2017 Annual Meeting, Nov 18-21
Join your colleagues in Boston for the 2017 AAR & SBL Annual Meetings. Regular rates end November 16.
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Events2017 Annual Meeting, Nov 18-21Join your colleagues in Boston for the 2017 AAR & SBL Annual Meetings. Regular rates end November 16. Registration and Housing 2018 Regional MeetingsThe following Calls for Papers are open: Mid-Atlantic Midwest New England-Maritimes Pacific Northwest Upper Midwest |
NewsRegistration & HousingRegistration and housing are open! 2017 AAR Election ResultsWe have now completed elections to the AAR Board of Directors. Click here to see the results! Update on Work of Professional Conduct Task ForceThe AAR’s Professional Conduct Task Force has created a first draft of a Professional Conduct Statement. You can read the draft here. The Task Force is sponsoring an open forum to discuss the draft at the Annual Meeting in Boston. It is session A19-237, and will be held on Sunday - 1:00 PM-2:30 PM at the Marriott Copley Place-Grand A (Fourth Level). Please plan to join us to discuss this important document! Martin Scorsese: 2017 Religion and the Arts AwardWe are thrilled to announce filmmaker Martin Scorsese is the winner of the AAR Religion and the Arts Award. For scholars of religion, his filmography holds particular significance in its frequent meditations on faith, apostasy, and morality. Refugee Crisis Exhibit at Annual MeetingView visual and textual portraits illustrating plight of millions of Syrian and Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons. The greatest humanitarian crisis since World War II calls for our informed response. Exhibit Hall Booth 2707. Talk with Displaced Syrians or Iraqis AbroadSign up for a 30-minute small-group videoconference at the Annual Meeting. Make a connection that may inform and inspire you to better educate others about the refugee crisis. 2017 AAR Book Awards AnnouncedThe Awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion and Best First Book in the History of Religions recognize new scholarly publications that make significant contributions to the study of religion. Congratulations to the winners! Gods, Heroes, and Ancestors: An Interreligious Encounter in Eighteenth-Century VietnamJust published! New AAR/OUP Religion in Translation Series title from Anh Q. Tran. AAR members receive 30% off. Spotlight on TeachingNew issue on "Teaching the Paranormal and the Occult," with an introduction by Fred Glennon and articles by Richard Callahan, Madeleine Castro, Darryl Caterine, Charles Emmons, Jack Hunter, and Joseph Laycock. Annual Meeting Full Paper ProgramThe full text of papers for more than ten sessions is being made available to members in advance of the 2017 Annual Meetings, Boston. Academy Fund ContributorsWe gratefully acknowledge these contributors to the Academy Fund. Their generous donations support AAR programs and services, including Annual Meeting Travel Grants. Thank you! International Dissertation Research GrantsApply for a 2017–2018 AAR IDR Grant! These annual grants are intended to help candidates complete their doctoral degrees. Deadline: December 1, 2017. Luce Foundation: Advancing Public Scholarship on Religion and TheologyThe Luce Foundation’s Theology Program seeks university-based project proposals. Deadline: December 15, 2017. AAR Executive Director Search UnderwayView the full leadership profile for the Executive Director position. Applications are now being accepted. |
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Member NotesBooks and Major Publications:
Vaughan Roberts,
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, UK
Leading by Story: Rethinking Church Leadership AAR PublicationsIn the Field |