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Peter, Zack, and Meredith reflect on the spiritual value of asking questions and address the questions shared this Lent on our community questions wall.
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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, March 15, 2026
Becoming a Theologian: How I Got Like This
The Reverend Dr. Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, discusses themes from his recent memoir, Over from Union Road: My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life.
Upcoming at The Forum
Sunday, MARCH 15, 2026
Becoming a Theologian: How I Got Like This
The Reverend Dr. Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, discusses themes from his recent memoir, Over from Union Road: My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
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Love Bade Me Welcome: A Close Reading of George Herbert’s Love (III)
02.20.22 | Articles | The Forum
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02.06.22 | Articles | The Forum
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