2019 Regional Meetings
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NewsMeet the AAR's Newest Staff Member: NicholĂ© JeffersonWe are very pleased to welcome Nicholé Jefferson to the AAR staff as Director of Finance and Administration. Against White Supremacist Islamophobic IdeologyStatement of the AAR Board of Directors: The American Academy of Religion unequivocally condemns the mass killing at the Al-Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15, 2019. Read more. AAR Signs Letter Opposing Cuts to Alaskan Higher EdOn March 4, the AAR joined more than 30 professional societies in issuing a letter to the governor and legislators of the state of Alaska, protesting a proposed $134 million reduction in state funding for the University of Alaska. AAR/SBL Jobs Report & SummaryThe AAR and SBL have released a joint report on employment listings posted to the Employment Services job board in academic year 2018.  2019 American Lectures in the History of ReligionsThe Cinematic Sacred | February 18-27, 2019 Jeffrey Stout, PhD  The Subhedar's Son: A Narrative of Brahmin-Christian Conversion from Nineteenth-century MaharashtraNew release edited and translated by Deepra Dandeka in the AAR/OUP Religion in Translation Series. AAR members receive a 30% discount. Proposed Changes to Title IXRead the statement from the AAR Board of Directors. 2018-2019 Collaborative Research Grants AwardedPlease join us in congratulating the winners of the AAR's 2018-2019 Collaborative Research Grants! 2018-2019 Individual Research Grants AwardedCongrats to Evan Berry, Katherine Dugan, April Hughes, Blateiskhem L.Nongbri, Alexander Rocklin, and Jessica Starling for winning Individual Research Grants from the AAR! 2018-2019 Collaborative International Research Grant Winners AnnouncedJoin AAR in congratulating the 2018-2019 Collaborative International Research Grant Winners.  Thank You to Our Outgoing Program Unit ChairsThank you to our Program Unit Chairs whose terms ended in 2018. JAAR Welcomes New Book Review EditorAndrea Jain, editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, is pleased to announce the journal’s new book review editor, Kevin Schilbrack. Read more.  AAR Members Win NEH GrantsCongratulations to Sara Ritchey, Ariela Marcus-Sells, Aaron Hughes, Eric Schluessel, Leigh Schmidt, and Wendy Cadge! Read more. Changes to AAR Member Dues in 2019Renewals are here! Read on for more information about what's new. The AAR Thanks Outgoing LeadershipWe are very grateful to the members of AAR leadership groups for their dedicated service. View the list of members whose terms end in 2018. 2019 AAR Presidential Theme2019 AAR President Laurie Patton announced the theme for next year's Annual Meeting: Scholarly Workers in Public Spaces: A Necessary Long Term Focus in the Study of Religions. Read more. Statement in Response to Graduate StudentsAt the #MeToo session, graduate students were represented on the panel by an empty chair. Read the statement from the Graduate Student Committee articulating why and the response from the AAR Board. Denouncing Antisemitism: Statement from the AAR BoardThe Board of Directors of the American Academy of Religion has issued a statement denouncing antisemitism and the desecration of places of worship. Read the full statement. 2018 Board of Directors Election ResultsThe AAR has four newly elected board members! Thank you to all AAR members who voted in these elections. Read the full announcement. A Protest Against the US Travel Ban: Statement of the AAR BoardRead the recently published statement from the AAR Board of Directors concerning the damaging effect the US Travel Ban continues to have on scholars of religion who wish to participate in AAR events.  New Member Benefit!AAR members now have access to more than 80 journals in JSTOR's religion collection.  Jacob Olupona Wins Award for the Public Understanding of ReligionJacob Olupona Wins Marty Award for Public Understanding of Religion  The AAR's New Long-Range PlanJack Fitzmier, retiring AAR Executive Director, introduces the new long-range plan, which provides a framework for growth and change in the coming years. Spotlight on TeachingNew issue on "Teaching Tales: Harnessing the Power of Storytelling," with an introduction by Raj Balkaran and articles by Steven E. Lindquist, Hillary Rodrigues, Jeffrey M. Brackett, Elizabeth M. Rohlman, Shana Sippy, and Caleb Simmons.  |
Member NotesBooks and Major Publications:
Salih Sayilgan,
Wesley Theological Seminary
An Islamic Jihad of Nonviolence: Said Nursi's Model
James Apple,
University of Calgary
Jewels of the Middle Way
Ann Gleig,
University of Central Florida
American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity
Michael D. Waggoner, University of Northern Iowa, and Nathan C. Walker, 1791 Delegates,
Co-editors
The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education
Laura Grillo,
Georgetown University
An Intimate Rebuke: Female Genital Power in Ritual and Politics in West Africa Awards and Accomplishments:
Christopher Moreman,
California State University, East Bay
Winner of the George and Miriam Phillips Outstanding Professor for 2018 AAR Member Memorial Notice AAR Publications
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