcoxCarroll Eugene SimcoxCarroll Eugene Simcox was an American Episcopal priest and editor of The Living Church magazine. Simcox was born in Lisbon, North Dakota and educated at the University of North Dakota. He was ordained deacon in 1937 and priest in 1938. He was rector of Zion Episcopal Church, Manchester, Vermont,...
January 1964-1977 - Harry Boone PorterHarry Boone PorterHarry Boone Porter, Jr. was a priest and editor of The Living Church magazine.Porter was an alumnus of St. Paul's School . He received his Bachelors degree from Yale University in 1947 and his S.T.B...
1977-1990 - David Kalvelage 1990-2009
- Christopher Wells (current)
External links
- Official site
- Digital archives of issues from 1995-2001 provided by the Archives of the Episcopal Church