Post-Election Reflections
The clergy of St. Bart's reflect on the recent presidential election.
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 24, at 10 am
Trans Justice, the Church, and Rising Authoritarianism
Aaron Scott, the Episcopal Church’s Staff Officer for Gender Justice, draws connections between escalating social and policy violence toward transgender and non-binary people and the ascendancy of White Christian Nationalism and discusses the critical role trans-affirming churches can play in the months and years to come.
Upcoming Sundays
Sunday, November 24
Trans Justice, the Church, and Rising Authoritarianism
Aaron Scott, the Episcopal Church’s Staff Officer for Gender Justice, draws connections between escalating social and policy violence toward transgender and non-binary people and the ascendancy of White Christian Nationalism and discusses the critical role trans-affirming churches can play in the months and years to come.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
Deliberative Citizenship: Constructively Facing Society’s Problems
10.22.23 | Articles | The Forum
Graham Bullock, Associate Professor of Political Science at Davidson College and Faculty Director of Davidson’s Deliberative Citizenship Institute, proposes a more constructive approach to dialogue about important social and political issues.
Sacred Muse: On Christian Art and Music
10.15.23 | Articles | The Forum
Charles Scribner III, author, art historian, and longtime member of the St. Bart’s community, ponders the many ways in which art and music can lead us to the sacred.
Histories, Fun Facts, Regular Facts
10.08.23 | Articles | The Forum
Alexandra Petri of the Washington Post will speak on her new book satirizing American history, US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up).
Embracing Our Differences: Becoming Boldly Inclusive
10.01.23 | Articles | The Forum
Minette Norman, author of the new book, The Boldly Inclusive Leader, explores how to foster inclusion in our workplaces, communities, and everyday lives.
The Practice of Hospitality in All Endeavors
09.24.23 | Articles | The Forum
Denise Mazzei, Associate Professor of Business Management, Culinary Institute of America will explore the nature and importance of hospitality. How might a professional perspective of hospitality enlighten the welcome we extend to others?
Building Respect for Religious Difference
09.17.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Mark Fowler, Chief Executive Officer of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding will share tools to negotiate issues involving religion effectively and with respect in workplaces and schools.
Women Leaders in Early Christianity
09.10.23 | The Forum | Center for Religious Inquiry
Fordham University professor Larry Welborn, who has taught popular classes at St. Bart’s for several years, introduces his new class on the role that women played in the first few centuries of the Jesus movement, brought to light by a...
The Seraj Library Project: Empowering Palestinian Communities, One Library at a Time
08.27.23 | Articles | The Forum
John Cassel, Treasurer and Board Vice Chair, reviews the remarkable story of the Seraj Library Project’s efforts to bring libraries and library programs to Palestinian communities in the Occupied Territories. The Seraj Libraries provide...
Feeding the Hungry, Welcoming the Stranger: The Work of Episcopal Charities
08.20.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Kevin Van Hook II, the Executive Director of Episcopal Charities of New York, discusses the ways in which our Diocese is caring for migrants and others in need.
I Was Glad: St. Bart’s Pilgrims in the Holy Land
08.13.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe and other members of St. Bart’s who traveled to the Holy Land in May reflect on their experience.