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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 YorkThe New Yorker, and The Atlantic.

Sunday, January 12, at 10 am

Braver Angels: Polarization and the Future of the American Republic

David Blankenhorn, Co-Founder of Braver Angels, speaks about his organization’s efforts to tackle the hold that political polarization has on American life.




Upcoming 

January 19: Gandhi, King, and Nonviolence

Karuna Mantena, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discusses Mahatma Gandhi's influence on the thinking of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the connection they both perceived between social change and nonviolence. 


January 26

Parishioner Clay Williams on the emerging challenges posed by artificial intelligence

February 2  
Yale Divinity School and Institute of Sacred Music Professor Melanie Ross on the connection between liturgy and everyday life

February 9
Author and academic Isaac Sharp on the changing landscape of American evangelicalism

February 16
Nathaniel Gumbs, Director of Chapel Music at Yale University, on Black organ music

Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.

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...

Faith and the Presidency - Randall Balmer
02.16.20 | Articles | The Forum

God in the White House: Faith and the PresidencyThough the Constitution attempts to draw some boundaries between religion and the government, religion clearly has influenced— and continues to influence—our elected officials, including...

Social Engagement as a Clergyperson - Dean Wolfe
02.09.20 | Articles | The Forum

The Priest as Politician: Social Engagement as a ClergypersonOver a nearly three decade long career, our Rector, Bishop Dean Wolfe, has spoken out on a number of different political issues. How has he thought about tricky political dilemmas and...

Liz Kineke - Religion is Always in the Room
02.02.20 | Articles | The Forum

Religion is Always in the Room: Liz Kineke on Religion, Politics, and UnderstandingLiz Kineke served for over fourteen years as the producer of CBS’ award-winning Religion and Culture series. As she revisits her transition to religion...

Kenya Water Project Update - Richard Bayles
01.05.20 | Articles | The Forum

Fresh, clean water in sufficient quantity for daily living is transforming in many parts of the world. Nowhere is this more true than in Africa. Eleven years ago the Parish of St. Bartholomew’s Church initiated the funding for a water...

The Crisis of Human Trafficking, Part 2 of 2
11.24.19 | Articles | The Forum

The Crisis of Human Trafficking, Part 2 of 2: Why All Our Children are Vulnerable and How to Protect Them Each year thousands of children, average age of 11-15, are trafficked right here from our own communities in and around NYC. A growing...

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