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.
Emre Celik, Executive Director of Peace Islands Institute, discusses his work promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue across New York City and beyond.
Emre Celik, Executive Director of Peace Islands Institute, discusses his work promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue across New York City and beyond.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Dr. Charlotte Healy, St. Bart’s parishioner and co-curator of the exhibition Willem de Kooning Drawing (currently on view at the Art Institute of Chicago), gives an overview of the exhibition and explores de Kooning’s provocative...
Sister Monica Clare, a Tiktok star who is also the Superior of the Community of St. John the Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey, speaks about her call to ministry.
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jeremy David Engels of Penn State University draws on the teachings of mindfulness to respond to the current political moment.
Dr. James Ferrara, Ward-Coleman Chair in Cancer Medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and longtime member of St. Bart’s, speaks about his awe-inspiring work in medical science and the challenges currently facing his field.
The Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St. James’s Piccadilly, shares exciting news from our linked parish in London and reflects on the new Archbishop of Canterbury and other recent developments in the Church of...
Members of St. Bartholomew's Choir discuss their careers as professional musicians and the joy of making music at St. Bart's.
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...
