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.
Dr. Clay Williams, a St. Bart’s parishioner who completed his dissertation on artificial intelligence, contemplates the impact that AI is making on our efforts to understand ourselves.
The Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St. James’s Piccadilly, introduces her new book which lies at the intersection of feminism, art, and theology.
September 27 Christian Nationalism in the UK
The Reverend Lucy Winkett, Rector of St. James’s Piccadilly, looks at Christian nationalism within the United Kingdom, contending that it represents both a political problem and a theological one.
October 4 Flood
Filmmaker Katy Scoggin tells a very personal story about dialogue across difference ahead of a screening of her new documentary.
October 11 Eleanor Roosevelt’s Nightly Prayer: The Religious Life of the First Lady of the World
Author Donn Mitchell examines the ways in which Eleanor Roosevelt’s faith informed her work and her life.
October 25 Caleb Maglaya Galaraga, journalist, The Living Church
November 1 Paul, Democracy, and the Corinthians
Larry Welborn, Professor Emeritus at Fordham University, highlights democratic impulses within the early Church and the New Testament.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
The Very Reverend Marcus George Halley, D.Min. College Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life, explores the intersection of two significant June observances — Juneteenth and Pride Month — through the lens of the Gospel.
Longtime members of the St. Bart’s community remember Tom Bowers, the tenth rector of the parish, who died in 2024.
Dr. Rick Altice, Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine, discusses the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS.
Chine McDonald, who serves as Director of the UK think tank Theos, reflects on her experience of being a Black woman in a white-majority church.
Robert W. Radtke, President & CEO of Episcopal Relief & Development, discusses the international nature of the Anglican Communion and the role the Communion plays in improving living conditions around the world.
Sister Monica Clare, a Tiktok star who is also the Superior of the Community of St. John the Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey, speaks about her call to ministry.
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jeremy David Engels of Penn State University draws on the teachings of mindfulness to respond to the current political moment.
Dr. James Ferrara, Ward-Coleman Chair in Cancer Medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and longtime member of St. Bart’s, speaks about his awe-inspiring work in medical science and the challenges currently facing his field.
The Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St. James’s Piccadilly, shares exciting news from our linked parish in London and reflects on the new Archbishop of Canterbury and other recent developments in the Church of...
Members of St. Bartholomew's Choir discuss their careers as professional musicians and the joy of making music at St. Bart's.
