IN HIM
WAS LIFE:
The Mystery of the Incarnation
The 2024 Atlantic Theological Conference
July 2nd-5th, 2024 | Halifax, Nova Scotia
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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5:30pm - Evensong (In the Round Church)6:00pm - Barbecue on the lawn (weather permitting) to welcome attendees to the Conference.
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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
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10:00am - Fourth PaperFather 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 MathesonReception to follow
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10:00am - Fifth PaperDr. 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.