The 2026 November Annual Meeting in Denver, CO: Friday, November 20 - Tuesday, November 24. All times are listed in Mountain Time Zone. For more information about the November Annual Meeting, co-hosted with the Society of Biblical Literature, click here.
Please note that this is the preliminary schedule and is subject to change. We anticipate a mostly final schedule in mid-August. If you have any questions, please contact annualmeeting@aarweb.org. For Other Events, your event is not confirmed until you received notification from AAR staff.
Join Brite Divinity School for a warm and welcoming reception during the AAR/SBL Conference. Enjoy light refreshments, engaging conversation, and an opportunity to connect with colleagues, alumni, and friends of Brite. Come share in meaningful dialogue and celebrate our shared commitment to theological education and transformative leadership.
Institute for Biblical Research Reception: Every Voice: A Center for Kingdom Diversity in Christian Theological Education Gathering
The Catholic Biblical Association of America invites all members and friends to a special evening reception to celebrate our shared commitment to biblical scholarship and fellowship. Please join us for refreshments, collegial conversation, and the opportunity to connect with fellow scholars. A brief presentation will announce upcoming events, publications, and grant opportunities.
Screening and Discussion: ABRAHAM’S BRIDGE (2024, short documentary)
The short film ABRAHAM’S BRIDGE documents an experiment in intentional proximity in the American Midwest. On 38 acres in Omaha, Nebraska, a mosque, synagogue, church, and interfaith center have built side-by-side: they are connected by a circular wooden bridge, a vast organic donation garden, and a quietly disruptive vision. Yet as the Tri-Faith co-location project takes shape, they must confront difficult questions about the limits of the Abrahamic model, declining religious affiliation, and rising currents of division. After October 7, 2023, the communities can no longer avoid the topic of Israel/Palestine and must find a way forward together. Production on this film was completed in November 2024. The total running time of the film is 36 minutes.
Please join the Department of Religious Studies and the Program in Judaic Studies at Brown University for our annual reception.
The Department of Religion at Columbia University and the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life (IRCPL) invite alumni, faculty, friends, and current and prospective graduate students to join us for a reception. All are welcome.
Annual reception of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture
Rice University Boniuk Institute and Department of Religion Reception. Reception for Rice University faculty, alumni, affiliates as well as anyone interested in learning more about the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, and Department of Religion. Light Appetizers and open bar.
In 2025-2026, University of Toronto's Department for the Study of Religion marks its 50th anniversary. Help us celebrate our amazing alumni and friends, and to toast our next half-century.
The Psalm of Howard Thurman is a feature-length documentary that renders the life and wisdom of the spiritual and religious giant, Howard Thurman. In the film, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Arleigh Prelow retraces Thurman’s journey and reflects on the significance of his story and words in her journey and for us all.
The Psalm of Howard Thurman skillfully combines on-camera remembrances, evocative nature scenes, and rare archival images. Interwoven are audio recordings of Howard Thurman himself, with the reflections voiced by Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-winning actor Sterling K. Brown, and the narrative voice of filmmaker Arleigh Prelow.
The film, in essence, is a meditation on the power of love, the power of faith, and the power of a dream.
Co-sponsored by African American Religious History Unit, Liberation Theologies Unit, and Religion and Cities Unit.
