Forum at Grace Cathedral

The Forum at Grace Cathedral is a live, weekly talk show based in San Francisco, California. The Forum presents thought-provoking and engaging conversations on critical issues. The Forum features many of today's top authorities from the world of politics, activism, spirituality, the arts, humanities and theology. It is moderated by The Very Reverend Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral.

Overview

The Forum is held on Sunday mornings beginning at 9:30 a.m. and runs until 10:30 a.m. It is also occasionally held at 1:00 p.m. The Forum season runs from Labor Day to Memorial Day.

The Forum has two live audiences: one onsite and the other by means of the Internet. The format is a radio-style discussion, featuring an interactive, conversation format. The first half of The Forum is a question and answer discussion between Jones and the guest. The final 20-25 minutes are devoted to questions from in-house audience and webcast listeners. Guests do not make formal, prepared presentations, as Jones prompts the conversation by posing questions.

The Forum is an open, inclusive environment where all views are welcome in the spirit of civil dialogue. There is no admission charge to attend, and is always open to the public.

History

The Forum has been running continually since 1995. Past guests include:

*Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman & House Democrat Minority Leader, now Speaker of the House
*Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor
*Willie Lewis Brown, Jr., San Francisco Mayor
*Alan Cranston, former U.S. Senator for California
*Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner
*Anne Lamott, author
*Reuel Gerecht, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute
*Daniel Dennett, professor, Tufts University
*Ward Connerly, Founder, American Civil Rights Institute
*Kamala Harris, San Francisco District Attorney
*George Lakoff, Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley
*Huston Smith, philosopher & author "The World's Religions"
*Marcus Borg, theologian & author Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time
*Thomas Moore, author The Soul’s Religion
*Diana Eck, religion scholar & author "A New Religious America"
*Elaine Pagels, best-selling author & professor, Princeton University
*Ram Dass, spiritual guru & best-selling author "Be Here Now"
*Donald Spoto, best-selling author & activist
*Stephen Privett, SJ, President, University of San Francisco
*John Shelby Spong, former Episcopal Bishop and best-selling author
*The Right Reverend NT Wright, Bishop of Durham, England, best-selling author
*Anne Rice, best-selling author
*Rabbi Michael Lerner, Beyt Tikkun Temple
*Jane Goodall, famed primatologist & activist
*Dr. Judea Pearl, Executive Director, Daniel Pearl Foundation
*Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund
*Larry Harvey, founder & director, Burning Man
*Richard Blum, founder American Himalayan Institute
*Van Jones, Executive Director, The Ella Baker Institute
*Jan Wahl, movie critic
*Alissa Quart, writer, New York Times
*Bill Viola, acclaimed video artist & MacArthur Fellow
*Mickey Hart, musician & former percussionist, The Grateful Dead
*Lewis Hyde, author ""
*Pamela Rosenberg, general director, San Francisco Opera
*Lotfi Mansouri, general director, San Francisco Opera
*Leonard Nimoy, Actor, Director & Artist
*Diane Middlebrook, professor, Stanford University
*Donald Runnicles, conductor, San Francisco Opera
*Carl Djerassi, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
*Dr. Dean Ornish, Founder, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
*Dr. Jay Levy, AIDS researcher, University of California, San Francisco
*Vida Blue, All-star pitcher
*Dr. Randy Schekman, Stem cell researcher, UC Berkeley
*Meredith Maran, Author, Dirty: A Search for Answers Inside America’s Teenage Drug Epidemic
*Dr. Len Saputo, Founder, The Health Medicine Forum
*Jack Canfield, Founder, Chicken Soup for the Soul
*Dr. Grant Colfax, AIDS researcher, San Francisco Department of Health
*Bill Joy, chief scientist Sun Microsystems
*Paulina Borsook, journalist & author
*Tom Chappell, founder & CEO, Tom's of Maine
*John O’Neil, President of the Center for Leadership Renewal
*Mary Bitterman, former Executive Director KQED, Inc.

References

External links

* [http://www.gracecathedral.org/forum The Forum's home page]