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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On the occasion of our annual bishop’s visitation, the Right Reverend Allen Shin reflects on the mission of the Church as it faces the challenges and opportunities of the present moment.
May 5 - The Social Gospel: The Heart of Progressive Christianity
Christopher Evans, Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies at Boston University, discusses the late 19th and early 20th century movement of American Christianity commonly called the Social Gospel and how it continues to animate Christianity to this day.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
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.
The Rev. Lynn Sanders interviews Dr. Patrick Hornbeck. Photo by Tim Collins. Patrick Hornbeck served as Al Jazeera’s “Reporter's Friend” during the Pope’s recent visit to the US. He gave us a firsthand report and...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King continue to bring a compelling ethic of non-violent resistance, tough love, and possibilities of forgiveness and reconciliation. Led by Bob Dannals, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on the topic...
Today’s Forum was not recorded. We invite you to view the handout that accompanied Bob Dannal’s talk. Click here or on the icon above for the Forum handout
Part 1 of 3: In the midst of ongoing evil in our world, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King continue to bring a compelling ethic of non-violent resistance, tough love, and possibilities of forgiveness and reconciliation. Join us for this...
On october 4th, the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, our Forum guest was Jon Sweeney, independent scholar, editor, culture critic, and former editor-in-chief of Paraclete Press. Jon has lectured widely on subjects related to Francis of Assisi...
Today's Forum was a chance for the parish to meet St. Bart’s newest Assisting Priest, the Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, J.D., Ph.D. Patrick is Chief Compliance Officer for the Church Pension Group; Affliated Associate Professor of Theology...
Our Search Committee and the Rev. Canon Deborah Tammeru updated us on St. Bart’s Rector Search. Click the red "Notes" icon (four bullet pointed horizontal lines, above) for a copy of the search handouts. To stay up to date on the search...
“St. Bartholomew in Living Stone.” Matthew Moretz gave a visual presentation on the appearances of our eponymous “St. Bart” in the architecture of our building. Listen in and explore the beauty and meaning of these more...
Our Interim Rector Bob Dannals offered thoughts on “Homecoming and Belonging in Scripture and Literature.” Forum handout attached (click the icon that pictures four horizontal lines).
Talking about God makes some of us nervous. Yet our Anglican traditions insist that how we think and talk about God makes a critical difference in what we believe. Join Lynn Sanders for a bit of summer gardening in Anglican theology. We’ll...
