Running and Faith
The Reverend Canon Andrew Mullins and the Reverend Peter Thompson talk about the connections they see between their experiences as runners and their lives as people of faith.
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, November 9, 2025
Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace
Stephen G. Post, Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, melds science and spirituality in a meditation on how practicing love can lead to peace.
Upcoming Speakers at The Forum
November 9
Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace
Stephen G. Post, Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, melds science and spirituality in a meditation on how practicing love can lead to peace.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
Food & Faith - Norman Wirzba
03.14.21 | Articles | The Forum
Duke professor Norman Wirzba examines the relationship between what we eat and what we believe. Norman Wirzba is Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology and Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute of Ethics at Duke...
White Evangelicalism & the Capitol Insurrection: What Questions Should We Ask? - Lauren R. Kerby
03.07.21 | Articles | The Forum
Lauren R. Kerby, who has studied white evangelicals’ relationship with Washington, DC, sheds light on the capitol insurrection we witnessed in January. Dr. Kerby is a lecturer at Harvard Divinity School and the author of Saving History: How...
The Music of David Hurd - Dr. David Hurd
02.21.21 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Peter Thompson and Dr. Paolo Bordignon talk with Dr. David Hurd, one of the leading musicians in the Episcopal Church, about his career and compositional work. Dr. Hurd is Organist and Music Director at The Church of St. Mary the...
Love & Marriage: Romance and Family in the Twenty-First Century - Stephanie Coontz
02.14.21 | Articles | The Forum
Renowned historian Stephanie Coontz (https://www.stephaniecoontz.com/) answers questions on how romantic partnerships and family structures continue to evolve. Stephanie Coontz is Professor of History and Family Studies at The Evergreen...
I'm Gonna Sing: The Beauty and Power of the African-American Spiritual - Dr. Anton Armstrong, Dr. André Thomas
02.07.21 | Articles | The Forum
Two of America's leading choral conductors, Dr. Anton Armstrong and Dr. André Thomas, explore the African-American spiritual, a much-beloved art form that emerged from the pain and horror of slavery. Dr. Armstrong...
Protecting the Right that Preserves All Others: The Ongoing Struggle for Voting Rights - Perry Grossman
01.31.21 | Articles | The Forum
After a highly contentious 2020 election season, Perry Grossman, Senior Staff Attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union, speaks about the importance of voting rights and the continuing fight to secure them for all Americans.
Vaccines: Who should get one and when? - Dr. Jamie Ferrara, Dr. Jim Marion, Dr. Clay Williams
01.24.21 | Articles | The Forum
A panel of medical experts discusses the current vaccine rollout and the ethical issues it raises. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Catherine Belford Budd (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine...) as moderator and to welcome back Dr. Jamie...
The Evolution of Equal Protection in the United States - Dan Pinello
01.17.21 | Articles | The Forum
Dan Pinello, Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, explores the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause since World War II, and how constitutional history and language have impeded the full realization of...
Feeding the Hungry: The Work of Crossroads Community Services - Jesse Ramos
01.10.21 | Articles | The Forum
BIshop Dean Wolfe introduces Jesse Ramos, the new Interim Executive Director of Crossroads Community Services, and together they discuss the important work Crossroads does to combat hunger and homelessness in New York City.
The Assumptions of Whiteness and the Challenge of Discipleship (Rebroadcast)
12.30.20 | Articles | The Forum
As we look back on an eventful year for The Forum at St. Bart's and for the larger world, we replay our most viewed conversation of 2020: "The Assumptions of Whiteness and the Challenge of Discipleship" with Fordham professor The Reverend Dr...