The 2026 #AAR Book Awards cycle is now open and you will notice several changes we’ve made to the program to clarify and expand our book award categories, including a new award category, Best Work in Applied, Public, or Pedagogical Approaches. Apply by March 9: aarweb.org/news/2026-bo...

The #AAR Journalism Awards honor the best in-depth reporting on religion in the categories of "Best In-Depth Newswriting" and "Best In-Depth Multimedia Journalism." Apply by March 9, 6 PM ET: aarweb.org/news/2026-jo...

#AAR posts notices of upcoming CFPs, events, grants, fellowships, and other scholarly opportunities. Check out the events and opportunities happening over the next few weeks: aarweb.org/events/event...

Emily Bailey of Towson University is the 2026 recipient of the AAR Katie Geneva Cannon Excellence in Teaching Award. Congratulations! aarweb.org/news/emily-b...

#AAR produces and sponsors webinAARs every month on topics related to the academic study and teaching of religion. See what's coming up! aarweb.org/events/webin...

Andrew Mark Henry wins the #AAR 2026 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. Dr. Henry is the creator and host of the phenomenal YouTube channel "Religion for Breakfast," and founder of the new online learning community, "The Religion Department." aaarweb.org/news/andrew-...

#WebinAAR | Gender and religious studies are under attack in U.S.universities and colleges. Join us for a webinAAR where panelists in the field will discuss the current situation and all of its complexities in a roundtable discussion. Register now for February 20 at 12 PM: aarweb.org/event/religi...

Register now! Featuring panelists including @robertpjones.bsky.social, @chiprotolo.bsky.social, and Kathleen Sands!

#ReligionAmerica250 | Register now for our upcoming webinAAR, "America at 250: A Christian Nation" happening on Wednesday, February 4 at 2 PM ET: aarweb.org/event/an-ame...

Join us for "Religion and America at 250," an AAR webinAAR series that will engage central questions around the meaning of religion, the meaning of America, and the intersections of those terms, with special consideration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. aarweb.org/events/event...

We invite you to read the 2025 Academy Report to learn what the AAR has been up to last year. aarweb.org/news/2025-ac...

Congratulations to the 2026 AAR Research Grant Winners aarweb.org/news/2026-re...

Congratulations to the 2026 International Collaborative Research Grant Winners: P.C. Saidalavi, Shiv Nadar University Nidhin Donald, Humboldt University of Berlin Joel Lee, Williams College Project: Hierarchy and Egality in South Asian Traditions aarweb.org/news/2026-in...

Congratulations to the inaugural AAR Public Scholarship Grant Winner: Adam Brett, American Indian Law Alliance Healing the Sacred: Restoring Onondaga Lake through Story, Ceremony, and Public Scholarship aarweb.org/news/2026-pu...

Congratulations to the 2026 Dissertation Research Grant Winners AAR Dissertation Research Grant: Tiantian Cai, University of Wisconsin-Madison Selva J. Raj Endowed International Dissertation Research Fellowship: Alba Rodriguez Juan, University of California at Riverside aarweb.org/news/2026-di...

Andrew Mark Henry wins the 2026 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. Dr. Henry is creator and host of 'Religion for Breakfast' (youtube) and founder of the community, The Religion Department. Congratulations! aarweb.org/news/andrew-...

Emily Bailey of Towson University is the 2026 recipient of the AAR Katie Geneva Cannon Excellence in Teaching Award. Congratulations! aarweb.org/news/emily-b...

“The Church of Stop Shopping” with William Talen as the Reverend Billy, directed by Savitri D, is the 2026 Winner of the AAR Religion and the Arts Award. Congratulations! revbilly.com www.instagram.com/revbillytalen/ (photo: John Quilty) aarweb.org/news/church-...

Join us for "Religion and America at 250," an AAR webinAAR series that will engage central questions around the meaning of religion, the meaning of America, and the intersections of those terms, with special consideration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. aarweb.org/events/event...

Our Journalism Awards honor the best in-depth reporting on religion in the categories of "Best In-Depth Newswriting" and "Best In-Depth Multimedia Journalism." Apply by March 9, 6 PM ET: aarweb.org/news/2026-jo...

The 2026 AAR Book Awards cycle is now open and you will notice several changes we’ve made to the program to clarify and expand our book award categories, including a new award category, Best Work in Applied, Public, or Pedagogical Approaches. Apply by March 9: aarweb.org/news/2026-bo...

Join us for an informal interview between 2026 AAR President Laurel Schneider and AAR Executive Director Claudia Schippert to learn more about Dr. Schneider’s vision and goals for the AAR, including her presidential theme: Future/s aarweb.org/event/meet-t...

We are more than two-thirds of the way toward our fundraising goal, and we hope that today, on #GivingTuesday, we can collectively push past the finish line. AAR exists for our members and is sustained by our members. We ask for your support to ensure AAR’s future. Donate now: aarweb.org

Only 20 minutes left to bid! #AARSBL25

#AARSBL25 | Your bid powers AAR's mission  — one more day to bid on a Caribbean getaway. If you're at the Annual Meeting, stop by member services or our member booth and learn more! Bid here: aarweb.org/news/support...

#AARSBL25 | Don't miss this upcoming performance (November 23 at 5 PM) in Ballroom A (Third Level) at the Hynes Convention Center! Join us for a performance that will be a communal, participatory engagement with the sound, feeling, and archive of freedom struggle.

Free books reviewed by @readingreligion.bsky.social at the AAR booth between exhibit halls C and D. Stop by and learn more about reviewing books for us.

We are running a virtual silent auction in conjunction with the 2025 Annual Meeting! Get your bids in before November 25, 2025, at 2 PM. You have the opportunity to win a trip to the Caribbean for a fraction of the price! All proceeds benefit AAR and our mission. aarweb.org/news/support...

An outstanding special session of the American Academy of Religion @aarweb.bsky.social annual meeting here in Boston this afternoon on Judith Weisenfeld's @judithweisenfeld.com extraordinary book *Black Religion in the Madhouse*! #AARSBL25 #AARSBL

Come visit AAR and the rest of the exhibitors in Exhibit Hall C and D at the Hynes Convention Center! #AARSBL25

CORRECTION: the program unit/seminar chairs and steering committee reception is actually on Monday, November 24: eppro02.ativ.me/appinfo.php?...

I’m at the prayer chapel. I’m at the Dunkin Donuts. I’m at the combination prayer chapel and Dunkin Donuts. #aarsbl25

New (first-time) AAR members are invited to join our staff and board of directors for a welcome breakfast and brief orientation to the AAR Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 22, from 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM EST: eppro02.ativ.me/appinfo.php?...

#AARSBL #SBLAAR folks! My wife puts together a google map of vegan-friendly restaurants near the convention center every year. Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested! www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...

NEW EMERGENCY SESSION AT #AARSBL25 "Emergency Session: ICE Enforcement in Sacred Spaces" 4.00-5.00 PM ET, Hynes Convention Center 208 Join us for an emergency town hall to discuss steps to take in response to threats of increasing immigration enforcement, including on and around sacred grounds.

One of the most valuable parts of #AARSBL25? The mentoring and networking opportunities. Looking to make connections over BYO lunch? Attend one of these sessions. Find them in the mobile app or desktop planner by searching session codes: eppro02.ativ.me/web/planner....

Looking for happy hours or receptions to attend at #AARSBL25? We've gathered a few here for you to mark in your mobile app or desktop planner: eppro02.ativ.me/web/planner....

Can’t believe this is happening on Monday @aarweb.bsky.social #AARSBL25

AAR President Leela Prasad's theme for the 2025 Annual Meeting is "Freedom." Don't miss her presidential address or plenaries coming up over the next few days at #AARSBL25. Find them by searching session codes or keywords in the mobile app or desktop planner: eppro02.ativ.me/web/planner....

Attending #AARSBL25? Search and add these sessions to your schedule in your mobile app or desktop planner! eppro02.ativ.me/web/planner....

THE PUBLICY ENGAGED RELIGION MAPPING PROJECT | We are asking scholars, practitioners, and community partners to contribute to a collaborative initiative to build a dynamic, searchable database that highlights the scope and impact of public scholarship on religion. aarweb.org/news/the-pub...

Register for our webinAAR on "Religion and Conflict: Case Studies from Ukraine," happening this Friday at 12 PM ET: aarweb.org/event/religi...

#FundraisAAR | Thanks to the generosity of several AAR board members and individual matchmakers, we are running a matching campaign. If even half of our nearly 6,000 members gives $10 each, we will meet our goal. Donate and secure the future of religious studies: aarweb.org/about-aar/su...

Register for our webinAAR on "Religion and Conflict: Case Studies from Ukraine," happening this Friday at 12 PM ET: aarweb.org/event/religi...

#WebinAAR | This Friday at 12 PM, the Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit is hosting an AAR webinar on "Religion and Conflict: Case Studies from Ukraine." Register here for free: my.aarweb.org/event-inform... @aarweb.bsky.social @riccardiswartz.bsky.social

THE PUBLICY ENGAGED RELIGION MAPPING PROJECT | We are asking scholars, practitioners, and community partners to contribute to a collaborative initiative to build a dynamic, searchable database that highlights the scope and impact of public scholarship on religion. aarweb.org/news/the-pub...

Register for our webinAAR happening tomorrow (November 4) on "The Role of Religion in Today’s Democratic Crises: Advancing Public Understanding," featuring @prri.org's Robert Jones, Katherine Stewart, former AAR President Eddie Glaude, and Rachel Mikva: aarweb.org/event/the-ro...

We're delighted to hear that Body, History, Myth by Anna Lise Seastrand has been named the Winner of the @aarweb.bsky.social's Religion and the Arts Book Award! The jury calls her work a "serious, solid, significant academic achievement." Learn more about it here: hubs.ly/Q03QN0gs0

Our election ends today, October 30, at 6 PM ET! Your AAR membership gives you the right to vote and your ballot should be in your inbox! Any questions should be directed to [email protected]