The Episcopal Church & The American Revolution
The Reverend Peter Thompson discusses the impact of the American Revolution on the development of the Episcopal Church.
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, July 12, 2026
Bridging the Rivers of Difference:
A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance
Dr. Catherine Meeks, Founder of Turquoise & Lavender, outlines a collaborative approach to combating systemic racism.
Upcoming at The Forum
Sunday, July 19 Lessons Learned
As she prepares to leave for San Francisco, The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers shares some of the lessons she has learned over her eight years at St. Bart's.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
The Social Gospel: The Heart of Progressive Christianity
05.05.24 | Articles | The Forum
Christopher Evans, Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies at Boston University, discusses the late 19th and early 20th century movement of American Christianity commonly called the Social Gospel and how it continues to animate...
The Right Reverend Allen K. Shin
04.28.24 | Articles | The Forum
On the occasion of our annual bishop’s visitation, the Right Reverend Allen Shin reflects on the mission of the Church as it faces the challenges and opportunities of the present moment.
God’s Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of the Bible
04.21.24 | Articles | The Forum
Candida Moss, the Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham (UK), discusses her new book about the role of enslaved people in the making of Christianity and its scriptures.
Higher Education, the Episcopal Church, and the Anglican Communion
04.14.24 | Articles | The Forum
With the Reverend Richard Burnett, General Secretary, Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion
Britten's War Requiem
04.07.24 | Articles | The Forum
Yale choral conducting professors Jeffrey Douma and Felicia Barber provide an overview of Benjamin Britten’s highly acclaimed War Requiem, written as a response to World War II. The Yale Camerata, Yale Glee Club, and Yale...
What’s Your Story? Self-Reflection and Psychotherapy
03.17.24 | Articles | The Forum
Dr. Patricia Tidwell, psychotherapist and St. Bart's parishioner, explores the ways in which psychotherapy can aid in the process of self-reflection.
Confession in the Episcopal Church
03.10.24 | Articles | The Forum
Many Episcopalians are surprised to learn that their Church offers personal confession. The Rt. Rev. Andrew St. John, Bishop-in-Residence at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue, provides an overview of the rite as it is used within our own tradition.
Augustine Becomes A Question
03.03.24 | Articles | The Forum
Catherine Conybeare, Leslie Clark Professor in the Humanities at Bryn Mawr College, reviews the Confessions of St. Augustine of Hippo, exploring the importance of questions for Augustine's thought.
The Death and Resurrection of Taylor Swift
02.18.24 | Articles | The Forum
As we begin our Lenten series, “I’m the problem. It’s me: Reflections on Self-Reflection,” Kevin Christopher Robles of America Media reviews the many ways in which Taylor Swift has reinvented herself many times throughout...
Relationship and the Pastoral Presence
02.04.24 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Dr. Timothy Peoples, Senior Pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, explores how worshipers’ perceptions of those who preach to them impacts the messages they hear.