Andrew Fuller Conference: The Diversity of Dissent

We are pleased to announce that The Davenant Trust is co-sponsoring the upcoming Andrew Fuller Conference at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The theme of the conference is “The Diversity of Dissent: A Quatercentennial Appreciation of Richard Baxter, John Owen, and William Kiffen.” Speakers for the event include Davenant Trust Board of Advisors member Herman Selderhuis […]

A Report on the 2016 Convivium Irenicum

Earlier this month the Davenant Trust held its fourth annual Convivium Irenicum at Davenant House in upstate South Carolina near Greenville. The theme of this year’s event was “Confessionalism and Diversity in the Reformed Tradition” and we were delighted to have Dr. Carl Trueman, who holds the Paul Woolley Chair of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, […]

Report on the Winter 2016 Northwest Regional Convivium

On the weekend of February 19-20 we were able to host our second Northwest regional convivium in Moscow, ID. The event was a great success as around 20 people gathered together to discuss a variety of important topics and enjoy each other’s company. In addition to a number of local attendees, the event was also […]

Reviewing the First Toronto Regional Convivia

We are pleased to publish this (lightly edited) report from Dr. Ian Clary, a member of our Toronto regional chapter. You can learn more about our regional chapters here. Convivia Report We had our first annual Convivium Irenicum in Toronto the weekend of January 7 and 8, and in the following I wanted to give […]

Davenant/Refo500 Conference on Hooker and Zanchi in Ottawa

We are excited to announce a conference this October 20-22 in Ottawa, Canada, co-sponsored by the Davenant Trust, Refo500, and the Richard Hooker Society. Hosted by First Baptist Church Ottawa, this conference, in addition to plenary lectures and short academic papers, will include an Ivison lecture open to the public, and a panel discussion on […]

Defending the Faith: John Jewel and the Church of England

The Defending the Faith Conference took place in Salisbury, UK, from 16-17 September, 2014. Organized by Drs. Angela Ranson, Sarah Bastow, Andre Gazal and Lucy Wooding…

The Future of Protestantism

On April 29th, 2014, The Davenant Trust sponsored a forum on “The Future of Protestantism,” held at Biola University in California.  Hosted by the Torrey Honors Institute there, and co-sponsored by the magazine First Things, the forum brought together Dr. Peter J. Leithart (Trinity House Institute, Birmingham, AL; New Saint Andrews College, Moscow, ID), Dr. Carl Trueman […]