2019 Annual Meeting, Nov 23-26
The 2019 Annual Meeting will be in San Diego, CA, November 23-26. Register Now!
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NewsOn Academic FreedomThe AAR Board of Directors has issued a statement affirming its commitment to academic freedom worldwide. Read the full statement. Opposing Quebec’s Bill 21Statement of the AAR Board of Directors: "We join with other political leaders, academics, and human rights advocates in opposing this new law. The values of pluralism and equality are key to modern democratic societies, and all members of society should be encouraged to participate fully in public life, including the core mission of public education. This legislation runs counter to those fundamental civic values." Read the full statement. Spotlight on TeachingNew issue: Contemplative Pedgagoy in the Religious Studies Classroom, with an introduction by Sarah Jacoby and articles by Candy Gunther Brown, Kathleen M. Fisher, Daniel A. Hirshberg, Karolyn Kinane, Anne Carolyn Klein, Harold D. Roth, Michael Sheehy, and Judith Simmer-Brown. Open Positions at the AAR
The American Academy of Religion is actively seeking qualified applicants for the following new positions, which will be based at the AAR Executive Offices in Atlanta, Georgia: Chief Public Engagement Officer, Editor for Reading Religion, and Program Specialist. Learn more.
 Unsaying God: Negative Theology in Medieval IslamRecently published! New AAR/OUP Academy Series title from Aydogan Kars. AAR members receive a 30% discount. AAR Letter Supporting Stanford University PressIn response to recent reports that continued funding of Stanford University Press is at risk, the AAR Publications Committee and the AAR Board of Directors sent a letter to Stanford University Provost Persis Drell on May 7, 2019. 2019-2020 AAR Research Grants Cycle2019-2020 AAR Research Grant cycle is open. 2019 AAR Call for Board NominationsCall for Board of Directors Nominations is open until September 2, 2019. Learn more.  Now Open! Registration & Housing for the 2019 Annual MeetingPlan to join your friends and colleagues in beautiful San Diego, California, for the 2019 Annual Meeting! Super Saver rates expire after May 23, so be sure to grab your spot before then! AAR Board of Directors Approves New GuidelinesAt its September 2018 and February 2019 meetings, the AAR Board of Directors approved two new sets of guidelines: Guidelines for Evaluating Digital Scholarship and Statement on Evaluating Scholarship in Religious Studies for Promotion and Tenure. Sad News: David Sánchez, AAR Committee ChairWe were greatly saddened to learn that David Sánchez, associate professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University and current chair of the AAR's Status on Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession Committee, died suddenly this past weekend. Read more. Meet the AAR's Newest Staff Member: Nicholé 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. Collaborative International Research GrantsThe 2019–2020 AAR CIRG online submission system is open! Awards range from $500 to $5,000. Deadline to apply is October 1, 2019.  |
Member NotesAwards and Accomplishments:
Rafael Vizcaíno,
Rutgers University
Awarded Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship & Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Mellon Dissertation Grant Books and Major Publications:
Harshita Mruthinti Kamath,
Emory University
Impersonations: The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South India
Adriaan van Klinken,
University of Leeds
Religions in Contemporary Africa: An Introduction
Robert Montgomery,
Retired
The Secular as Methodology: A Christian View of the Benefits and Dangers of Secularization
Ki Joo Choi,
Seton Hall University
Disciplined by Race: Theological Ethics and the Problem of Asian American Identity AAR Member Memorial Notice AAR Publications
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