The Rector’s Forum | Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
(Please note: this program is taking a summer break and will resume Sunday, August 23, 2026)
Join us on Sunday mornings for this formation offering, held in the Parish Hall during Kairos, 9:15–10:15 a.m. The Rector’s Forum offers a dialogue-centered event between the guest speaker and a St. Paul’s, Ivy clergy member, with plenty of opportunities for questions and comments from those gathered. Come for our traditional Continental Breakfast and stay for the conversation.
Join us this Fall:
- August 23: Let’s Talk About a Constitutional Afterthought. The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with a Long, Troubled History, with Saikrishna Prakash, UVA Law School and Miller Center Senior Fellow
- August 30: Let’s Talk About Setting Kids Up for Success. Strengthening the Home/School Partnership in Support of Our Children, with John Hobson, Principal, JT Henley Middle School and Fellow, Karsh Institute for Democracy
- September 6: Let’s Talk With Emily! Hello, St Paul’s, Ivy!, with the Rev. Emily Fisher, Associate Rector, St. Paul’s, Ivy Episcopal Church
- September 13: Let’s Talk About the Moral Questions of War. Can There Be a Just, or Ethical, War?, with Charles Mathewes, UVA Department of Religious Studies
- September 20: Let’s Talk About the Power to Declare War. Who has the Authority to Declare War, Congress or the President?, with Andrew Preston, UVA Department of History
- September 27: Let’s Talk About Radicalised Faith. Responding to Christian Nationalism as Christian Leaders, with Daryn Henry, UVA Department of Religious Studies
- October 4: Let’s Talk About Jack and Eleanor. Reconcilable Differences: The Unlikely Political Alliance of John F. Kennedy and Eleanor Roosevelt, with Barbara Perry, author, Miller Center Professor, and Presidential Oral Historian
- October 11: Let’s Talk About Transforming Lives through Education. UVA’s Fluvanna Women’s Correctional Center Program: Transformations Through Liberal Arts Learning, with Charlotte Mathews, UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies
- October 18: Let’s Talk About Children and Youth in Foster Care. Advocacy for Abused and Neglected Children and Youth, with Kate Duvall, President and CEO of Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates
- October 25: Let’s Talk About Vampires. The Origins of the Vampire: How the Vampire Myth Was Born, with Stanley Stepanic, UVA Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature and Author of “A Vamp There Was”
- November 1: Let’s Talk About Jesus’ Sacrifice for Humanity. Atonement Theology and the Work of the Cross, with Paul Dafydd Jones, UVA Department of Religious Studies
- November 8: Let’s Talk About Humanity’s Future in Space. What are the Ethical and Theological Questions That Arise as Human Activity Expands Beyond Earth? with Kelsey Johnson, UVA Department of Astronomy
- November 22: Let’s Talk About Online Platform Liabilities. TikTok and Digital Well-Being: Understanding Recent California and New Mexico Addiction Verdicts, with Chris Maurer, UVA McIntire School of Commerce, and Cybersecurity Expert
- December 6: Let’s Talk About Patrick Henry. America at 250: “For the People, For the Country” — Patrick Henry’s Legacy in Shaping the Nation, with John Ragosta, author and Virginia Humanities Fellow
- December 13: Let’s Talk About Space Travel. The Artemis II Mission: The Complexities and Risks of Space Travel, with Dr. Brendan Byrne, UVA Department of Emergency Medicine and Member of the Artemis II Medical Team
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