Imagining a World Without HIV
Dr. Rick Altice, Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine, discusses the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS.
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, June 14, 2026
Remembering the Reverend Tom Bowers
Longtime members of the St. Bart’s community remember Tom Bowers, the tenth rector of the parish, who died in 2024.
Upcoming at The Forum
Sunday, June 14: Remembering the Reverend Tom Bowers
Longtime members of the St. Bart’s community remember Tom Bowers, the tenth rector of the parish, who died in 2024.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
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Queering Storytelling: Practices Towards Transformation
06.29.25 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Dr. Mihee Kim-Kort, co-pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Annapolis, Maryland and author of Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness will Transform Your Faith, reflects on how practices of reading and listening might open us up...
Born Again Queer: Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity
06.22.25 | Articles | The Forum
William Stell, Faculty Fellow at New York University and author of the upcoming book Born Again Queer, uncovers the hidden history of gay evangelicals and the opposition they faced within the evangelical movement.
Black, Queer, and Untold
06.15.25 | Articles | The Forum
Acclaimed designer and artist Jon Key, author of Black, Queer & Untold, brings to light the lives and legacies of Black and Queer creatives from the 1800s to the present.
A Personal Story of Palestine
06.08.25 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Canon Leyla King, a Palestinian American priest and the author of the forthcoming memoir Daughters of Palestine, provides a way in to the conversation about the current realities in the Holy Land through the lens of her...
The Renewal of the Church for the Healing of the World: Why the Story of Church Decline is Wrong
06.01.25 | Articles | The Forum
The Right Reverend Matthew F. Heyd, Bishop of New York, offers his thoughts on the renewal that is already happening within the Church.
Church Tomorrow?: What Nones and Dones Teach Us About the Future of Faith
05.25.25 | Articles | The Forum
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.
Citizenship in Troubled Times
05.18.25 | Articles | The Forum
David Blankenhorn, co-founder of Braver Angels, discusses the problem of political polarization
Immigration, Girlhood, and The American Dream
05.11.25 | Articles | The Forum
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans, reads from her new novel Catalina and reflects on what immigrants are experiencing in the present American moment.
Reading the Bible With Your Feet: The Place of Scripture in 21st Century Life
05.04.25 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Lucy Winkett, Rector of St. James’s Piccadilly in London, reflects on the ongoing relevance of the Bible in modern times.
The Clergy of St. James’s Piccadilly: Ministry Across the Atlantic
04.27.25 | Articles | The Forum
The clergy of St. James’s Piccadilly, our partner parish in London, talk with the clergy of St. Bart’s about their remarkable community and their link with St. Bart’s.