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
Praying Twice: Choral Singing, Children, and the Church
07.30.23 | Articles | The Forum
Alexander Pattavina, Director of St. Bartholomew's Choristers, and friends discuss the impact that singing can have on a young person's life.
Embodied Theology
07.23.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Jarel Robinson-Brown, Curate of St. Botolph-without-Aldgate in London, talks about why our body and God's body matter to our spiritual life and journey into wholeness.
It's All About Love
07.16.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers and the Reverend Zack Nyein reflect on the Episcopal Church's four day “festival for the Jesus movement” held recently in Baltimore.
A Progressive Vision of Religious Freedom
07.09.23 | Articles | The Forum
Liz Reiner Platt, Director of the Law, Rights, and Religion Project at Columbia Law School, discusses current legal trends in religious liberty law, especially from a progressive perspective. Though “religious freedom” most commonly...
O Say Can You Hear? Evolving Understandings of The Star Spangled Banner
07.02.23 | Articles | The Forum
University of Michigan musicologist Mark Clague, author of the book O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” discusses Americans’ changing relationship with their national anthem.
LGBTQ+ Pride and the Church
06.25.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Right Reverend Deon Johnson, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, reflects on his experience as the first openly gay Black bishop in The Episcopal Church and the ways in which the Church is still working towards the full inclusion of...
June 18: Wonderfully Made: LGBTQ+R(eligion)
06.18.23 | Articles | The Forum
Film Director Yuval David and Executive Producer Mark McDermott discuss their new documentary, Wonderfully Made, which explores the challenges of LGBTQ+ Roman Catholics. The film is accompanied by an art project, which aims to expand the viewers...
Faith and the Lives of Young People
06.11.23 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Robbie Pennoyer, Head of Lower Manhattan’s Grace Church School, reflects on the state of our young people and the role that faith can play in their lives.
Saved by the City: Religion through the Lens of New York
06.04.23 | Articles | The Forum
Roxanne Stone and Katelyn Beaty, co-hosts of the podcast Saved by the City, both grew up in white evangelical America and now live in New York City. Together they examine Christianity, evangelicalism, and other religious topics from the...
Faith and Activism: Energizing Young Adults in the Episcopal Church
05.28.23 | Articles | The Forum
Evangeline Warren, who grew up at St. Bart’s, talks about the emerging role of young adults within the Episcopal Church. Eva, the daughter of Mary Abraham and Rob Radtke, is currently working towards her Ph.D. in sociology at Ohio State...