pop ular , ▁perhaps ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁deliber ate ▁style ▁of ▁speaking ▁and ▁a ▁ref us al ▁to ▁p ander ▁to ▁public ▁t ast es . ▁Following ▁his ▁death ▁$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁More ▁House ▁and ▁Chap el . ▁The ▁T . ▁Law r ason ▁R ig gs ▁Chair ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Studies ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁at ▁Y ale . ▁The ▁first ▁occup ant ▁of ▁the ▁chair ▁was ▁Ste phan ▁K utt ner , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁T . ▁Law r ason ▁R ig gs ▁Professor ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁Relig ious ▁Studies . ▁ ▁An ▁independent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Y ale ▁community , ▁R ig gs ▁resist ed ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁re inst itute ▁comp uls ory ▁chap el ▁attend ance , ▁and ▁critic ised ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Daily ▁News ▁for ▁sl anted ▁coverage ▁of ▁religious ▁topics . ▁R ig gs ▁also ▁wrote ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁seven - page ▁pam ph let ▁attempting ▁to ▁correct ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁an ▁in ac cur ate ▁and ▁mis leading ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁Orig ins ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁given ▁by ▁Professor ▁Ed win ▁Good en augh ▁in ▁his ▁Western ▁Civil isation ▁course ▁for ▁Y ale ▁fresh men . ▁ ▁Out side ▁Y ale ▁R ig gs ▁was ▁a ▁patron ▁and ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁Common we al ▁magazine ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁a ▁particip ant ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Conference