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Join our Dean, Dr. Jane Shaw, and the clergy of Grace Cathedral for a series of stimulating conversations about faith and ethics in relation to the issues of our day.  Leading public figures, musicians, theologians, artists and writers will bring the most innovative and interesting thinking to our public space and engage our minds and hearts to think in new ways about the world.

The Forum takes place selected Sunday mornings from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. in Gresham Hall.  We always invite you to join us on Sunday mornings for the 11 a.m. Choral Eucharist immediately following The Forum.

To listen to past Forums, click here.


THE FORUM | Spring 2013

Professor Kate Cooper, University of Manchester
The Rev. Professor Rebecca Lyman, Church Divinity School of the Pacific

Mary Magdalene in Text and History - presented in partnership with San Francisco Opera
Sunday, June 2 at 9:30 a.m.

Mark Adamo, composer
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano

Mary Magdalene in Arts and Culture presented in partnership with San Francisco Opera
Sunday, June 9 at 9:30 a.m.

Nora Gallagher
Author
The Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic
Sunday, June 16 at 9:30 a.m.


Listen to Past Forums     


Sunday, May 12, 2013 Forum: God and Technology

Guest: Jon McCormack

Jon McCormack, VP of Software Development at Amazon Kindle and Co-Founder of The Kilgoris Project

Sunday, May 5, 2013 9:30 am Forum: On God's Side

Guest: Jim Wallis

Author, activist, and CEO of Sojourners, Jim Wallis

Sunday, April 28, 2013 9:30 am Forum: A New Way to be Human

Guest: Robert V. Taylor

Robert V. Taylor discusses his book with the Rev. Cn. Mark Stanger

Sunday, April 21, 2013 9:30 am Forum: inGenius - A Crash Course On Creativity

Guest: Dr. Tina Seelig

Dr. Tina Seelig discusses her most recent book.

Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:30 am Forum: What We Talk About When We Talk About God

Guest: Rob Bell

Rob Bell in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:30 am Forum: Music and the Visual Arts

Guest: Anne Patterson

Anne Patterson, Grace Cathedral's 2013 Artist in Residence

Friday, February 22, 2013 9:30 am Forum: Medieval Cathedrals

Guest: The Very Rev. June Osborne

The Very Rev. June Osborne, Dean of Salisbury

Sunday, February 17, 2013 9:30 am Forum: Money and Meaning

Guest: The Rev. Rosa Lee Harden and Kevin Jones

The Rev. Rosa Lee Harden and Kevin Jones

Sunday, February 10, 2013 9:30 am Forum: The Power of Music

Guest: Linda Ronstadt

Grammy Award-Winning artist Linda Ronstadt

Sunday, February 3, 2013 9:30 am Forum: Activism and Priesthood

Guest: The Rev. Becca Stevens

The Rev. Becca Stevens in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:30 am Forum: The Next Generation of Opera

Guest: Susanne Mentzer

Susanne Mentzer, mezzo soprano, in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, January 20, 2013 9:30 am Forum: Words of the World

Guest: Dr. Sarah Ogilvie

Dr. Sarah Ogilvie in conversation with Anna Deavere Smith

Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:30 am Forum: Music and Theology

Guest: The Rt. Rev. Dr. David Stancliffe

The Rt. Rev. Dr. David Stancliffe discusses the intersection of music and theology.

Sunday, November 11, 2012 9:30 am Forum: The Future of Higher Education in America

Guest: Dr. Alecia DeCoudreaux

Dr. Alecia DeCoudreaux, President of Mills College

Sunday, November 4, 2012 Forum: When God Talks Back

Guest: Dr. Tanya Luhrmann

Dr. Tanya Lurhmann discusses her recent book

Sunday, October 28, 2012 Forum: Moby Dick at San Francisco Opera

Guest: Jake Heggie

Composer Jake Heggie in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, October 21, 2012 Forum: What's in Kelvin's Head?

Guest: The Very Rev. Kelvin Holdsworth

The Very Rev. Kelvin Holdsworth, in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, October 14, 2012 Forum: Art and the Bible

Guest: Dr. Benjamin Morse

Dr. Benjamin Morse discusses his first children's book

Sunday, October 7, 2012 9:30 am Forum: God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage

Guest: The Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson

The Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson in conversation with the Ven. Anthony Turney

Sunday, September 23, 2012 9:30 am Forum: The American Bible

Guest: Dr. Stephen Prothero

Dr. Stephen Prothero, in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, September 16, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Reflections on a Life in Politics

Guest: George P. Shultz

Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz in conversation with The Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, September 9, 2012 9:30 am Forum: On Human Responsibility

Guest: Tom Steyer

Tom Steyer, in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Monday, June 18, 2012 6:30 pm Forum: A Conversation with Trevor Traina on "Real to Real"

Guest: Trevor Traina and Julian Cox

Trevor Traina and Julian Cox in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, June 10, 2012 3:00 pm Forum: Behind "Emotional Creature"

Guest: Eve Ensler

Eve Ensler discusses her newest play with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Religion in Human Evolution

Guest: Dr. Robert Bellah

Dr. Robert Bellah in conversation with The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus

Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Armistead Maupin

Guest: Armistead Maupin

Beloved novelist, Armistead Maupin, in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, May 13, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Nothing is Funnier Than Unhappiness: Beckett's Meditations on Life and Death

Guest: Carey Perloff

ACT Executive Director Carey Perloff in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, May 6, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Happy Accidents

Guest: Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch, in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, April 29, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Moral Tensions: God and Our Decisions

Guest: The Rt. Rev. Lord Richard Harries

The Rt. Rev. Lord Richard Harries in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, April 22, 2012 9:30 am Forum: The Church in the World

Guest: The Very Rev. Dr. Alan Jones

The Very Rev. Dr. Alan Jones, Dean Emeritus, in conversation with our current dean, the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Augustine and the Fundamentalist's Daughter

Guest: Margaret R. Miles

Margaret R. Miles in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, March 18, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, & Politics in the Book of Revelation

Guest: Elaine Pagels

Elaine Pagels in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Spirituality in the Occupy Generation

Guest: The Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox and Mr. Adam Bucko

Matthew Fox and Adam Bucko in conversation with Bishop Marc

Sunday, February 26, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Sacred Texts of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam

Guest: The Rev. Dr. Robert C. Gregg

Dr. Robert Gregg in conversation with the Rev. Cn. Christine McSpadden

Friday, February 10, 2012 10:24 am Forum: Grace and the Artist

Guest: John Adams

Composer John Adams in conversation with Anna Deavere Smith and the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Grace in the Public Eye

Guest: Belva Davis

Belva Davis in conversation with Anna Deavere Smith and the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, January 29, 2012 9:30 am Forum: What is Grace?

Guest: Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, January 22, 2012 9:30 am Forum: Fit to Serve

Guest: Ambassador James C. Hormel

Ambassador James C. Hormel discusses his book.

Sunday, December 11, 2011 9:30 am Forum: Spiritual Envy

Guest: Dr. Michael Krasny

Dr. Michael Krasny, in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, December 4, 2011 9:30 am Forum: How Christians Learned to Talk About Homosexuality

Guest: Dr. Mark D. Jordan

Dr. Mark Jordan, Harvard Divinity School, in conversation with the Ven. Anthony Turney.

Sunday, November 20, 2011 9:30 am Forum: The Bible, Food, and Sustainability

Guest: Dr. Ellen Davis & Julie Cummins

Dr. Ellen Davis, of Duke Divinity School, and Julie Cummins, of CUESA

Sunday, November 13, 2011 9:30 am Forum: Broken Hearts and New Creation: Intimations of a Great Reversal

Guest: Dr. James Alison

Dr. James Alison, theologian

Sunday, October 30, 2011 9:30 am Forum: Anglicanism Remixed: Embracing our Traditions and Embracing The Other

Guest: The Rev. Stephanie Spellers

The Rev. Stephanie Spellers discusses emerging church with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw.

Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:00 am Forum: Faith, Food, and Finance

Guest: Raj Patel

Dr. Raj Patel in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

Sunday, October 16, 2011 9:30 am Forum: Houdini: Art and Magic

Guest: Connie Wolf, Executive Director of the CJM

Examining Houdini's life, legend, and influence.

Sunday, October 2, 2011 9:30 am Forum: Zoos: Windows into the World

Guest: Joe Fitting

Joe Fitting, Vice President of Education and Conservation at the San Francisco Zoo

Sunday, September 25, 2011 9:30 am Forum: Octavia, Daughter of God: The Story of a Female Messiah and her Followers

Guest: The Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw

The Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw discusses her latest book with the Rev. Dr. Rebecca Lyman.

Sunday, September 11, 2011 Forum: Heart of a Soldier

Guest: See listing

How one man's bravery on 9/11 became an opera

Sunday, November 7, 2010 Forum: Medieval to Modern: Cathedrals in the 21st Century

Guest: See listing.

A special Forum held the weekend of the installation of the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw as the eighth dean of Grace Cathedral

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