Higher Education, the Episcopal Church, and the Anglican Communion
With the Reverend Richard Burnett, General Secretary, Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion
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.
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Sunday, April 21 at 10 am: God’s Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of the Bible
Candida Moss, the Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham (UK), discusses her new book about the role of enslaved people in the making of Christianity and its scriptures.
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Upcoming Forums
April 28: The Right Reverend Allen K. Shin, Bishop Suffragan, Episcopal Diocese of New York
May 5: Christopher Evans, Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies, Boston University
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
Lent: The Journey Inward, Part 2: Prayer and Meditation
03.05.17 | Articles | The Forum
In our Lenten Forum Series, “The Journey Inward,” St. Bart’s clergy will share well-proved practices of prayer and discipline for you to consider during this penitential season. March 5: The Right Reverend Dean Wolfe shared...
The Journey Inward Part 1: An Introduction to Lent
02.26.17 | Articles | The Forum
Our Rector, the Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe, shared thoughts on Lenten practices for the “Journey Inward’ this season.
St. Bart's at the Oscars
02.20.17 | Articles | The Forum
St. Bart's at the Oscars: Matthew Moretz led a lively discussion about three nominees for Best Picture: Jackie, Hacksaw Ridge, and Manchester by the Sea. Spoiler alert: all is revealed!
Dean Wolfe's First Forum
02.12.17 | Articles | The Forum
The Spiritual Art of Iconography
01.29.17 | Articles | The Forum | Center for Religious Inquiry
Michael Kurth, parishioner and now seminarian at Yale Divinity School, spoke to us about the spiritual craft of Iconography, especially that of the Russian Church. Learn the meaning and symbolism of this ancient and holy tradition of worship and art.
St. Bartholomew's Conservancy
01.22.17 | Articles | The Forum
Our Forum guests Connie Evans, Executive Director of the St. Bartholomew’s Conservancy, and Carole Bailey French, President of the Conservancy, offered presentation on the process behind our parish’s recent National Landmark status...
Rabbi Angela W. Buchdahl
01.15.17 | Articles | The Forum | Center for Religious Inquiry
A conversation with Angela W. Buchdahl, Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue.
Bach & the St. John Passion
01.08.17 | Articles | The Forum
Johann Sebastian Bach -- the man, his music, and his St. John PassionParishioner William Fulton shared the beauty and secrets of this classic work of sacred music.
The Nativity Narratives of the Gospels, Part 3
12.18.16 | Articles | The Forum
At the Forum, Dr. Larry Welborn, Professor of the New Testament at Fordham University, continued to guide us on a multi-week tour through the Nativity narratives of the Gospels, providing his expert historical and spiritual insights, informed by...
The Nativity Narratives of the Gospels, Part 2
12.12.16 | Articles | The Forum
Join us in the Great Hall as Dr. Larry Welborn, Professor of the New Testament at Fordham University, continues to guide us on a multi-week tour through the Nativity narratives of the Gospels, providing his expert historical and spiritual...