Manifest: The Season After the Epiphany
The Reverend Zack Nyein offers an overview of the often overlooked Season After the Epiphany, including scriptural and liturgical themes and special feasts in the period of time between Christmastide and Lent.
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.
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. Please post your questions in the comments section on Facebook or YouTube, or email the Reverend Zack Nyein at
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
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
The Reverend Zack Nyein offers an overview of the often overlooked Season After the Epiphany, including scriptural and liturgical themes and special feasts in the period of time between Christmastide and Lent.
The Abrahamic Faiths Forum Series: An Exploration of Abraham and the Shared and Distinctive Traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam Dr. Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, presented...
The Abrahamic Faiths Forum Series: An Exploration of Abraham and the Shared and Distinctive Traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam Who imposes guilt on us? Parents? The Church? Our longtime colleague Rabbi Leonard Schoolman led a lively...
Abrahamic Faiths Forum: An Exploration of Abraham and the Shared and Distinctive Traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The Rev. Bob Dannals presented an introduction to the great Patriarch and Matriarch of the Hebrew tradition...
A special Forum series on the so-called “cardinal virtues” and how to pursue them in everyday life. Today: Fortitude and Hope, with the Rev. Lynn C. Sanders.
A special Forum series on the so-called “cardinal virtues” and how to pursue them in everyday life. Today: Justice, with the Rev. Matthew Moretz.
A special Forum series on the so-called “cardinal virtues” and how to pursue them in everyday life. Today: Reconciliation, with The Rev. John Wirenius.
A special Forum series on the so-called “cardinal virtues” and how to pursue them in everyday life. Today: Temperance with The Very Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, Th.D.
Living the Virtues: A special Forum series on the so-called “cardinal virtues” and how to pursue them in everyday life. Today: Bob Dannals on the virtues of courage and perseverance. Forum handout
The trafficking of women and girls for sex is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world, yet it is an issue that remains in the shadows. Many believe sex trafficking is taking place only abroad, or falsely believe that individuals...
On January 17, at the Forum, the Rector Search Committee shared the results of the parish surveys and roundtables. Click above for the copy of the PowerPoint presentation and an audio recording of the Forum.