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.
Join in conversation with the Reverend Kelsey Davis—Episcopal priest, former professional soccer player, coach, and Co-Founder of Christian Athlete Circles, the first LGBTQ+ affirming organization for Christian athletes nationwide. Together we’ll explore hospitality at the intersection of sports, Pride, and church, and what it means to build communities where all identities, gifts, and bodies are fully welcomed.
The Reverend Peter Thompson discusses the impact of the American Revolution on the development of the Episcopal Church.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
The Very Reverend Marcus George Halley, D.Min. College Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life, explores the intersection of two significant June observances — Juneteenth and Pride Month — through the lens of the Gospel.
St. Bart’s parishioner Christopher Smith and leaders of the nonprofit organization Creative Spirit discuss the contributions people who are neurodivergent can make to the workplace and society.
Rabbi Sarah Berman of Central Synagogue explores the rituals of Passover and its significance in Jewish tradition.
The Reverend Dr. Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, discusses themes from his recent memoir, Over from Union Road: My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life.
Peter, Zack, and Meredith reflect on the spiritual value of asking questions and address the questions shared this Lent on our community questions wall.
In a changing Church and a challenging world, how are our clergy holding up? The Reverend Dr. Craig Barnes, President Emeritus of Princeton Theological Seminary and Director of the Theologies for Pastoral Ministry project, outlines findings from...
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.
Edward Button of the acclaimed British vocal group The King's Singers reflects on his career in music.
The Reverend Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes, D.Min., and the Reverend Andrew Wilkes, Ph.D., Co-Pastors of Double Love Experience Church in Brooklyn, lead a conversation on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s critique of the “triple evils” of...
As Bishop Sarah Mullally prepares to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the Reverend Canon Chuck Robertson, Ph.D., Canon & Senior Advisor to the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, reflects on the role Archbishops of Canterbury...
The Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St. James's Piccadilly in London, explores the role of the star in the story of the Magi's visit to Bethlehem and how that star has been depicted in art.
