2015 Annual Meeting, Nov 21-24
Join friends and colleagues in beautiful Atlanta, November 21–24, for the 2015 AAR & SBL Annual Meetings.
Events 2015 Regional MeetingsSupport your region and plan to attend your 2015 regional meeting. The following meeting registration systems are open: Mid-Atlantic Midwest New England-Maritimes Pacific Northwest Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Southeast Southwest Upper Midwest Western Humanities Advocacy DayThe 2015 NHA Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day will be held March 16–17 in Washington, D.C. XXI IAHR World CongressRegister today for the International Association for the History of Religions Congress in Erfurt, Germany, August 23–29, 2015. Advertisement |
News Call for PapersThe 2015 Call for Papers for this year's AAR Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, November 21–24, is open! The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 2, 2015, at 4:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.  In Memoriam: Robert V. Smith, 1920–2015One of the AAR's founding members, R. V. Smith passed away on February 12, 2015, at the age of 94. He taught at Colgate University for thirty-six years. Read more...  Journal of the American Academy of ReligionThe March issue includes book reviews, a review essay roundtable, and articles from Khaled Furani, Atalia Omer, Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel, Deborah Whitehead, Gandhar Chakravarty, Barton Scott, and Richard Nance.  Religious Studies NewsCheck out the latest RSN content, including an engaging audio interview with Willis Jenkins about his award-winning book, The Future of Ethics.  NEH Grant OpportunityPublic Scholar grants support popular scholarly books in the humanities. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2015. Journalism AwardAnnually the AAR honors the best in-depth reporting on religion. The contest is open to all print and Web-based journalists at media outlets of any size. The deadline for submission is March 2, 2015.  2014 AAR Annual Meeting Videos - San DiegoWatch Jimmy Carter, Bill McKibben, Wendy Doniger, Melissa Rogers, Rajendra Pachauri, Charles Taylor, and so much more.  XXI IAHR World CongressJoin colleagues in Erfurt, Germany, August 23–29, 2015, for the International Association for the History of Religions World Congress. Register by March 15 for the best rate! 2014–2015 CIRG Winners AnnouncedCongratulations to the winners of the AAR Collaborative International Research Grants (CIRG) program!  ACLS Public Fellows ProgramThe American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for the Public Fellows competition for recent PhDs. Fellows will receive professional mentoring, an annual stipend of $65,000, and individual health insurance. Deadline: March 17. Congratulations 2014–2015 IDRG Program Recipients!Elizabeth Anderson, Yale University, and Rakesh Peter Dass, Harvard University are the winners of this year's International Dissertation Research Grants (IDRG) program. Read more...  Outgoing Program Unit ChairsSpecial thanks to our Program Unit Chairs whose terms ended in 2014. For the full list, please see here.  2014–2015 Research Grant WinnersCongratulations to these AAR members who won collaborative and individual research grants! For information about grant opportunities, see here.  PRRI/AAR National Survey on Religion, Values, and Climate ChangeRead the recently released findings. 2014 Annual Meeting Survey ResultsResponses to the recently released post-Annual Meeting survey reflect positive experiences by members in attendance.  |
DeadlinesMember NotesBooks and Major Publications:
Thomas S. Bremer,
Rhodes College
Formed From This Soil: An Introduction to the Diverse History of Religion in America
Luis León,
University of Denver
The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders
Gregory Adam Scott,
University of Edinburgh
Religious Publishing and Print Culture in Modern China, 1800–2012
Stuart Young,
Bucknell University
Conceiving the Indian Buddhist Patriarchs in China Need Advice?
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