In-person November Annual Meeting 2025 Program Book

All time are listed in Eastern Time Zone.

Please note that this schedule is subject to change and is currently being updated. Please excuse our appearance as we finalize the schedule. If you have any questions, please contact annualmeeting@aarweb.org.
Saturday, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Sheraton, Boylston (Third Floor) Session ID: M22-507
Other Event

Religious Studies Review (RSR) is a quarterly review of publications across the entire field of religion and related disciplines. RSR is the only publication that provides major review essays and short reviews for over 1,000 titles in religion annually. The editorial staff is composed of professors from all over the world.

Saturday, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Hynes Convention Center, 302 (Third… Session ID: M22-504
Other Event
Receptions/Breakfasts/Luncheons

The GTU Alumni Reception

All GTU alumni, students, faculty, and their friends or guests attending the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature are invited for reconnections and fellowship.

Please RSVP so we can welcome you: ofalcone@gtu.edu

Saturday, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Sheraton, Independence West (Second… Session ID: M22-509
Papers Session
Hosted by: Zen Reading Group

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Saturday, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Offsite Session ID: P22-500
Other Event

Join us for our Religion and Science Hospitality Event at The Colonnade Hotel, Colonnade East/West.

Sponsored by John Templeton Foundation. Hosted by: Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science; Institute on Religion in an Age of Science; International Society for Science and Religion; Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences; AI and Faith; AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion Program (DoSER); and Zygon Center and CASIRAS.

Saturday, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Westin Copley Place, America Center … Session ID: P22-517
Roundtable Session
Receptions/Breakfasts/Luncheons

Please join the College Theology Society for a reception. All are welcome!

Saturday, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM | Marriott Copley Place, Grand Ballroom… Session ID: M22-513
Other Event

A time for Lutherans of any synod and friends of Lutherans to come together in the spirit of table talk to find what binds us in faith and what we have to learn from each other. The topic will be the power of words in Lutheran theology and how this inspires us as teachers and preachers. Co sponsored by Journal of Lutheran Ethics, Revs Drs Albert “Pete” Pero, jr and Cheryl Stewart Pero Center on Intersectionality Studies at LSTC, and Christ School of Theology, ILT.

Saturday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Sheraton, Republic A (Second Floor) Session ID: A22-505
Roundtable Session
Hosted by: Films

A SACRED PIECE OF HOME: WASHINGTON D:C. is a documentary series about places of worship in the D.C. Area made by distinct ethno-religious communities. The multi-faceted series lies at the intersection of religion, architecture, ethnicity, and immigration history. It includes all major religions and many ethnic groups – English, Irish, German, African, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Korean and Indian. Interviews with scholars, authors, clergy and congregants inform us about the founding of Greek and Russian Orthodox churches, a Hindu Temple and a Mosque. Also featured are a Gothic Cathedral, a Catholic Basilica, neo-classical churches, many versions of a Synagogue, a Sikh Gurdwara, a Zoroastrian temple, a Buddhist temple and Jain mandir. More information on https://www.sacredpieceofhome.com

The program was conceptualized by Amita Sarin, a member of AAR. She co-produced the series with Dr. Ori Z. Soltes, Georgetown University, who is also Host and narrator.

The series is streaming free nationwide on the PBS app until the end of 2025.

 https://weta.org/watch/shows/sacred-piece-home-washington-dc