The Divine Feminine
Heather Christian, whose production “Terce: A Practical Breviary” won widespread acclaim earlier this year, speaks about the divine feminine and its influence on her work.
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, December 29, at 10 am
Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New: Conversation with Clergy
The Forum will not meet on Sunday, December 29. Instead, please join Peter, Zack, and Meredith for an informal conversation about the year that is past and the year that is coming. An in-person only conversation will be held at 10 am in the Great Hall, and then a Zoom conversation will be held at 1 pm. Registration for the Zoom conversation is available here: https://stbartsnyc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/152/responses/new.
Upcoming Sundays
Sunday, January 5: The Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
Rob Radtke, The Reverend Peter Thompson, and other members of the St. Bart’s Camino de Santiago pilgrimage group reflect on their experiences in Spain.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
Christian Ethics for a Digital Society - Kate Ott
05.24.20 | Articles | The Forum
Christian Ethics for a Digital Society We spend more time on our smartphones, computers, and tablets than ever before, yet we do not always consider our use of technology from an ethical perspective. Kate Ott, Associate Professor of Christian...
Living Well Together during Shelter-in-Place, Julie Ross
05.17.20 | Articles | The Forum
The Forum: Leading with Empathy: Living Together Well During Shelter-in-PlaceJulie Ross, Executive Director of Parenting Horizons, discusses how parents, children, and others who share the same space can navigate the constraints of the COVID-19...
Whose Choice Is It? Reflections on the Teaching and Learning of Medical Ethics.
05.10.20 | Articles | The Forum
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, The Reverend Curtis Hart, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Religion and Health, draws on his years of experience as Director of Pastoral Care at New York Presbyterian hospital and as a lecturer at Weill Cornell...
@Worship Goes Viral: 2020 & The Proliferation of Online Prayer
05.03.20 | Articles | The Forum
Yale professor Teresa Berger, already a leading expert on virtual worship before COVID-19, talks with the Reverend Peter Thompson about how technology and circumstance are together changing the ways in which we gather and pray. Teresa's latest...
Being the Church in the Present Moment - Bishop Andrew Dietsche
04.26.20 | Articles | The Forum
A New Normal: Being the Church in the Present MomentThe Right Reverend Andrew M. L. Dietsche, Bishop of New York, shares his thoughts on how the Church is responding to the global pandemic of COVID-19 and how it will change forever as a...
The Resurrection and COVID-19 - Bishop Dean Wolfe
04.12.20 | Articles | The Forum
"Even at the Grave We Make Our Song: The Resurrection and COVID-19," with our rector Bishop Dean Wolfe. Click the filmstrip image to view the video.
Social Justice and COVID-19 - Susan Anderson-Smith
04.05.20 | Articles | The Forum
"Social Justice and COVID-19: Caring for All in a Time of Pandemic," with the Reverend Susan Anderson-Smith Click the filmstrip image to view the video.
Finding God's Hope in the Midst of Fear, Loss, and COVID-19 with Jan Holton
03.29.20 | Articles | The Forum
Finding God’s Hope in the Midst of Fear, Loss, and COVID-19, with Jan Holton, Associate Professor of the Practice of Pastoral Theology and Care, Duke University. Click the filmstrip image to view the recorded Forum.
Anxiety & Isolation in the Age of COVID-19 - Mary Ragan
03.22.20 | Articles | The Forum
“Anxiety and Isolation in the Age of COVID-19: What can we do?” Mary Ragan, PhD, LCSW, Executive Director of the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute, discusses how to navigate daily life in this strange, new time in which we find...
Matters of Life and Death - Tiffany Stanley
03.08.20 | Articles | The Forum
Matters of Life and Death: Religion, Politics and the Contentious Moral Debates of Our TimeAt the intersection of religion and politics, few topics are as contentious as those that bookend a life—from abortion and stem cells to the death...