Elsa Marty and Aaron T. Hollander have each won funding through the AAR's International Dissertation Research Grant (IDRG) program.

Jack Fitzmier, retiring AAR Executive Director, introduces the new long-range plan, which provides a framework for growth and change in the coming years.

The 2018 Annual Meeting introduces a new pre-conference workshop, "Countering Islamophobia". Topics presented will raise awareness, address misperceptions and challenge critical issues of anti-Muslim bias, bigotry and prejudice. 

Jacob Olupona Wins Marty Award for Public Understanding of Religion
For fostering understanding of religious pluralism in Africa and African diasporic communities and his work for peace and understanding in Nigerian civic, academic, religious and political spheres.

After a year-long search, the American Academy of Religion has selected Dr. Alice W. Hunt, President of Chicago Theological Seminary, to serve as its next Executive Director.

The composer, trumpeter, and Pulitzer Prize finalist will join the AAR at the Annual Meeting in Denver. Photo credit: Michael Jackson.

Read the updated statement and the new requirement for attendees of the AAR Annual Meeting.

Exciting plenary panels on Journalism and Religion and Religious Scholarship in the Social Media Age coming up at the Denver Annual Meetings.

The AAR and SBL recently issued an important jobs report tracking Employment Services listing data from AY16-17. It continues the vital task of identifying key employment trends in religious, biblical, and theological studies.