Program Unit Online June Annual Meeting 2026

Quaker Studies Unit

Call for Proposals

The Quaker Studies Unit is interested in sponsoring a June online omnibus session dedicated to the work of international scholars who are having trouble attending the annual meeting due to logistical issues (contact Andrew Taylor, ataylor9@css.edu). Please note that the registration fees have been reduced for the online meeting, so it is more accessible than in previous years. 

Statement of Purpose

The Quaker Studies Unit seeks to advance critical scholarship on Quakerism and related cultural phenomena. The unit is particularly focused on interdisciplinary analyses of Quakerism in its global contexts and in the breadth of its theological diversity. As the unit understands it, Quaker Studies includes the variety of religious traditions that directly derive from the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), as well as the spiritual and social movements and practices that have influenced--or been influenced by--Quakerism.

Chair Mail Dates
Andrew Taylor ataylor9@css.edu - View
Stephen Angell angelst@earlham.edu - View
Steering Member Mail Dates
Emma Lapsansky-Werner, Haverford College elapsans@haverford.edu - View
Jennifer Rycenga jennifer.rycenga@sjsu.edu - View
Jordan Landes jlandes1@swarthmore.edu - View
Oscar Lugusa Malande oscarlugusa@yahoo.com - View
Robynne Rogers Healey robynne.healey@twu.ca - View
Review Process: Participant names are anonymous to chairs and steering committee members until after final acceptance/rejection
This review process has served us well in the past, especially in cultivating a group of diverse presenters.