Caleb Simmons's book investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty, religion, and mystical pasts in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (1782–1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799–1868).

The AAR Board of Directors recently adopted new Professional Conduct Procedures, which build upon the AAR Professional Conduct Policy and go into effect January 1, 2020.

The AAR Board of Directors issued a statement urging the Trump administration to rescind its recent Executive Order.

The AAR has been awarded a three-year, $1M grant from The Henry Luce Foundation to advance public scholarship.

Just published: Drawing on diverse ethnographic and textual materials gathered in the region from 2009 to 2017, Ehud Halperin's book is rich with myths and tales, accounts of dramatic rituals and festivals, and descriptions of everyday life in the celebrated but remote Kullu Valley.

The AAR has four newly elected board members: Mayra Rivera, Vice President; Whitney Bauman, Program Unit Director; Aarti Patel, Student Director; and Stacey Floyd-Thomas, At-Large Director. We are grateful to all who stood for election and members who voted.

The AAR offices in Atlanta have the following staff openings: Chief Public Engagement Officer (revised posting), Advocate for the Study of Religion, and Publications and Communications Assistant. Learn more.

The American Academy of Religion has co-signed a letter with the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) and seventeen other scholarly societies expressing concern over the interpretation of Title VI by the U.S. Department of Education. Learn more.

Recently published! New AAR/OUP Religion in Translation series title from Hamsa Stainton. AAR members receive a 30% discount.

The AAR, along with more than two dozen learned societies, has endorsed the American Historical Association's recent statement on domestic terrorism, bigotry, and history.

The XXII Quinquennial World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR), hosted by the New Zealand Association for the Study of Religions, will take place August 23-29, 2020, at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand. AAR members, who are also members of the IAHR, are encouraged to submit and attend. Learn more.

Freelance writer Ian Johnson placed first in the 2019 American Academy of Religion (AAR) Best In-Depth Newswriting on Religion contest; Dawn Araujo-Hawkins, staff writer for Global Sisters Report, placed second; and Joshua J. McElwee, Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, placed third. Read more.