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1108, 2020

Louisville Institute Grant Opportunities

Funded in 1990 by the Religion Division of Lilly Endowment, Louisville Institute awards grants and fellowships to those who lead and study North American religious institutions, practices, and movements, advancing scholarship to strengthen church, academy, and wider society.

Are you a pastoral leader, researcher, senior scholar, or early career scholar seeking time and funds to support a research project?  The Louisville Institute provides several grant and fellowship opportunities to fund […]

2106, 2020

JSSR Editor-in-Chief Job Search

The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) is an interdisciplinary academic association that stimulates, promotes, and communicates social scientific research about religious institutions and experiences. SSSR was founded at Harvard University in 1949 as the Committee for the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Today SSSR fosters interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration among more than a thousand scholars from sociology, religious studies, psychology, political science, economics, international studies, gender […]

2405, 2020

News and Announcements Summer 2020

Typically, around this time of year, our News and Announcements would include highlights from our Annual Meeting.  Unfortunately, we are all aware that Covid-19 has led the ASR Council to cancel our 2020 Annual Meeting.  The ASR Council recognizes that not having a conference this year may be very disappointing.  Every year, we look forward to intellectually stimulating research and conversation, sharing teaching experiences, and navigating grant opportunities.  The […]

1803, 2020

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 […]

1302, 2020

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 […]

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