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The Forum

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 YorkThe New Yorker, and The Atlantic.

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Sunday, October 8: Histories, Fun Facts, Regular Facts

Alexandra Petri of the Washington Post will speak on her new book satirizing American history, US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up). 

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Upcoming Forums


October 15:
Sacred Muse: On Christian Art and Music

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. 

October 22: Deliberative Citizenship: Constructively Facing Society’s Problems

Graham Bullock, Associate Professor of Political Science, Davidson College proposes a more constructive approach to dialogue about important social and political issues.

October 29: The Reverend Molly O’Neil Frank will speak on death and dying from her perspective as a hospice chaplain at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

November 5: Thirty Years of Ministry

The Right Reverend Dean Wolfe and his wife Ellen reflect on his thirty years of service as a priest and bishop. 

November 12: Back at St. Bart’s

The Reverend Peter Thompson discusses his three month sabbatical and his return to St. Bart’s.


Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.

Lynn Sanders - Bowen Family Systems Theory
01.03.16 | Articles | The Forum

Do family interactions sometimes leave you wondering, “What just happened here?” Are you hoping to find a different, more satisfying way of relating for 2016? The Rev. Lynn Sanders presented a timely review of Bowen family systems...

Tis the Season, Part 1
11.29.15 | Articles | The Forum

Advent: ‘Tis the Season, Part 1 of 4. The Advent season is multifaceted, each offering its own gift to help us prepare our hearts and our hopes. During each Sunday Forum in Advent, we’ll explore a different, rich dimension of Advent...

Gratitude and Generosity - Dan Matthews
11.22.15 | Articles | The Forum

The Rev. Dr. Daniel P. Matthews, Sr., Rector Emeritus of Trinity Church Wall Street, is a nationally renowned preacher and teacher, a leader, visionary and vigorous proclaimer of a relevant gospel to the world. Dr. Matthews' inspirational message...

Lynn Sanders, One of the Best Kept Secrets
11.08.15 | Articles | The Forum

The Rev. Lynn Sanders draws on the latest thinking and teaching of visionary Episcopal Church leaders to explore the birth and continual rebirth of The Episcopal Church. How did we get here? Where are we going? Why might this be true: “The...

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