Wade Clark Roof (1948-2019), by Dusty Hoesly
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, announces with deep sadness the sudden passing of our colleague Wade Clark Roof on August 24, 2019, in his sleep. Professor Roof, who was J.F. Rowny Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion and Society from 2013, joined the department in 1989 as J.F. Rowny Professor of Religion and Society, at that time already a compelling figure in the […]
ASR News & Announcements
ASR News & Announcements
Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer
Preparations for this summer’s 82nd Annual Meeting are in full swing. The meeting will be held August 7-9, 2020 at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco, located in Union Square and around the corner from the ASA hotel. We will begin with a Welcoming Reception on the evening of Friday, August 7th. Similar to last year, we are planning a joint Closing Reception with […]
SSSR – RRA Call for Proposals
What will you present this year?
The proposal and registration system is officially open for the SSSR+RRA 2020 annual meeting. We will meet October 23 – 25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Westin Hotel. Please visit the annual meeting page to read our call for papers, submit a proposal, and register. We also invite members to submit applications for our grants and awards.
Presentation Formats
The annual meeting will include paper sessions, author meets […]
AAR-Sociology of Religion Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals
The purpose of the Sociology of Religion program Unit of the American Academy of Religion is to bridge the gap and generate cross-fertilization between the Sociology of Religion and Religious Studies. We are open to papers in all areas and therefore encourage submissions of any topic relevant to the sociology of religion. This year, we are particularly interested in the following topics:
- Topics related to Boston (and […]
ASR News & Announcements
ASR News & Announcements
Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer
The theme for this year’s annual meeting is “Communicating Religion’s Relevance.” The meeting will be held August 7-9, 2020 at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco, located in Union Square and around the corner from the ASA hotel. Our President, James C. Cavendish, and Program Chair, Brian Starks, have promised to make this year’s meeting unique in terms of both its intellectual content and […]
Call for Proposals: China, Christianity, and the Dialogue of Civilizations
The US-China Catholic Association will host a conference on “China, Christianity, and the Dialogue of Civilizations” to take place March 13-15, 2020 on the campus of Santa Clara University. This conference will examine efforts to locate engagement between Christianity and Chinese civilization in the context of shared values and the common good. See conference homepage for more information: www.uscatholicchina.org/conference-2020.
Conference organizers seek proposals for panels from potential panel conveners. Panels will address a given […]
University of Memphis Hiring in Sociology of Religion
Assistant Professor – Sociology of Religion
The Sociology Department at the University of Memphis invites applications for a tenure track faculty position to be filled at the Assistant Professor rank. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Sociology no later than August 2020. Area of specialization for both research and teaching is the sociology of religion. Applicants for this position will be expected to teach in both the Sociology Department and […]
Davidson College Hiring Quantitative Sociologist
Assistant Professor in Sociology (Quantitative Methods)
The Department of Sociology at Davidson College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Sociology starting July 1, 2020. Area is open, but the candidate must have expertise in quantitative methods. The successful candidate will teach five courses annually (reduced to four courses in the first year), which includes one introductory social statistics course, one quantitative methods course, and three other courses in […]
Baylor University Hiring in Health and Religion
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