IN HIM

WAS LIFE:

The Mystery of the Incarnation

The 2024 Atlantic Theological Conference
July 2nd-5th, 2024 | Halifax, Nova Scotia

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


  • 5:30pm
    - Evensong (In the Round Church)

    6:00pm - Barbecue on the lawn (weather permitting) to welcome attendees to the Conference.

  • 8:00am - Mattins & Holy Communion

    10:00am - First Paper

    The Rev’d Dr. John Behr - Speaking of Incarnation: Ancient Paradigms and Modern Predicaments

    Response - David Sheppard

    1:30pm - Second Paper

    Dr. Neil Robertson - The Incarnation in St Augustine’s Confessions

    Response - Amy Bird

    5:30pm - Evensong

    6:00pm-7:30pm - Reception in Parish Hall

    7:30pm - Third Paper

    Michelle Wilband - Incarnation and Image: St. John of Damascus and the Theology of the Icon

    Response - Father Gavin Dunbar

    Reception to follow


  • 10:00am
    - Fourth Paper

    Father David Curry - ‘The Abridgement of Christ’s Story’: Passion and Incarnation in John Donne and Lancelot Andrewes

    Response - Dr. Marilyn Orr

    2:30pm Seminar Book Study with Fr. John Behr on Athanasius’ De Incarnatione

    7:00pm - Conference Eucharist (Choral)

    Celebrant - Father Nicholas Hatt
    Preacher - Archdeacon John Matheson

    Reception to follow


  • 10:00am -
    Fifth Paper

    Dr. Benjamin MacDonald - Portraits of Jesus: Tragedy and Incarnation in Donald MacKinnon

    Conference Summary - Father Thomas Curran

    Panel Discussion with all Presenters

    The Conference will conclude shortly after Noon.