This year’s conference is a tribute to the Works of Robert Crouse project which was initiated by Canon Gary Thorne. Three of five projected volumes have now already been published: Images of Pilgrimage, Soul’s Pilgrimage Vols 1 & 2. We hold this conference also in anticipation of the fourth installment, scheduled for publication in 2027, which will be an edition of Dr. Crouse’s papers, responses, and summaries of all ATC conferences since 1981 (editor-in-chief, Dr. Neil Robertson). As an exploration of the Anglicanism which defined Dr. Crouse, we will consider, amongst others, poetical sermons and writings of Lancelot Andrewes, John Donne, George Herbert, Jeremy Taylor, John Keble and Austin Farrer— all of these priests were governed by poetic insights. The conference final session on the morning of Friday, June 26th will deal explicitly with the Crouse academic and ecclesiastical legacy.

Schedule

(Schedule subject to changes)

Tues, June 23rd

5:30 p.m. Evensong St. Peter’s

7:30 p.m. Paper One

Dr. John Baxter (Dalhousie) speaking on George Herbert

Wednesday, June 24th

8:00 a.m. Matins St. Peter’s Church

10:00 a.m. Paper Two

The Rev’d David Curry (Windsor) speaking on Lancelot Andrewes

2:00 p.m. Paper Three

Topic: The Rev’d Alistair Radcliffe-MacDonald (Boston) speaking on John Donne

Responder: Dr. Patricia Robertson (Dalhousie)

7 p.m. Service of Holy Communion on the Feast of St. John the Baptist: St. Peter’s Cathedral

Preacher Canon Gary Thorne (Halifax)

Thursday, June 25th

8:00 a.m. Matins, followed by Low Mass St. Peter’s Cathedral

10:00 a.m. Paper Four

Topic: John Keble (Speaker to be announced)

5:00 p.m. Lobster Supper by Parish, requires pre-registration, cost determined by Market Price.

7:00 p.m. Paper Five

The Rev’d Patrick Curran (Vienna) on Austin Farrer

Friday, June 26th

8:00 a.m. Matins, followed by Low Mass St. Peter’s Cathedral

10:00 a.m. Paper Six: “Robert Crouse over the years,” by Dr. Neil Robertson (UKC)

Panel Discussion with all the Presenters (directly following final talk)

The Conference concludes at approximately 12:30 p.m.