Manifest: The Season After the Epiphany
The Reverend Zack Nyein offers an overview of the often overlooked Season After the Epiphany, including scriptural and liturgical themes and special feasts in the period of time between Christmastide and Lent.
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 York, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
Sunday, January 19, at 10 am
Gandhi, King, and Nonviolence
Karuna Mantena, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discusses Mahatma Gandhi's influence on the thinking of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the connection they both perceived between social change and nonviolence. Please post your questions in the comments section on Facebook or YouTube, or email the Reverend Peter Thompson at
Upcoming
January 26
Parishioner Clay Williams on the emerging challenges posed by artificial intelligence
February 2
Yale Divinity School and Institute of Sacred Music Professor Melanie Ross on the connection between liturgy and everyday life
February 9
Author and academic Isaac Sharp on the changing landscape of American evangelicalism
February 16
Nathaniel Gumbs, Director of Chapel Music at Yale University, on Black organ music
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
The Rt. Rev. Andrew M. L. Dietsche, Bishop of New York
04.13.15 | Articles | The Forum
The Vanderbilt Doors, part 3
03.23.15 | Articles | The Forum
St. Bart's in Transition
03.15.15 | Articles | The Forum
The Vanderbilt Doors: Join Matthew Moretz as he finishes his visual presentation on the great (yet hidden) bronze doors of the Vanderbilt portal. Explore the beauty and meaning of these more than a century-old masterpieces.Click the round...
Catherine Hoke
03.08.15 | Articles | The Forum
Catherine Hoke, Founder of Defy Ventures, will be Buddy’s guest. Through her Entrepreneurs in-Training program she has provided executive mentoring, financial investment and startup incubation for people with criminal pasts. Catherine was...
The One and Only Bruce Forbes
02.22.15 | Articles | The Forum
The one and only Bruce Forbes will be Buddy’s guest. Bruce reflects on his 50+ years at St. Bart’s and may be coaxed to tell a few tales.Click the round “Play” button to listen to an online recording of the Forum. Or click...
The Vanderbilt Doors, continued
02.15.15 | Articles | The Forum
Matthew Moretz finishes his visual presentation on the great (yet hidden) bronze doors of the Vanderbilt portal. Listen in to explore the beauty and meaning of these more than a century-old masterpiecesClick the round “Play” button to...
St. Bart's at the Oscars: The Sequel
02.08.15 | Articles | The Forum
Buddy and Matthew hosted a lively discussion about nominees for Best Picture: “Birdman” (set in our neighborhood!) and “American Sniper.” Click the round “Play” button to listen to an online recording of the...
Matthew Moretz: The Vanderbilt Doors
01.18.15 | Articles | The Forum
The Vanderbilt Doors: Matthew Moretz gives a visual presentation on the great (yet hidden) bronze doors of the Vanderbilt portal. Explore the beauty and meaning of these more than a century-old masterpieces.
Stephanie Odegard
01.11.15 | Articles | The Forum
Buddy’s guest was Stephanie Odegard, St. Bart’s parishioner and international leader in contemporary design, who has dedicated her career to assisting artisans in developing countries promote and preserve their traditional crafts...
St. Bart's at the Oscars
01.04.15 | Articles | The Forum
Lynn Sanders and Matthew Moretz led a lively discussion about three likely nominees for Best Picture: Boyhood, Selma, and The Theory of Everything.