July 2nd - 5th, 2024
Halifax, Nova Scotia
IN HIM WAS LIFE:
Keynote Speaker
Fr. John Behr
Confirmed Speakers
Michelle Wilband
Amy Bird
Gavin Dunbar
Marilyn Orr
Neil Robertson
David Curry
Benjamin MacDonald
David Sheppard
The Mystery of the Incarnation
Artwork: “Resurrection” by Ivanka Demchuk
Used with permission.
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
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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 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.
2024 BOOK STUDY
This year we are not only blessed to have Fr. John Behr giving a paper at the ATC, but he will also be offering the opportunity to closely read a text with him in a seminar-style study and discussion on the afternoon of Thursday, July 4th.
We encourage all attendees to read a copy of St. Athanasius’ On the Incarnation ahead of the conference, through which Fr. Behr will guide us and offer a chance for questions and discussion - a rare and exciting opportunity!
The text we will be using is the Greek/English version of On the Incarnation translated by Fr. Behr himself and published by St. Vladimir Seminary Press (ISBN: 978-0-88141-409-7) Reading from the same text will allow us to be on the same page during the course of the seminar.
Copies of the book are available through the SVS Press website, on Amazon, through Indigo, and through your local booksellers.
