The Holy Spirit and The Christian Life
Date: Public Lecture: Friday, August 8th at 7pm | Workshop: Saturday, August 9th, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: Lecture: Online & In-Person (Room 110, VST) | Workshop: In-Person only at Room 110 (VST)
The Holy Spirit and The Christian Life
Public Lecture — Friday, August 8 at 7pm
Workshop — Saturday, August 9 from 9:30am – 12:30pm (1 hour lunch included)
Abstract:
Who is the Holy Spirit, and how can the Spirit be known? And what difference does that make in our lives and world events? This lecture traces the movement of the Spirit from mystery to intimacy—from abstract idea to lived encounter. In Saturday’s workshop, participants will explore how the Spirit lives at the beating heart of spirituality and empowers both personal faith and communal ministry.
The Rev. Dr. Rob Fennell is Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, and an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada. Since joining AST in 2006, he has served as Academic Dean (2017–2023) and Acting President (2022–2023). He holds a ThD from the University of Toronto and an MLitt in New Testament from the University of St. Andrews.
Rob’s teaching and research focus on hermeneutics, the Holy Spirit, pilgrimage, evangelism, and congregational vitality, and he is the founder of Camino Nova Scotia, a pilgrimage-based initiative for spiritual formation. He is the author of Camino Close to Home (2023), 31 Short Spiritual Practices (2021), and The Rule of Faith and Biblical Interpretation (2018).
He is also the recipient of the United Church of Canada Foundation’s McGeachy Senior Scholarship (2022–2024) for his research on the Holy Spirit across Christian traditions.