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Search the Online June Annual Meeting program book with keywords, participants' names, program unit or seminar name, etc.
The session is supported by Silver Sponsor: The Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life
Join AAR and other academic journal editors to explore the process of exploring, submitting, and publishing in academic journals.
The session is supported by Gold Sponsor: The Institute for Religion, Media and Civic Engagement
Public scholarship is more important than ever as universities seek to demonstrate the value of their ongoing research. Being a public scholar can not only benefit your institution but also be personally meaningful. It can help scholars make their work more visible, participate in crucial conversations, and perhaps even contribute to policy change. However, what appeared to be innocent op-ed, can at times provoke public criticism, or another backlash. A panel of experts will discuss the joys and risks of engaging in public scholarship while also addressing how to keep yourself safe.
The session is supported by Diamond Sponsor: The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
Join the Applied Religious Studies Committee to explore diverse careers; learn how to update your LinkedIn for career transitions; and learn more about applying for the AAR's diverse careers mentorship program starting later this summer.
The session is supported by Diamond Sponsor: The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
Join the American Academy of Religion leadership team to review AAR benefits, programs, and publications.
Join Robert Townsend, from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and AAR Committee leaders to learn more about the Humanities Indicators survey, particularly for religious studies and theology, the crisis in the humanities and what we can do about it. The Humanities Indicators is a nationally recognized source of nonpartisan information on the state of the humanities, providing researchers and policy-makers with better tools to answer basic questions about areas of concern in the field.
This is a closed workshop.
The session is supported by Gold Sponsor: The Institute for Religion, Media and Civic Engagement
Where is public scholarship on religion happening? Who asks what questions? What are the goals? This session offers an opportunity to explore some of these questions, notice different approaches, and learn about sometimes surprising new discoveries, further inquiries, and collaborations many of our members are producing. Join us to hear about and contribute your own experiences and inquiries, encounter the new survey tool and further questions in a current project, and network with others engaged in public scholarship of religion.
The session is supported by Mention and thank you to all sponsors
Join AAR leadership to explore the online conference platform and upcoming programming.
Three experts will present on the perils and possibilities of trauma-healing occurring through an ecclesial context: Kevin Considine, Stephanie Edwards, and Carina Yépez. The presenters examine distinct understandings of how theological discourse, ethics, the arts, and spirituality undergird the precarious relationship between trauma-recognition, trauma-healing, and creating small ecclesial communities of justice, healing, and belovedness. Considine will speak from his text and life praxis articulated in Analogy of the Wound (Lexington 2025), Edwards will speak from her text and life praxis articulated in Enfleshed Counter-Memory (Orbis 2024), and Yépez will speak from her text and life praxis articulated through the series Mujeres currently being installed at the Art Institute of Chicago. Callid Keefe-Perry will offer a response and facilitate conversation among the presenters and the audience. The point is to better understand various manifestations of trauma and the challenges and opportunities for ecclesial communities to become spaces for healing.
