A King's Singer
Edward Button of the acclaimed British vocal group The King's Singers reflects on his career in music.
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, February 15, 2026
Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages
Co-curators Melanie Holcomb and Nancy Thebaut discuss how concepts of gender, sexuality, and love are portrayed in medieval art through this exhibition currently on view at The Cloisters at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Upcoming Speakers at The Forum
February 22: Michael Zuch, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker and Ph.D. student at Rutgers University School of Social Work
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
Magnificat: Women's Voices in Advent and Christmas Music
12.27.20 | Articles | The Forum
Episcopal Church musicians Janet Yieh and Carolyn Craig discuss their platform Amplify Female Composers, its Advent Calendar Project, and the importance of expanding the representation of women in the musical life of the Church. St. Bart's...
Healing and Hope: Technology and the Future of Healthcare - Clay Williams
12.20.20 | Articles | The Forum
Healing and Hope: Technology and the Future of Healthcare : Clay Williams, St. Bart’s parishioner and founder of healthtech startup Medaptive Health, reflects on how technology can positively impact the healthcare system.
The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization - Peter Coleman
12.13.20 | Articles | The Forum
Psychologist Peter Coleman, a professor at Columbia, discusses the deep divides in our national life--and how we can transcend them. Read more about Professor Coleman and his research at https://www.thewayoutofpolarization.com/.
What future for this garden, our island home? - Katharine Jefferts Schori
12.06.20 | Articles | The Forum
The Right Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 2006 to 2015, ponders the future of our planet and the role we can play in taking better care of it. Bishop Jefferts Schori is the author of several...
Art, Music and Politics in the Book of Revelation - Elaine Pagels
11.29.20 | Articles | The Forum
Elaine Pagels, a leading scholar of early Christianity and the Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion at Princeton University, outlines the most enigmatic book in the New Testament and the lasting impact it made on politics and...
Tending to the Sick: The Future of Healthcare in America - Heidi Allen
11.22.20 | Articles | The Forum
Heidi Allen, Associate Professor at Columbia School of Social Work, offers insight on how future healthcare policy could better protect the most vulnerable.
The Future of Education: Sowing the Seeds of Renewal through a National Tutoring Corps - Michael Duffy
11.15.20 | Articles | The Forum
Michael Duffy, who as President of the Great Oaks Foundation oversees five public charter schools, explores how an emphasis on tutoring could transform our approach to education.
Heaven and Hell: Contemplating the Ultimate Future - Bart Ehrman
11.01.20 | Articles | The Forum
Bart Ehrman, the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, chronicles the historical development of Christian ideas about the afterlife.
The Greatest City in the World: The Future of the Big Apple - Fred Cerullo
10.25.20 | Articles | The Forum
Fred Cerullo, Executive Director of the Grand Central Partnership and a Commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission discusses the future of New York City in the wake of COVID-19.
The Digital Cathedral: The Future of the Church - Rev. Keith Anderson and Prof. J. Patrick Hornbeck II
10.18.20 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Keith Anderson, author of The Digital Cathedral: Networked Ministry in a Wireless World, talks with Professor J. Patrick Hornbeck II of Fordham University about the future of the Church beyond 2020.