Citizenship in Troubled Times
David Blankenhorn, co-founder of Braver Angels, discusses the problem of political polarization
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, May 25, 2025
Church Tomorrow?: What Nones and Dones Teach Us About the Future of Faith
The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers, Assisting Priest, draws on the experiences of those at the Church’s periphery in her effort to chart a future for faith itself.
Upcoming Speakers at The Forum
June 1 The Right Reverend Matthew F. Heyd, Bishop of New York, on this moment of transition for St. Bart's
June 8 The Reverend Canon Leyla King, Canon for Mission in Small Congregations, Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, on war in Gaza
June 15 Jon Key, author of Black, Queer & Untold, on art, sexuality, and race
June 22 Jacqueline Goldsby, Professor of African-American Studies and English at Yale University, and Charles Cuykendall Carter, Assistant Curator at New York Public Library, on James Baldwin
June 29 The Reverend Mihee Kim-Kort, co-pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Annapolis, Maryland, on queerness and faith
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
King of Kings: Organ Music by Black Composers, Past and Present
02.16.25 | Articles | The Forum
Nathaniel Gumbs, Director of Chapel Music at Yale University, reviews organ music by Black composers, including some pieces he will play at the 11 am service.
Evangelicals, Ex-vangelicals, and the Other Evangelicals: Past, Present, and Future
02.09.25 | Articles | The Forum
Isaac Sharp, Visiting Assistant Professor at Union Theological Seminary and author of The Other Evangelicals, offers insight into contemporary evangelicalism and its effect on the larger religious landscape.
Selling Worship: Music in North American Evangelicalism
02.02.25 | Articles | The Forum
The evangelical understanding of “worship music” has shifted dramatically over the last 50 years. Melanie Ross, Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies at Yale Divinity School, highlights several key historical and theological...
AI: Promise and Peril
01.26.25 | Articles | The Forum
Technical Difficulties: Sound for this video begins at the 20:30 mark. We apologize for the inconvenience. Computer scientist and St. Bart’s parishioner Clay Williams offers insights into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) works and the...
Gandhi, King, and Nonviolence
01.19.25 | Articles | The Forum
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...
Manifest: The Season After the Epiphany
01.12.25 | Articles | The Forum
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 Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
01.05.25 | Articles | The Forum
Rob Radtke, The Reverend Peter Thompson, and other members of the St. Bart’s Camino de Santiago pilgrimage group reflect on their experiences in Spain.
The Divine Feminine
12.22.24 | Articles | The Forum
Heather Christian, whose production “Terce: A Practical Breviary” won widespread acclaim earlier this year, speaks about the divine feminine and its influence on her work.
Uncertainty
12.15.24 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Dr. Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary, speaks to the challenge of living in times of social uncertainty and points to the Christian tradition as a source of hope and strength.
Engaging Others, Knowing Ourselves
12.08.24 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Margaret Rose, The Episcopal Church’s Deputy for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, discusses our denomination’s commitment to relationships with other faith traditions and reflects on how such engagement may both...