Citizenship in Troubled Times
David Blankenhorn, co-founder of Braver Angels, discusses the problem of political polarization
Every Sunday at 10 am
Each week, guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines join the Reverend Peter Thompson and other St. Bart's clergy for deep and insightful conversations about topics that matter to our lives as responsible citizens and people of faith. Speakers in recent years have included winners of the Tony Award, the Emmy Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the Pulitzer Prize, professors from prominent universities like Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, and journalists from New York, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Church Tomorrow?: What Nones and Dones Teach Us About the Future of Faith
The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers, Assisting Priest, draws on the experiences of those at the Church’s periphery in her effort to chart a future for faith itself.
Upcoming Speakers at The Forum
June 1 The Right Reverend Matthew F. Heyd, Bishop of New York, on this moment of transition for St. Bart's
June 8 The Reverend Canon Leyla King, Canon for Mission in Small Congregations, Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, on war in Gaza
June 15 Jon Key, author of Black, Queer & Untold, on art, sexuality, and race
June 22 Jacqueline Goldsby, Professor of African-American Studies and English at Yale University, and Charles Cuykendall Carter, Assistant Curator at New York Public Library, on James Baldwin
June 29 The Reverend Mihee Kim-Kort, co-pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Annapolis, Maryland, on queerness and faith
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
True Bread: The Eucharist and Ancient Food
01.28.24 | Articles | The Forum
What did it mean for early Christians to center their communal gatherings on "the breaking of the bread"? The Very Reverend Andrew McGowan, Dean and President of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, draws on recent archaeological and other evidence...
Changing Hate into Hope
01.21.24 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Dr. Chloe Breyer, Executive Director of the Interfaith Center of New York, speaks about the work ICNY is doing, particularly relating to the migrant crisis.
Transatlantic Racial Justice and Liberation in the Visual Arts—Edmonia Lewis, Sister Corita Kent and Che Lovelace
01.14.24 | Articles | The Forum
With art historian and priest the Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector, St. James’s Piccadilly.
Building Bridges in Times of Division: An Interfaith Conversation
01.07.24 | Articles | The Forum
Rabbi Sarah Berman, Director of Adult Education at Central Synagogue and Dr. Daisy Khan, Executive Director of Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality & Equality speak about their faith traditions and what their traditions teach...
The Sermon That Hit the Church Like a Thunderclap: Leighton Parks’s 1923 Observations on the Virgin Birth Doctrine
12.17.23 | Articles | The Forum
Percy Preston, Jr., Archivist and Honorary Warden, marks the centenary of a momentous and highly controversial sermon preached at St. Bart’s that was featured on the front page of The New York Times. (For the original Times article, click...
With Sighs Too Deep for Words: Grace and Depression
12.10.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Right Reverend A. Robert Hirschfeld, Bishop of New Hampshire, reflects on the current mental health crisis and how the Christian faith can provide support to those who are struggling.
The Spectacular
12.03.23 | Articles | The Forum
Author Fiona Davis delves into the history of the Radio City Rockettes and their famous Christmas Spectacular, now in its ninetieth year, as she introduces her novel The Spectacular.
Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted
11.26.23 | Articles | The Forum
On Thanksgiving Day weekend, author Kristi Nelson helps us explore how we can better appreciate each moment as a precious gift.
Joyful, Joyful: Generosity, Stewardship, and St. Bart’s
11.19.23 | Articles | The Forum
On Commitment Sunday, pledge campaign co-chairs Keith Reinhard and Mariel Glover talk with the Reverend Peter D. Thompson about the joy they each find at St. Bart’s and in helping others contribute to its mission.
Back at St. Bart's
11.12.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Peter Thompson discusses his three month sabbatical and his return to St. Bart’s.