North American Academy of Ecumenists

NAAE 2012 Annual Conference

The Ecumenical Legacy of the Second Vatican Council

Atlantic School of Theology

September 21-23, 2012

Schedule

Exact locations in Halifax are still being planned.

Friday

3:00 pm           Tour of Atlantic School of Theology (optional): Rev. Dr. David MacLachlan

5:00 pm           Dinner on your own.  Board: dinner meeting

7:00 pm           Welcome: Sr. Dr. Lorelei F. Fuchs, SA (National Council of Churches of Christ USA)

7:15 pm           Gathering Prayer: Dr. Mitzi Budde (Virginia Theological Seminary)

7:30 pm           Opening Address: “The Ecumenical Legacy of the Second Vatican Council”

Rev. Dr. Karen Westerfield Tucker (Boston University School of Theology)

9:00 pm           Reception

Saturday Morning

9:00 am           Gathering Prayer: Dr. Mitzi Budde

9:15 am           “The Legacy from a Disciples Perspective”

Rev. Dr. Robert Welsh (Council on Christian Unity, Christian Church-Disciples of Christ)

10:30 am         Break

10:45 am         “The Legacy from a Methodist Perspective”

Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Wainwright (Duke University, emeritus)

12:00 pm         Lunch on your own.  Board: lunch meeting

Saturday Afternoon

1:30 pm           “The Legacy from Diverse Perspectives in Halifax”

Panel Presentation

2:30 pm           “The Legacy from an Orthodox Perspective”

Dr. Despina Prassas (Providence College, RI)

3:45 pm           Break

4:00 pm           Student Essay Contest: Announcement of Winner and Precis of Essay

Saturday Evening

5:30 pm           Evening Prayer

6:00 pm           Hors d'œuvre

6:30 pm           Banquet and Presentation: “Memories of Vatican II”

Banquet Speaker: Rev. Dr. William A. Norgren (Former Ecumenical Officer of The Episcopal Church USA, and Director of National Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission during the Second Vatican Council)

Sunday

9:00 am           “Do We Need a Vatican III, or an Eighth Ecumenical Council?”

Rev. Dr. William G. Rusch (Yale Divinity School)

10:45 am         Morning Worship in a Local Setting

12:00 pm         departures

12:15 pm         Board lunch meeting