North American Association for the Study of Religion

North American Association for the Study of Religion

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NAASR exists to encourage historical, comparative, structural, theoretical, and cognitive approaches to the study of religion. https://linktr.ee/NAASReligion

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Don't forget to join us TODAY as we continue the conversation about Program Restructuring!

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Join us next week as we continue our conversation on Program Restructuring...

ua-edu.zoom.us/j/8635744371...

#religiousstudies #highered #university #religion

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Join us next week as we continue our conversation on Program Restructuring...

ua-edu.zoom.us/j/8635744371...

#religiousstudies #highered #university #religion

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Don't forget to join us for the conversation today!

ua-edu.zoom.us/j/86001616004

#religiousstudies #religion #highered #critical #university #religion

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SAVE THE DATE: MARCH 6, 2026

TIME ZONES: 08:00 PST | 11:00 EST | 16:00 CEST 19:00 SAST | 24:00 CST | 01:00 (+1) KST/JST

ZOOM: rochester.zoom.us/j/95809353323 (Recording will be available on the IAHR website)

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IAHR Webinar Series On Culturally-Central Texts

MARCH 6, 2026

"Rastafari Scripturalization: A Case Study," Steed Vernyl Davidson, Executive Director, SBL

Respondent, Aaron W. Hughes, University of Rochester

(Details in comments.)

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Coming up this Thursday! Don't miss it!

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CSSR Webinar Registration /Inscription pour le webinaire de la SCÉR You are invited to the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR) webinar: A Conversation with Mairi Cowan on the topic "Diabolical Arts & Daily Life: A Microhistory of Bewitchment and Demonic ...

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This CSSR session might be of interest; link in comments.

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U of C folding classics, religion department as school faces multimillion-dollar budget shortfall | CBC News The University of Calgary is shuttering at least one department in its faculty of arts and scaling back on hiring as the school grapples with a multimillion-dollar budget deficit.

Another program closes...

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Researching and Teaching Sensitive Topics in the Study of Religions: Addressing Violence, Inequality, and Exclusion in the Pursuit of Non-Harmful Research and Teaching (June 5-7, 2026)

www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/de/nachricht...

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Check out this upcoming conference hosted by our friends at Bonn, on "Research and Teaching Sensitive Topics in Religion." (Link in comments.)

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The 25th volume of Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion is due to drop this year--and it will be open access. (Link in comments.)

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There are some funded doctoral program openings at Vienna.

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Our next NAASR Conversation is coming up on February 26th at 2PM EST. Join Russell McCutcheon, Michael Graziano, and Leslie Dorrough Smith for Program Restructuring 1!

ua-edu.zoom.us/j/86001616004

#religiousstudies #naasr #naasrconversation #religion #university #highered

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Call For Papers Detail - Annual Meeting Impexium Association Management Software

As promised, here is the CFP for the co-sponsored NAASR/Redescribing Christian Origins session on the academic study of religion under authoritarian regimes.

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Implicit Religion A platform for scholarship that challenges the traditional boundary between religion and non-religion and the tacit assumptions underlying this distinction.

Check out the latest issue of the Journal for the Critical Study of Religion.

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International Conference: God, Human, Machine: Images and Imaginations of Religion in the Age of AI (Erfurt, 21-23 September 2026) Diese Website zeigt Informationen zur internationalen Konferenz: God, Human, Machine: Images and Imaginations of Religion in the Age of AI

God, Human, Machine--an upcoming conference in Erfurt.

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This survey might be of interest to our Canadian members.

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New book from our partner, Equinox Publishing. See equinoxonlinelibrary.com/book/58294/j...

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The CFP for this upcoming IAHR regional conference--held by EASR--is still open. See: religions360.eu

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Conferences - IACESR We are delighted to announce that the 10th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for the Cognitive and Evolutionary Sciences of Religion (IACESR) will be held at Masaryk University in Brno...

This upcoming conference hosted by a fellow IAHR organization might be of interest to NAASR members.

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New book from our partner, Equinox Publishing.
equinoxreligionlibrary.com/projects/rit...

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Program Unit Detail Impexium Association Management Software

Know the Redescribing Christian Origins program unit in SBL? We have partnered with them for years to co-sponsor a panel at the annual meeting. Look out for a CFP for this year's shared panel soon, which will focus on studying and teaching religion under authoritarian regimes.

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Method & Theory in the Study of Religion Volume 38 Issue 1 (2026) "Volume 38 (2026): Issue 1 (Jan 2026)" published on 02 Jan 2026 by Brill.

Seen the latest issue of our journal, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion? Remember: NAASR membership includes a digital subscription.

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IAHR e-Bulletin Supplement – January 2026 All featured images from the XXIII IAHR World Congress in Krakow were taken by Anna Wojnar.

Please see the latest IAHR bulletin; lots of important information inside.

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Recently released book from Equinox, with contributions from many NAASR members!

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IAHR Workshop: Study of Religion Without an Object? Global Perspectives | Eesti Akadeemiline Usundiloo Selts

Did you know that your membership with NAASR includes membership in the IAHR? This upcoming IAHR workship--on studying religion without an object of study--might be of interest! Deadline to apply is April 3.

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Our first NAASR Conversation of the new year is coming up! Don't forget to mark your calendars to join us for a conversation about the future of critical religion.

See you this Thursday, January 22nd, at 1PM EST. Zoom link available here: stac-edu.zoom.us/j/88999674249

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