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General Information 2005 Calendar of Participation Limits Eric Boynton, Allegheny College Ivan’s Rebellion: Love and the Excess of Evil Deadlines Each member may appear on the Annual Meeting Location Meeting program (AAR and/or SBL side) a Anita Houck, Saint Mary’s College, Notre total of two times in any capacity (e.g., Dame The 2005 AAR Annual Meeting and Book March 1, 2005 present a paper, be a panelist, be a respon- Comic Theodicies: Laughter and Divine Exhibit will be held at the Philadelphia Deadline for proposals, participant forms, dent, or preside over a session). The only Responsibility in Modern Literature Marriott and Convention and abstracts to be received by program exception is for business meeting presiders. Center in Philadelphia, PA, November 19–22. unit chairs. Alyda Faber, Atlantic School of Theology Further, it is not appropriate to present Reading the Letters and Journals: Virginia Future Annual Meeting locations include: April 1, 2005 the same material in two separate sessions, Woolf’s “Poetics of Reality” Notification of acceptance (or not) of pro- 2006 – Washington, D.C., November 18–21 no matter the convention for describing posals by program unit chairs. All pro- A “panel” is a session with one 2007 – San Diego, CA, November 17–20 them. If you are proposing the same idea gram participants must renew/establish announced theme and a list of partici- 2008 – Chicago, IL, October 25–28 to two different program units, you must 2005 AAR memberships in order to par- pants who address that theme but do not 2009 – Montreal, QC, November 7–10 be prepared to choose in which you will ticipate on the program. present 2010 – TBA present if you are accepted onto both. separate formal papers. Panel proposals are 2011 – San Francisco, CA, November 19–22 April 7, 2005 generally submitted as prearranged session Program unit chairs submit session request Multiple Submissions proposals. Registration and Housing information (Program Book copy, abstracts, par- To foster broad participation and to facilitate You must be registered for the meeting in ticipant forms) to AAR executive office online. the work of unit chairs, the Program Roman Catholic Studies Group order to secure a room in the Annual Committee allows but does not encourage May 15, 2005 Rodger Payne, Louisiana State University, Meeting hotel at our specially negotiated multiple submissions of proposals. The total Annual Meeting and hotel registration Presiding hotel rates (which are often half the pub- limit on such submissions is two. These may opens. Forms available online and in the lished room rate for the property). When consist of the same proposal submitted to Theme: Catholicism and Civil Rights in the May Religious Studies News—AAR Edition. you receive your preregistration informa- two different program units, or two different 20th-Century South tion in the May issue of Religious Studies May 30, 2005 proposals to two different units. Panelists: News—AAR Edition (or online), carefully Deadline for submission of Additional A Program Participant Form must accompa- review and follow the instructions in order Meeting request forms. Forms are avail- Gregory Nelson Hite, University of ny each proposal, and the other program to secure your housing. Although registra- able online at www.aarweb.org/annualmeet Virginia units to which you submitted proposals must tion may be completed without submit- starting March 15. Charles R. Gallagher, Milwaukee, MI be indicated. While failure to disclose multi- ting your housing request, you are encour- Andrew S. Moore, Middle Tennessee State June 15, 2005 ple submissions may well result in the rejec- aged to submit both together. University Deadline for participants to renew their tion of all submissions, disclosure of multiple Justin Poche, University of Notre Dame Questions about the Call AAR membership and be preregistered for submissions will not jeopardize full consider- the meeting. Names of participants not ation of each. The deadline for receipt of Responding: The work of the program unit is coordinat- registered will be removed from the all submissions is March 1, 2005. ed by the chair(s) and a steering committee Peter A. Huff, Centenary College of Lousiana Program Book. who design the sessions and make the deci- Proposal Requirements sions about which proposals will eventually September 2005 You are required to submit both a propos- be on the program. Each proposal is care- Annual Meeting Program Books mailed to al (not more than 1,000 words) and an Poster Session Proposals fully refereed, usually in a “blind” proce- members. abstract (not more than 150 words) of The AAR is accepting proposals for poster dure (i.e., without the name of the propos- November 19–22, 2005 your presentation. This holds regardless of sessions. A poster session presents research er being provided to the referees). All pro- AAR Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. your method of submission or the type of or discourse on a topic by combining posals, abstracts, and completed participant proposal you are making. Only proposals graphics and text on a 4’ x 8’ board. The information (as well as any questions you will be evaluated in the selection process, poster session presenter is available during may have) should be sent to the individ- Guidelines for but if your proposal is accepted for the an assigned session time in order to inter- ual(s) named in this Call. Submitting Proposals Annual Meeting, the abstract will be act on a one-to-one basis with the Please inquire with the appropriate unit included in the Book of Abstracts. attendee viewing the poster. A well- chair about the amount of time granted planned poster communicates its message Step 1: Note acceptable method(s) of sub- for your presentation, and by what date Proposals in a visually and textually powerful way, mission and the persons to whom it the respondent (if any) must receive your The proposal should state, as fully as you allowing the attendee to grasp the infor- should be sent. completed paper. can, the proposal’s purpose and how the mation quickly. Step 2: Submit all materials by one argument will proceed. Provide enough Poster session proposals should consist of Questions about the Annual method only (if you submit your proposal context to show that you are aware of the a short description of the topic and focus Meeting via e-mail, you must not fax your partici- basic literature in the field and summarize of the research, one abstract, and a single pant form — the participant form must the argument of your presentation. Be Concerns of a general nature may be sent participant form for all involved. be sent via e-mail as well). specific about what sort of contribution to the AAR executive office to the atten- Submissions will be reviewed and evaluat- your proposal will make. Bear in mind the tion of the Annual Meeting Program Step 3: Follow all instructions for submis- ed for acceptance onto the program by nature of the program unit to which you Director, 825 Houston Mill Road NE, sion requirements as outlined below, both members of the AAR Program are applying, particularly as reflected in Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA; general guidelines and those specific to Committee. Submissions can be made the Call for Papers. W: 404-727-3049; F: 404-727-7959; your method of submission. online through the OP3 system before the [email protected]. Failure to submit a proposal, an abstract, March 1 deadline. Step 4: Note the difference between paper and/or participant form(s) may disqualify and panel proposals. For more information on poster sessions, please Additional Meetings a submission from consideration. Further, visit the AAR Web site at www.aarweb.org. Organizations, persons, or program units Step 5: Be prepared to fulfill your AAR submitting a proposal in a method other wishing to plan receptions and other membership requirement if accepted onto than those noted after each program unit’s meetings before, during, or after the the program. This must be done no later call will result in disqualification. Annual Meeting should go online to than June 15, 2005, or you may jeopard- Prearranged Session www.aarweb.org after March 15, 2005. ize your participation on the program in Paper vs. Panel Proposals This Web site will have information November. The Annual Meeting program has three Members may wish to submit a prearranged regarding guidelines, necessary forms, and types of sessions: paper sessions, panel session in its entirety, complete with a costs to request Additional Meeting space General Guidelines sessions, and poster sessions. presider, respondent, and participants. You at the Annual Meeting and/or how to Participation at the Annual Meeting will note in the Call that some program units A session with separately announced paper announce your event in the Annual use this procedure more than others All participants on the AAR program titles is considered a “paper” session. Meeting Program Book. (Religions and South Asia Section and must be current (2005) members of AAR. Paper proposals are more often submitted Japanese Religions Group, for instance). Questions should be directed to Membership in SBL does not fulfill this individually and arranged into session by Special considerations go into the submission Conferon, Inc. at 314-997-1500 after requirement. All participants must also be the chair(s) and steering committee of a of such a session. The coordinator of a pre- April 1, 2005. Written requests can be preregistered for the Annual Meeting by program unit. arranged session must submit a proposal that sent to Conferon, Inc., 4 Cityplace Drive, June 15, 2005. Any participant who is not Arts, Literature, and Religion Section lists all the participants (presider, participants, Suite 480, St. Louis, MO 63141-7062, or a current 2005 AAR member or preregis- and respondent [if desired]). Pre-arranged ses- [email protected]. tered for the Annual Meeting by June 15, Charles Mathewes, University of Virginia, sions can either be for paper or panel sessions. 2005, will have his/her name removed Presiding The deadline for priority scheduling of from the printed Program Book and will Submissions for a panel session should Additional Meeting requests is May 30, Theme: Evil and Negativity jeopardize his/her participation on the include a single proposal detailing the 2005. Requests after that date will be program in November. Barbara E. Galli, McGill University focus of the session, one abstract, and a accommodated as space allows. Facing Evil: The Parable of the Ring in the single participant form for all involved. (A N.B. All 2004 and 2005 members receive Hands of Abraham Abulafia and Gotthold separate participant form is not required this Call. To inquire about your 2005 Ephraim Lessing when using OP3.) Submissions for a membership status, please see www.aar- paper session must include each web.org/membership. See GUIDELINES, p.4

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GUIDELINES, from p.3 Participant Forms Submission” at www.aarweb.org/annualmeet send the notification regarding your for your participant form; this will require acceptance/rejection onto the program. The Program Participant Forms (see page 8) presenter’s original paper proposal and the use of MSWord. If you are unable to Send one electronic copy of your abstract are designed to provide the information nec- abstract in addition to the necessary forms; use MSWord or the “MSWord Form” to the same person to whom you are send- essary to respond to your proposal and to one participant form for each participant. online, please locate the “Participant Form ing your proposal. See above under organize the Annual Meeting. It is important (A separate participant form is not required for E-mail Submission” at Abstracts. that these forms be filled out clearly and when using OP3.) Failure to send in a com- www.aarweb.org/annualmeet for your par- completely by the participant. Please use the plete prearranged proposal may disqualify ticipant form. Be sure you use the exact participant form appropriate for your Surface Mail an entry. Units reserve the right to accept same title on the “Participant Form for E- method of submission (see below). Ensure Unless otherwise instructed in the Call itself, prearranged session proposals in full or mail Submission” as you do on the that the title of your proposal exactly match- submit six (6) copies of the proposal, includ- in part. attached proposal you e-mailed. Proposals es the title you use on the participant form in ing (1) copy with your name and institution received without the Participant Forms order for the two to be positively matched. listed, and five (5) copies which are “blind,” Abstracts will be disqualified. Participant Forms (i.e., your name and institution are not listed received without proposals or abstracts Along with your proposal and completed par- anywhere on the proposal). You need only will also be disqualified. ticipant form, you must submit an abstract of Methods of submit one (1) copy of the participant form. your proposed presentation in electronic for- Submission If you are requested by the program unit Be certain you include a current e-mail mat. Even if you are submitting your propos- (Specific Guidelines) to submit a copy to both co-chairs or address on your participant form. al via surface mail or fax, you must also send steering committee members, follow the Notifications of acceptance/rejection will be one copy of your abstract electronically in instructions listed. If no one person is sent out via e-mail. addition to the print copies. If possible send specified, send your complete proposal to OP3 1. Use plain white paper, 8.5” x 11” (or A4) the abstract in the body of an e-mail with the OP3 either one of the co-chairs. with one-inch margins. subject heading: “Abstract for [supply your Please go online to www.aarweb.org for full name].” Barring in the body of an e-mail, submission instructions. Separate partici- Fax • 2. Do not use institutional or other letterhead. you may also send it virus-free on disk, or via pant forms are not required with OP3, as Submit one (1) copy of the proposal, 3. Use a computer and printer, preferably a e-mail as an attachment. Please note some pro- your participant information is integrated including abstract (with your name and laser printer. (Handwritten proposals can- gram units will not accept attachments. in the online form. NB: Do not place institution listed). Submit one (1) copy of not be accepted.) your name or other identifying remarks Use the following guidelines for format: the participant form. Be certain you in the body of the proposal field in OP3; 4. Use the following format: include a current e-mail address on your • WordPerfect, MSWord, RTF, PDF, or this may endanger the blind review participant form. Notifications of accept- a. Type title of proposal. ASCII text format. process of the unit and acceptance of ance/rejection will be sent out via e-mail. your proposal may be jeopardized. b. On one copy of the proposal, below the • For transliterated characters, please 1. Use plain white paper, 8.5” x 11” (or A4) title, type name of presenter, a comma, describe them to the best of your ability with one-inch margins. and a complete name of institution after the text of your abstract, under E-mail (please include city name if more than “Diacritical Marks.” The “Diacritical Submit your 1,000-word proposal and 2. Do not use institutional or other letterhead. one school or campus bears the name). Marks” portion will not be included in 150-word abstract within the BODY of 3. Use a computer and printer, preferably a Or, if you are not affiliated with any your word count. These can include ital- ONE single e-mail. Locate the online laser printer. (Handwritten proposals can- school, list city, state, or province, or ics, macrons, under-or over-dots, etc. (i.e., “Participant Form for E-mail Submission” not be accepted.) write “Independent Scholar.” Do not add macrons over the first and second “a” at www.aarweb.org/annualmeet for your par- list this information on the other five in Yog–ac–ara; put a slash through the “o” in ticipant form. Be sure you use the exact 4. Use the following format: copies of the proposal. Søren). For non-Western characters, please same title on the “Participant Form for E- a. Type title of proposal. use universal embedded fonts. mail Submission” as you do on the e- c. Type body of proposal double-spaced. mailed proposal. Proposals received without b. Below the title, type name of presenter, a Proposals should not exceed 1,000 words. • The abstract should have the exact same the Participant Forms will be disqualified. comma, and a complete name of institu- title as your paper, followed by your If you are requested by the program unit to Participant Forms received without propos- tion. If there is no institutional affilia- name and then the name of your institu- submit copies to both co-chairs or steering als or abstracts will also be disqualified. tion, list city, state, or province, or write tion (please include city name if more committee members, follow the instructions “Independent Scholar.” than one school or campus bears the If you are requested by the program unit to listed. If no one person is specified, send name) or city, state, or province, or write submit a copy to both co-chairs or steering c. Type body of proposal double-spaced. your complete packet to either one of the “Independent Scholar.” committee members, follow the instruc- Proposals should not exceed 1,000 words. co-chairs. Remember to include an e-mail tions listed. If no one person is specified, address on your proposal. If you do not use • The body of the abstract may be no If you are requested by the program unit send your complete proposal to either one e-mail, include a self-addressed stamped more than 150 words in length. to submit a copy to both co-chairs or of the co-chairs. envelope with appropriate postage for the Successful proposals with abstracts longer steering committee members, follow the country from which the Program Unit than 150 words will be shortened. instructions listed. If no one person is Chair will send the notification regarding E-mail w/Attachments specified, send your complete packet to • Do not use footnotes; any present will your acceptance/rejection onto the pro- Submit your 1,000-word proposal, 150-word either one of the co-chairs. Remember to be deleted. gram. Send one (1) electronic copy of abstract, and Participant Form as attachments include an e-mail address on your propos- your abstract to the same person to whom • Please scan your abstract for viruses in one single e-mail. Please locate the al. If you do not use e-mail, include a fax you are sending your proposal. See above before sending. “Participant Form for E-mail Attachment number so the Program Unit Chair can under Abstracts. ❧

Sections are the most inclusive type of program unit, aimed at reflecting the areas of academic interest of the members of the Academy and at addressing the continuing agenda of the various SECTIONS subfields within the study of religion. Attendance at sessions of sections (as well as any of the other program units) is open to all persons who are registered for the Annual Meeting. Academic Teaching and the political opinion in the classroom, foster- Study of Religion Section ing critical thinking in emotionally charged contexts). 3) Comparative mod- Joe Favazza, Rhodes College, W: 901-843- els and strategies of teaching and learning loop that is so much a part of a living peda- ogy; East and West coast poetics; hip hop 3907, [email protected]. Sid Brown, religion in other cultural contexts, especially gogy. culture; literature and the arts related to University of the South, W: 931-598- Eastern and Central Europe. 4) Proposals revolution, war, and pacificism; sacramen- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: 1529, [email protected]. for a possible co-sponsored session, with the tal theology and aesthetics; Angels in Wabash Center and the Caucus of Scholars OP3 America (film and theater versions); orality We seek presentations that discuss philoso- at Religiously Affiliated Institutions, on cre- and literacy in a multimedia age; the art of phies and strategies for effective teaching ative and effective course design and peda- Samuel Bak (for a joint session with SBL’s and learning, and that model pedagogical gogy when teaching a religious studies/the- Arts, Literature, and Religion Theory, Reading, Group); Tantric art creativity, analysis, and “best practices.” We ology course as part of an institution’s gener- and literature (for a joint session with strongly urge presenters to feature active and al education requirement. 5) Proposals for a Section Tantric Studies Consultation). Proposals engaging methods of teaching in their ses- possible co-sponsored session with the Jennifer L. Geddes, University of Virginia, for papers or panels on other topics related sions, and to indicate in their proposals how Religion, Media, and Culture Consultation [email protected]. S. Brent Plate, Texas to religion, literature, and the arts (includ- they plan to do so. We particularly seek pro- on teaching religion and the media (e.g., Christian University, [email protected]. ing music, theater, and/or drama, as well as posals on the following themes: 1) For a teaching religion with or through the media, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, or teaching and learning “street fair” or “mar- the media as a “religious text,” and/or the The Arts, Literature, and Religion Section Romantic arts and literature) are also invit- ketplace,” we invite posters, exhibits, and/or media as a mediating structure of knowl- invites proposals for papers and for pre- ed. Please send proposals to both program interactive displays that will excite and edu- edge about religion). 6) Finally, we invite arranged sessions on the following topics: units when responding to a joint call for cate others about a breakthrough moment new professors (those who have taught four literature of trauma and/or suffering; liter- papers. in the classroom or a great course. 2) years or fewer) to present on “What I ary utopias and dystopias, especially in SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Dealing with freedom, , pluralism, wished they’d told me about teaching and urban settings; fiction and poetry from and “combustible issues” in the religious how I learned better” — reflections on the Central and Eastern Europe; postcolonial OP3 studies classroom (e.g., negotiating clashing implementation-surprise-change feedback literature; aesthetics and sacramental theol-

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Buddhism Section Comparative Studies in Religion Section Anne M. Blackburn, Cornell University, Membership Current? Selva J. Raj, Albion College, Department [email protected]. Peter N. Gregory, You must be a current AAR member in order to participate on of Religious Studies, Albion, MI 49224, Smith College, [email protected]. the program. You must also be registered for the 2005 meeting. USA; W: 517-629-0400; F: 517-629- Persons who do not meet the membership and registration 0286; [email protected]. Mary N. Papers are invited on the following topics requirements by June 15, 2005, will not appear in the Program MacDonald, Le Moyne College, (interested proposers are urged to communi- Book. To renew your membership, use the form on page 14 or Department of Religious Studies, 1419 cate, at least initially, with the contact per- go online to www.aarweb.org/membership. Annual Meeting reg- Salt Springs RD, Syracuse, NY 13214, sons indicated): 1) Vinaya/discipline: old istration opens May 15th. USA; W: 315-445-4364; F: 315-445- texts, modern regulations, and regional man- 4540; [email protected]. ifestations. Contact Jeff Samuels, [email protected] or Tom Borchert, The Comparative Studies in Religion [email protected]. 2) churches and governmental threats to that welcomes submissions for individual Section provides the opportunity for signifi- in the southern capital: heian and kamakura advocacy. Papers of particular excellence on papers, panels, and sessions on any topic cant cross-traditional and/or cross-cultural developments of Nara Buddhism. Contact other topics, particularly related to the role relevant to the study of religions in North inquiry. We seek proposals that provide Robert Rhodes, [email protected]. 3) of religious and moral discourse in the pub- America. We propose the following areas occasion for comparative inquiry seriously Seeing through images. Contact Bruce lic arena, are also invited. in particular for the 2005 meeting: 1) reli- engaging two or more religious traditions Williams, [email protected]. 4) gion in Philadelphia, including papers or around a common topic and that also reflect SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Rituals across traditions. Contact Bruce entire sessions on the African Methodist critically on the conceptual tools employed Williams, [email protected]. 5) OP3 Episcopal Church, , in the inquiry. While we accept individual The demonic, saints, and death in Reconstructionism, , Jewish paper proposals, we strongly encourage Buddhism. Contact Mariko Walter, Publication Society, abolitionism, Sun Ra, group proposals either in the form of the- [email protected]. The section co-chairs also MOVE, the revival of 1858, and the matic sessions (maximum four presenters, a welcome proposals for individual papers, History of Enlightenment; 2) religion and teenagers; presider, and a respondent) or as panels panels, or full paper sessions on any other Section 3) American religious discourses (and the (maximum six presenters). Thematic paper topic concerning the history, doctrine, prac- social/cultural/political uses of these dis- session proposals must include both an Anne Clark, University of Vermont, tice, and culture of Buddhism in or across courses) about terrorism/evil/moral values; abstract and individual paper proposals. [email protected]. Amy DeRogatis, any geographical areas. All submissions will 4) ethnography and history in the study of Panel proposals must include a two-page Michigan State University, be considered by the section steering com- American religions; 5) the Civil War; 6) abstract and a list of the panel members. [email protected]. mittee through a blind refereeing process. material culture; and 7) sessions that The steering committee reserves the right to incorporate site visits. SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: add individuals to any group proposal. The History of Christianity Section seeks to Proposals must be made through the online present innovative and engaging research on SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: OP3 system unless alternative arrangements have the history, culture, and development of OP3 been made with one of the co-chairs well in Christianity from its origins to the present, advance of the deadline. The 2005 meeting while at the same time promoting interdisci- Christian Systematic includes a focus on contributions of Central plinary dialogue among the fields of history, Theology Section and Eastern European scholars and scholar- ritual studies, art history, anthropology, and Philosophy of Religion ship in the study of religion. Therefore, ses- historical theology. We seek proposals for Section David S. Cunningham, Hope College, sion organizers are strongly encouraged to individual papers or entire panels on the fol- P.O. Box 9000, Holland, MI 49422-9000, consider such scholars and scholarship in lowing topics: theorizing the relationship Tom Carlson, University of , USA; W: 616-395-7320; F: 616-395- their proposals. Themes proposed for the between past and present — why study the Santa Barbara, [email protected]. 7490; [email protected]. Cynthia 2005 meeting, with organizers identified in history of Christianity; Christianity and Rigby, Austin Presbyterian Theological parentheses, are: religions and human rights empire; Christianity under hostile govern- The Philosophy of Religion Section wel- Seminary, 100 E. 27th ST, Austin, TX (Grace Kao, [email protected]); eugenics in com- ments; Christian responses to non-Christian comes proposals for individual papers, paper 78705-5797, USA; W: 512-472-6736; F: parative perspective (William LaFleur, ritual; teaching global Christianity (possible sessions, or panels related to the following 512-479-0738; [email protected]. [email protected]); rulers and reli- co-sponsorship with Academic Teaching and topics: 1) questions of humanity and person- gion (Mark MacWilliams, mmacwilliams@ the Study of Religion Section); Christianity hood in light of current science and technol- General theme: theological aesthetics in sys- stlawu.edu); contemporary psychological in Eastern Europe; holy wars, holy memo- ogy; 2) political theology, religious violence, tematic perspective. We invite scholarly approaches to the comparative study of reli- ries; pacifist traditions; intermarriage in the and the question of tolerance; 3) philosophy papers pursuing constructive work on the cat- gions (Shubha Pathak, [email protected]); history of Christianity; medicine and of religion and the work of Philip Quinn; 4) egory of beauty within the classical systematic rituals online (Mark MacWilliams, Christian bodies; Eastern Orthodoxy as Islamic philosophy and philosophy of reli- loci. Presenters are encouraged to include [email protected]); and compara- other; the ideal of the early church in gion; 5) Martin Heidegger’s The visual and/or aural representations of their tivists and the study of religion (Mary N. Christian history; deconversion and apostasy Phenomenology of Religious Life; 6) philoso- argument. Five sessions are planned. 1) MacDonald, [email protected]). Please in Christian history; history of exegesis. We phy of religion and thinkers from Eastern or Revealed beauty: the revelation of ’s contact the organizer of the session in which will consider proposals on other topics as Central Europe (esp. Slavoj Zizek, Leszek beauty in particular cultural forms. Papers will you would like to participate. well. Papers should be conceived for an Kolakowski, Jan Patocka, Julia Kristeva, explore how both the doctrine of revelation effective 20-minute presentation. All propos- Mircea Eliade); 7) feminist philosophy of SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: and the vision of God that emerges from it als must be submitted online via OP3 and religion. We will also consider proposals on are shaped by differing cultural understand- OP3 will be evaluated by blind peer review of the topics not listed here. ings of the beautiful. 2) Music and the spirit. section steering committee. SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: How does the Holy Spirit shape the human SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: experience of music, and how might OP3 Ethics Section Christian pneumatology be reformulated in OP3 light of that experience? 3) Mary and divine Gloria Albrecht, University of Detroit creativity: considerations of the history, theol- Mercy, [email protected]. Darryl ogy, and iconography of Mary as aesthetic Trimiew, Colgate Rochester Crozier Religion and the Social keys to understanding and formulating the School, [email protected]. North American Religions Sciences Section Christian doctrine of God. 4) Theological Section Douglas Hicks, University of Richmond, responses to The Beauty of the Infinite by The Ethics Section invites proposals from all John Corrigan, Florida State University, [email protected]. David Bentley Hart (Eerdmans, 2004). 5) religious traditions that provide ethical Religion Department, Dodd Hall, Beauty in thought, prayer, and action: theo- analysis and response to the following Tallahassee, FL 32306-1520, USA; W: Proposals are invited in relation to the fol- logical reflections on the relationship between themes. 1) Papers that explore the relation- 850-644-8094; F: 850-644-7225; lowing themes: 1) social scientific mysticism and social activism. This last ses- ship of specific rituals to ethical attitudes, [email protected]. Diane Winston, approaches to religion and race; 2) con- sion is co-sponsored with the Religion, Social judgments, and debates. Papers from all reli- Annenberg School for Communication, temporary psychological approaches to the Conflict, and Peace Group; please submit gious traditions are encouraged. This session University of Southern California, 3502 comparative study of religion; 3) social proposals to both units. Please note: In all is being co-sponsored with the Ritual Watt WAY, 332B , CA 90089- scientific analyses of religious discourse cases, we seek constructive (not merely Studies Group. Proposals for co-sponsored 0281, USA; W: 213-821-5388; F: 213- and religious participation in politics and descriptive) proposals that are both informed sessions should be sent to both sponsors. 2) 740-8624; [email protected]. the public sphere; 4) intersections of law, by the historical Christian traditions and Papers that provide an ethical analysis of the religion, and sexuality; 5) negotiating directed to the contemporary contexts in effectiveness of the moral message of the reli- The North American Religions Section boundaries: religion and migration. Other which theology is pursued. Proposals should gious left in public discourse. 3) Papers that encourages the use of diverse sources and proposals are welcome that employ social focus on the constructive argument to be pre- provide an ethical reassessment of civil liber- multiple approaches to the study of reli- scientific methodologies in the study of sented and describe it in detail. For future ties in light of the war against terrorism, gions in North America. In most sessions, religious or theological questions or that planning, we are choosing general themes two drugs, and crime. This theme may include we seek to stimulate comparative discus- apply religious/theological methodologies years out; in 2006 it will be mission and dis- an ethical analysis of torture. 4) Papers that sion around particular themes across a to social scientific questions. cipleship in an age of globalization. provide an ethical analysis of the impact of range of traditions. Most years we also current public policies on the moral agency SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: devote one session to new work on a par- of women: for example, policies related to ticular religious tradition and another ses- OP3 OP3 welfare, housing, health, education, and so sion to a recently published book of out- forth. 5) Papers that provide an ethical (continued on p.6) standing merit in the field. The section analysis of the political advocacy of black

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Religion in South Asia between religion and empire. 6) Do the Section Annual Meeting AV Requests Religious Right and the Religious Left employ different aesthetics? How do they Tazim Kassam, Syracuse University, Every attempt will be made to meet all requests for AV equip- imagine the beautiful? 7) Progressive Department of Religion, 501 Hall of ment. However, due to the high cost of technical electronic AV Christianity and the secular Left. 8) Languages, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA; W: equipment, (computers, LCD projectors, Internet, software, etc.) Langdon Gilkey on Tillich and on 315-443-5722; [email protected]. Parimal only presentations which necessitate the use of such equipment Niebuhr, for a possible joint session with G. Patil, Harvard University, Study of will be granted access to it. All AV requests must be the Tillich Group. Please send proposals Religion, 12 Quincy ST, Cambridge, MA received at the time of your proposal. AV requests to both program units when responding 02138, USA; W: 617-384-8938; received after the deadline cannot be accommodated. to a joint call for papers. Additionally, the [email protected]. Theology and Religious Reflection Section welcomes paper and panel proposals We invite proposals for fully developed Meeting, we invite proposals on which address the intersections of theolog- paper sessions or panels on any aspect of Study of Section in Eastern Europe, past or present, from ical and religious reflection with philo- religion in South Asia, including field Nelly Van Doorn-Harder, Valparaiso any methodological approach or subfield sophical and political issues, and with research, textual studies, and pedagogy. University, Department of Theology, in the study of Judaism. We also invite questions of literary, cultural, and critical Proposals with a multireligious or interreli- Valparaiso, IN 46383-7493, USA; pieter- proposals on the following topics: 1) por- theory. gious dimension and those concerned with [email protected]. Omid trayals of Judaism in literature; 2) religious parts of South Asia other than are Safi, Colgate University, Department of SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: violence; 3) ancient Jewish sources and especially welcome. Given the special inter- Philosophy & Religion, 13 Oak DR, modern Jewish thought (either the use of OP3 national focus of the 2005 Annual Meeting, Hamilton, NY 13346, USA; ancient Jewish sources in modern Jewish we encourage contributions from colleagues [email protected]. thought or the constructive aspects of in Central and Eastern Europe. Proposals scholarship on ancient texts); 4) Judaism must be made through the online system. The Study of Islam Section encourages and space/territory; 5) Islamic interpreta- Women and Religion Section Individual paper proposals are not accepted. paper proposals in all areas of Islamic tions of Jewish texts; 6) Orthodox Jewish Jung Ha Kim, State University, Topics suggested for the 2005 Annual studies, but successful proposals will feminism; 7) and the construction of Department of Sociology, Atlanta, GA Meeting are listed below; this list is by no reflect theoretical and methodological Judaism in the thought of the Frankfurt 30303, USA; W: 404-651-1847; H: 770- means exhaustive or definitive. Teaching sophistication and self-awareness, as well School or psychoanalytic theory. 814-8584; F: 404-651-1712; socjhk@ in the survey course (John Cort, as innovative examination of Islamic soci- Additionally, we are hoping to co-sponsor panther.gsu.edu. [email protected]); can Hindus talk to eties and texts. As in all years, we welcome a panel with the Nineteenth-Century Muslims? (Phyllis Herman, phyllis.k.her- submissions dealing with the Qur’an, Theology Group on constructions of the Individual and group (panel/paper) pro- [email protected]); Vastu (Laurie Patton, lpat- Islamic law, Sufism, and sexuality religious “other” in 19th-century religious posals are welcome on any aspect of the [email protected]); word and image in South constructions, engagement with moderni- thought. As always, we are also eager to study of women and religion. This year Asian religions (Karline McLain, ty, teaching Islam, interfaith, and other receive paper and panel proposals on other the section especially seeks proposals on [email protected]); media and the areas of general interest. This year’s areas issues and topics. the following themes (in random order): transformation of religion (Deepak Sarma, of focus will be: 1) Pedagogy and the chal- 1) women and religion in Philadelphia; [email protected]); religion and money lenges of teaching Islam from the point of SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: 2) women and religion in Eastern Europe; (Whitney Kelting, [email protected]); van- view of various disciplines (for example, OP3 3) methodologies in the study of the ishing village deities (Venkatakrishna Sastry, history, religious studies, anthropology, Goddess; 4) interfaith dialogue on [email protected]); public cer- etc.). 2) Contemporary Muslim intellectu- “authoritative” texts/texts; 5) women, sac- emonial and political ritual (Richard Davis, als and Islamic thought. (Panel proposals rifice, and war; 6) Katherine of Siena and [email protected]); dialogue, debate, and ver- about one or more specific thinkers, such Theology and Religious the canonization of Kateri Tekawihtha; 7) bal contest (Tamar Reich, [email protected]); as for example Soroush, are welcome.) Reflection Section women hymn writers; 8) women and reli- personal law vs. uniform civil code 3) African-American Islam. 4) Islam in gious performance. Proposals should (Purushottama Bilimoria, p.bilimoria@ public discourses. The focus of papers can Paul Lakeland, Fairfield University, reflect critical awareness of the importance unimelb.edu.au); web-based education be on topics such as: How is Islam being Department of Religious Studies, North of race, sex, ethnicity, religious identity, (Kuldip Gupta, [email protected]); presented in the media? Are there ways for Benson RD, Fairfield, CT 06824, USA; class, sexuality, and/or nation to analysis yoga and ecology (Chris Chapple, cchap- scholars of Islam to influence this dis- W: 203-254-4000 x2492; on women and religion. The section espe- [email protected]); aesthetics and ethics in South course? 5) Developing shared conversa- [email protected]. cially invites proposals that facilitate dia- Asian religions (Emily Hudson, tions: Judaism and Islam in interaction. logue across religious traditions and/or [email protected]); media repre- 6) Textual readings of Qur’an and Bible. The Theology and Religious Reflection among various groups or specialists in the sentations of Hinduism (M. K. Sridhar, (This can possibly be a joint panel with Section invites proposals for the 2005 pro- study of women and religion, broadly [email protected]); Sikh identity SBL). 7) In view of the 2005 AAR focus gram on the following themes: 1) The construed. Presentations that are multidis- (Susan Prill, [email protected]); embodied on Eastern Europe, all topics on Islam in relationships between varieties of evangeli- ciplinary or innovative in format, that religion and performance (Linda Hess, lion- Eastern Europe. 8) We also welcome pro- cal religion and social change. We hope to address emerging areas of scholarship or [email protected]); sacred and profane love in posals for book panels, for example on the present a panel or set of papers in which public interest, or that concern the inter- mystical traditions (Daniela Rossella, latest scholarship in Qur’anic studies. the speakers will respond from various sec- section of scholarship and activism are [email protected]); the Bhakti movement — tors of evangelicalism (conservative evan- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: particularly encouraged. Proposals should says who? (Jack Hawley, [email protected]); gelicalism, Hispanic evangelicalism, specify to which area of the call, if any, South Asian religions and the Web (Andrew OP3 Sojourners evangelicals, etc.). 2) In light they respond and should state the impor- Fort, [email protected]); South Asian students of the rhetoric of recent religio-political tance of the proposed subjects or studying South Asian religions (Pankaj Jain, discourse, the possibility that we are see- approaches to the study of women and [email protected]); can North ing the emergence of a new form of civil religion. American religionists talk to South Asians? Study of Judaism Section religion. 3) The relationship between vio- (Robin Rinehart, [email protected]). Randi Rashkover, York College of lence and images of God, especially SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Pennsylvania, W: 410-415-5839, “beyond Girard,” perhaps considering the SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: OP3 [email protected]. Martin Kavka, Florida work of Eugen Drewermann, Walter OP3 State University, [email protected]. Wink, Leo Lefebure, and others. 4) The relationship between religious language In keeping with the international focus on and public discourse, or religious language Eastern Europe at next year’s Annual and economics. 5) The relationships

Groups are established to encourage the exploration of an emergent area of study or methodology, to cultivate the relation between the study of religion and a cognate discipline, or to pursue a long-range GROUPS and broad research project. More focused than sections and less restricted in participation than seminars, groups are expected to African Religions Group African religions. Topics may include experiment with the format of sessions at the Annual Meeting. the historical dimension of African Samuel K. Elolia, Emmanuel School of indigenous religions; representations of Religion, Johnson City, TN 37601, USA; indigenous religions in historical stud- W: 423-926-1186; [email protected]. ies of Africa; challenges, methodologies migration, globalization, and translocality AME; the works of A. G. Miller, especial- Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton, University of and resources in the historiography of and contemporary African religions. 3) ly Elevating the Race. Virginia, Department of Religious Studies, African religions. 2) African religions in With the Afro-American Religious Charlottesville, VA 22904-4126, USA; W: SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: the neo-diaspora. Topics can include reli- History Group, we will co-sponsor a ses- 434-924-6314; [email protected]. gions in new African immigrant commu- sion on the American Methodist OP3 nities — religions such as Pentecostalism, Episcopal Church and Africa. Topics may Papers are invited on the following Sufism, or African independent include AME missionaries in Africa; the themes: 1) Issues in the historiography of Christianity. We invite discussion of importance of Africa in the vision of the

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Afro-American Religious Asian North American black theological discourse. We are particu- History Group Religion, Culture, and larly interested in papers that bring black the- KEY TO SYMBOLS: ology into dialogue with process studies, Debra Mubashshir Majeed, Beloit Society Group deconstructionist theories (i.e., poststruc- College, Department of Philosophy & Duncan Williams, University of turalism, postcolonialism, and postmod- = Surface mail Religious Studies, 700 College ST, Beloit, California, Irvine, Department of East ernism), and existentialism (e.g., WI 53511, USA; W: 608-363-2318; F: Asian Languages and Literatures, W: 949- Kierkegaard). Topics covered may include 608-363-2194; [email protected]. 824-1603, [email protected]. Su Yon Pak, theodicy, construction of the body, aesthetics, •= Fax Moses N. Moore, Arizona State Union Theological Seminary, W: 212- and cultural representation. In addition to University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; 280-1396, [email protected]. individual papers, we welcome proposals for W: 408-965-8671; F: 408-965-5139; OP3 full panels. We are co-sponsoring a session [email protected]. We invite papers and panels addressing: = OP3 with the Kierkegaard Group. 1) critical commentaries on recent publi- Consistent with AAR’s Eastern European cations in Asian North American religious SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: initiative and Philadelphia as the site of studies; 2) evangelicalism and evangelical OP3 = E-mail our 2005 Annual Meeting, we invite pro- theology in Asian North American con- posals for individual papers or full panels texts; 3) local Philadelphia and regional on the following general themes: 1) the Asian North American religions and cul- = E-mail with attachment American Methodist Episcopal Church tures, including new immigrant commu- Bonhoeffer: Theology and and Africa; 2) black religions and the nities; 4) new theories, methods, and Social Analysis Group body; 3) the methodological contributions research on Asian North American reli- Lisa Dahill, Carnegie Foundation for the of DuBois to African-American religious gions. Submissions via the AAR’s Online Advancement of Teaching, historiography; 4) sacred images: black Paper/Panel Proposal System (OP3) is pre- [email protected]. Lori Brandt Christian Group religious iconography in/and the African ferred, though proposals sent through e- Hale, Augsburg College, [email protected]. diaspora; 5) material culture within the mail attachments to the co-chairs are also Arthur G. Holder, Graduate Theological African-American religious experience; 6) acceptable. Union, 2400 Ridge RD, Berkeley, CA For 50 years, the legacy of Bonhoeffer has the historic relationship between African 94709, USA; [email protected]. Wendy SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: provided resources for those seeking theo- and Quakers; 7) the Wright, Creighton University, 319 N. logical-ethical paradigms of faith engaged violence/nonviolence debate within black OP3 36th AVE, Omaha, NE 68131, USA; with politics. Now, emerging from the religions. We encourage interdisciplinary [email protected]. 2004 U.S. elections, a different faith- presentations that incorporate the use of political agenda is manifest; it includes the video, film, or other multimedia formats. We welcome proposals that explore the Bioethics and Religion cooptation of the writings and legacy of Submissions will be accepted via OP3 and relationship between the academic study Bonhoeffer to provide a “Christian” justi- e-mail attachment. Group of Christian spirituality and its practice, as fication for the war in Iraq. We solicit Aline Kalbian, Florida State University, well as proposals that employ multidisci- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: proposals that will analyze this use of Department of Religion, Tallahassee, FL plinary perspectives. We invite proposals Bonhoeffer’s legacy on textual, historical, OP3 32306, USA; W: 850-644-9878; (including those for complete pre- and theological/ethical grounds, making [email protected]. Paul R. Johnson, arranged sessions) on the following particular use of the new edition of D’Youville College, 280 Getzville RD, themes: 1) the “Peaceable Kingdom”: the Bonhoeffer’s Ethics. Proposals might Snyder, NY 14226-3542, USA; W: 716- religious experiment among Quakers and address the distinctiveness of, and role of Anthropology of Religion 829-8176; [email protected]. other Christian groups in Pennsylvania discernment in, Bonhoeffer’s ethics, or Group history; 2) “I’m spiritual AND religious” how his pacifism shaped his conspiracy We invite papers on the general topic of (how Christian communities and institu- Rebecca Norris, Merrimack College, participation. We also invite proposals on access to health care services. More specifi- tions engage persons in the spiritual Department of Religious Studies, 315 the “quest for the historical Bonhoeffer,” cally we seek papers that address religious, quest); 3) Christian practices of spiritual Turnpike ST, N. Andover, MA 01845, with attention to the role Bethge played as ethical, and justice-related issues sur- guidance (models, traditions, innova- USA; W: 978-837-5000 x4521; primary interpreter of Bonhoeffer. rounding such access. Topics might tions); 4) spirituality of Pierre Teilhard de [email protected]. Shawn Landres, include: 1) cultural, social, and economic SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Chardin (for the half-centenary of his University of California, Santa Barbara, barriers to access; 2) medical insurance, death); 5) spiritual practices in Eastern 12851 Evanston ST, Los Angeles, CA OP3 Medicaid, and Medicare; 3) the cost of Christianity (co-sponsored session with 90049-3712, USA; W: 310-472-1127; prescription drugs; 4) the Internet and Eastern Orthodox Studies Group), with [email protected]. medical information; 5) gender and access papers on the Prayer and Hesychasm to health care; and 6) access to health especially welcome, also iconography, pil- This year we propose the general themes of Chinese Religions Group services from the perspectives of the dis- grimage, liturgy, etc. displacement and re-placement. “Displace- Daniel B. Stevenson, University of Kansas, abled. Proposals that address questions of ment,” from urban divination and New Age Department of Religious Studies, Smith SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: access on both a domestic and global level initiation rituals to Pennsylvania puja, con- Hall, 1300 Oread AVE, Lawrence, KS are encouraged, as are those engaging the OP3 siders religion disembedded from expected 66045, USA; W: 785-864-7258; F: 785- world’s religious traditions on this issue. contexts. “Re-placement” encompasses the 864-5205; [email protected]. Chun-Fang Yu, search for religious “roots,” including reap- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Columbia University, Department of propriation and reconstruction of indigenous Religion, 624 Kent Hall, New York, NY OP3 Comparative Studies in religious practices and historical traditions, as 10025, USA; W: 212-854-5546; F: 212- Hinduisms and well as intellectual and familial genealogies. 854-5922; [email protected]. Group And what are the methodological considera- tions of displacement — what do we do Group We invite proposals related to all aspects of Kathryn McClymond, Georgia State when theory or data doesn’t “fit”? We also Chinese religious practice and thought, both University, P.O. Box 4089, Atlanta, GA, Anthony B. Pinn, Rice University, 6100 invite proposals for a co-sponsored session historical and contemporary. Though indi- 30302-4089, USA; W: 404-651-0727; Main ST MS 15, Houston, TX 77005, with the Religion, Media, and Culture vidual proposals are acceptable, panel propos- [email protected]. USA; W: 713-348-2710; F: 713-348- Consultation addressing ethnographies of als or closely related paper proposals have a 5486; [email protected]. Stacey Floyd- performance and audience, with media greater chance of acceptance. For 2005 we This group seeks to bring together schol- Thomas, Brite Divinity School, Texas broadly understood. We encourage submis- welcome proposals relating to the following ars of Hinduism and Judaism to generate Christian University, 2800 South sions from scholars using anthropology to topics: 1) appropriation of Chinese religious responsible and insightful comparative University DR, TCU 298130, Fort study diverse traditions, regions, and eras; in traditions and practices in East Asia at large, conversation with the intention of devel- Worth, TX 76129, USA; W: 817-257- 2005 we hope to contribute especially to the including interactions across cultural and oping an alternative paradigm to the 7140; F: 817-423-3132; s.floyd-thomas@ focus on Central and Eastern Europe. political boundaries; 2) issues of approach, Protestant-based paradigms that have tcu.edu. resource, and pedagogy in the teaching of tended to dominate the academic study of SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Chinese religions (e.g., teaching China in a religion. For the 2005 sessions we invite For 2005, the Black Theology Group is call- OP3 World Religions or Asian Religions course); papers on the following themes: 1) prac- ing for papers that explore the implications 3) rhetorical strategies in ritual text and per- tices associated with death and dying; 2) that theories of existence have for furthering formance; 4) religion and the state in con- mothers and mothering; 3) representations temporary China (e.g., sanction and pro- of Hindu and Jewish religious identity in scription, legal and discursive parameters of film (co-sponsored with the Religion, Member ID Number “religion,” “healing science,” and “depraved Film, and Visual Culture Group). ”). Submission by the OP3 system is Presenters need not have expertise in both You can find your membership ID number on any of the official strongly encouraged. Hindu and Jewish traditions. paperwork that comes from the AAR. The top line of the address label has your ID number. It is a single letter followed by five (5) SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: numbers (e.g. Z12345). OP3 OP3 If you are a 2004 or 2005 member, the label on this Call for • Papers has your ID number on it. If it is not there, please go to www.aarweb.org/membership and you can request to have your ID number e-mailed to you immediately. (continued on p.8)

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Confucian Traditions Group Europe and the tive rites that surrounded the public and Values.” Proposals should reflect how Mediterranean in Late private reading of texts in antiquity: what evangelical interpretations of scripture for- Edward Slingerland, University of did it mean to “read” a text, to oneself or mulate and inform Evangelical ethics in Southern California, Department of Antiquity Group others, and in what types of performative relationship to family, social, and political Religion and East Asian Languages and David T. Frankfurter, University of New or gestural contexts did reading take values. 2) “Evangelical Theology and Cultures, MC: 0355, Los Angeles, CA Hampshire, W: 603-862-3015, place? Scripture.” Proposals should address the 90089-0355, USA; W: 213-740-8508; [email protected]. use of scripture in developing an evangeli- [email protected]. SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: cal systematic theology, or how evangeli- We invite submissions for two sessions OP3 cals use scripture to interpret or refine tra- The Confucian Traditions Group wel- that address any of the Mediterranean or ditional biblical theologies. We also solicit comes proposals on all aspects of the Near Eastern religious traditions of late proposals for potential joint sessions on Confucian tradition. For the 2005 meet- antiquity: 1) “The Uses of Comparison: evangelicalism and theology in Asian ing, proposals concerning archaeological Within, Across, and Beyond the Evangelical Theology Group North American contexts (Asian North texts, novel directions in Confucian stud- Mediterranean World” asks how we speak Anthea Butler, Loyola Marymount American Religion, Culture, and Society ies, and the relevance of Confucianism to about Western vs. Eastern, or regional reli- University, One LMU DR, Suite 3700, Group) and worship and popular culture contemporary issues (including nativism gious forms (like Egyptian vs. Syrian, or Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA; among Evangelicals, vis-à-vis Tillich’s the- or Chinese nationalism, issues of human Babylonian vs. Palestinian), by means of [email protected]. ology of culture (Tillich: Issues in rights and democracy, and attitudes comparison, as well as how scholars have Theology, Religion, and Culture Group). toward economic concerns) are particular- drawn on modern comparanda (from The theme for 2005 is “Evangelical ly welcome. Full paper session or panel anthropology or European history) to Engagement with Scripture in SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: proposals are preferred. understand ancient materials. 2) “Rituals Relationship to Theological and Ethical

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SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Issues.” Proposals can be submitted in two cal, processional, magical, and contempla- ✃ topic areas: 1) “Evangelical Ethics and OP3 PARTICIPANT FORM 2005 Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion (PREARRANGED SESSION) Group Steven Engler, Mount Royal College, The session organizer or chair must fill out this form in its entirety. Humanities, 4825 Richard RD SW, Names and institutions will appear in the Program Book as indicated below (please include city name if more than one school or Calgary, Alberta, T3E 6K6, CANADA; campus bears the name). If you are not affiliated with an institution, list city, state, or province, or write “Independent Scholar.” [email protected]. Kocku von (PLEASE PRINT IN BLUE OR BLACK INK.) Stuckrad, University of Amsterdam, History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents, Oude Turfmarkt 147, Session Organizer Contact Information NL - 1012 GC, AMSTERDAM; [email protected]. Name Submissions are invited on the following themes: 1) gender, war, and nationalism; 2) religion and the senses (the place of Institution smell, touch, etc., limitations of visuality, anthropology of the senses); 3) Tomoko Masuzawa’s The Invention of World Mailing Address Religions; 4) reflections on the academic/media discourses that framed City State/Province Postal Code Country religion’s role in the 2004 election; 5) con- tested sciences: the plurality of forms of knowledge (religious vs. scientific claims, Office Phone Home Phone art/literature/experience as knowledge, etc.). Consistent with the international focus of the 2005 meeting, proposals Summer Phone E-mail addressing Central and Eastern European issues and approaches are especially wel- 1. PROPOSED THEME of SESSION: 3b. OTHER PROGRAM UNITS in which above participants may come. participate or to which they are also sending submissions, if any SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: (list participant name and program unit):

OP3 2. PROGRAM UNIT to which you are submitting this proposal: (Completed participant form(s) must accompany each submission.) Eastern Orthodox Studies 4. AUDIO-VISUAL REQUIREMENTS for the entire Group session (note number needed) : James Skedros, Holy Cross Greek 2b. OTHER PROGRAM UNIT to which you are submitting this ____ Slide Projector w/Screen & Carousel Orthodox School of Theology, proposal, if any: ____ Extra Carousel(s) [email protected]. Paul Gavrilyuk, ____ Overhead Projector w/Screen University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, ____ Extra Screen [email protected]. 3. PLANNED PARTICIPANTS for this session, in order of appearance: ____ VCR or DVD Player with Monitor (circle one) ____ Cassette or CD Player (circle one) The Eastern Orthodox Studies Group Presider:______invites proposals for papers on the follow- ____ Computer: ❐ Windows ❐ Macintosh ❐ Internet ing three topics: 1) all aspects of the Panelists:______LCD Projector w/Screen thought and life of 20th-century ______Orthodox theologians from Eastern ____ Other: ______Europe; 2) theology, history, and practice ______Audio-Visual requests must be submitted at the same time as your proposal. of Patristic and Byzantine hymnography; ______Late requests cannot be accommodated. The executive office makes every and 3) spiritual practices in Eastern attempt to honor the AV requests of our members. Unusual requests should Christianity (co-sponsored session with ______be cleared, through the appropriate program unit chair, with the executive office to confirm the availability of the equipment or set-up of space. Christian spirituality Group), with papers Respondent:______on the Jesus Prayer and Hesychasm espe- cially welcome, as well as papers on ______5. SCHEDULING NEEDS due to religious observance, if any: iconography, pilgrimage, liturgy, etc. NOTE: No individual may participate on the program more than two times. ______SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: ______OP3

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Feminist Theory and and envisioning moral values: strategies of year, we are particularly interested in receiv- Hinduism Group Religious Reflection Group feminist post-November 2004; 5) ing proposals for papers on the following Sushil Mittal, James Madison University, the steering committee will convene a panel topics: 1) the potentially queer intersections Liora Gubkin, California State University, W: 540-568-6137, [email protected]. Balu on the topic “what is feminist theory to/for of religious post-coloniality and gay male Bakersfield, Department of Philosophy and Balagangadhara, Ghent University, W: religion scholars?” The panel will consist of relationships, or the globalization of com- Religious Studies, 9001 Stockdale HWY, 329-264-3704, [email protected]. invited and submitted statements. modified queer desire; 2) ethnographic Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA; W: 661-664- Submissions of 500-word statements to this and/or phenomenological investigations of 2314; [email protected]. Rosemary Carbine, We invite panel proposals on any aspect of panel will be considered. the ritualized or otherwise “religious” aspects College of the Holy Cross, Box 109A, One Hinduism in the world. We welcome pro- of gay male sociality; 3) Asian/Pacific Islander College ST, Worcester, MA 01610, USA; W: SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: posals from scholars in other fields who and especially Chinese religious traditions; 4) 508-793-2384; [email protected]. wish to enter into dialogue with OP3 queer approaches to Islamic traditions; 5) Hinduism based on their research. We rhetorical or cultural analyses of the role reli- Papers and panel proposals are invited that equally encourage scholars of Hinduism to gion plays in the construction of queer sexu- critically engage feminist theory and religious widen their dialogical perspectives. We alities and gender performances in reflection. Preference is given to proposals also welcome proposals for joint sessions Gay Men’s Issues in Religion public/political discourse. We also welcome with substantial argument, and to those with other AAR units. Proposals must be Group proposals for topics not listed here and from engaging cross-cultural perspectives, especial- made through the online system. all religious traditions. Proposals from ly Eastern European. We invite, in particular, Donald L. Boisvert, Concordia University, W: Individual paper proposals are not accept- Eastern European scholars are especially papers and panels on the following: 1) femi- 514-848-2424 x4153, [email protected]. ed. Topics suggested for the 2005 meeting encouraged. nist possession of self: autonomy, choice, are: how to speak for Hinduism control, consent; 2) subjectivity vs. agency: The Gay Men’s Issues in Religion Group SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: (Balu Balagangadhara, [email protected]); theories of religious being; 3) examining fem- explores the intersections of gay male experi- Hinduism and science (Jonathan

OP3 inist redemption; 4) imagining, claiming, ence and religion, broadly conceived. This Edelmann, jonathan.edelmann@ ✃ theology.oxford.ac.uk); Bankimcandras Anandamath (Rachael McDermott, [email protected]); Basham’s The PARTICIPANT FORM 2005 Wonder That Was India (Sushil Mittal, [email protected]); Hindu occidentalism (INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS) (Sushil Mittal, [email protected]); Madhva dialectics (Deepak Sarma, deepak.sarma@ case.edu); diaspora of yoga practice Each presenter, panelist, respondent, and presider must fill out a form in its entirety. (Frederick Smith, frederick-smith@ It is very important that the participant fill out this form. Name and institution will appear in the Program Book as uiowa.edu); and Bhagavata Purana indicated below (please include city name if more than one school or campus bears the name). If you are not affiliated (Kenneth Valpey, [email protected]). with an institution, list city, state, or province, or write “Independent Scholar.” (PLEASE PRINT IN BLUE OR BLACK INK.) SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: OP3 Name Indigenous Religious Institution Traditions Group Jacob K. Olupona, University of Mailing Address California, Davis, African American & African Studies, 2201 Hart Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA; W: 530-752-8354; H: City State/Province Postal Code Country 530-758-7977; F: 530-752-9704; [email protected]. Office Phone Home Phone The Indigenous Religious Traditions Group invites proposals on: 1) Categories and mod- Summer Phone E-mail els scholars use to study indigenous religion. Often Western categories are inadequate to explore the deeper meanings of indigenous religion. This panel will explore the rele- 1. TITLE OF YOUR PROPOSAL (if presenting a paper): 4. AUDIO-VISUAL REQUIREMENTS (note number needed) : vance and limitations of Western-derived cat- ____ Slide Projector w/Screen & Carousel egories and new categories derived from ____ Extra Carousel(s) indigenous traditions, language, and experi- ence. 2) Issues of violence and aggression, ____ Overhead Projector w/Screen war, peace, and justice, as they relate to 2. PROGRAM UNIT to which you are submitting this proposal: ____ Extra Screen indigenous worldviews, culture, and contem- ____ VCR or DVD Player w/Monitor (circle one) porary society. Indigenous people are often ____ Cassette or CD Player (circle one) the bellwether of these issues. How do the issues of war and peace relate to the contem- ____ Computer: ❐ Windows ❐ Macintosh ❐ Internet porary life and society of indigenous peoples? ____ LCD Projector w/Screen What relates these traditions to the changing 2b. OTHER PROGRAM UNIT to which you are submitting this ____ Other: ______culture and society of our contemporary proposal, if any: world that takes cognizance of indigenous Audio-Visual requests must be submitted at the same time as your proposal. religions and social policy? Late requests cannot be accommodated. The executive office makes every attempt to honor the AV requests of our members. Unusual requests should SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: be cleared, through the appropriate program unit chair, with the executive 2c. OTHER PROGRAM UNIT to which you are submitting another office to confirm the availability of the equipment or set-up of space. OP3 proposal or in which you are participating, if any: (continued on p.10) 5. SCHEDULING NEEDS due to religious observance, if any:

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Kierkegaard, Religion, and Law, Religion, and Culture and Husbands are especially encouraged. KEY TO SYMBOLS: Culture Group Group Papers from various religious traditions engaging masculinities and nationality, Marcia C. Robinson, Syracuse University, Natalie B. Dohrmann, Center for race, class, sexual orientation, social roles, Department of Religion, 501 Hall of Advanced Judaic Studies, University of etc., also sought. Possible themes: war, = Surface mail Languages, Syracuse, NY 13244-1170, Pennsylvania, 420 Walnut ST, empire, aging, embodiment, fathering, USA; W: 315-443-5726; [email protected]. Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA; W: 215- sports, and global economics. Lee Barrett, Lancaster Theological 238-1290; [email protected]. Jason 2) “Masculinities and Disabilities” (joint •= Fax Seminary, 555 West James ST, Lancaster, Bivins (North Carolina State University), session with the Religion and Disability PA 17603, USA; W: 717-393-0654 x103; 217 East Knox CIR, Durham, NC Studies Group). This session will explore [email protected]. 27701, USA; W: 919-515-6140; OP3 issues related to the intersections of reli- = OP3 [email protected]. gion, disability studies, and the critical Two sessions are planned, one of which is to be study of men and masculinities. Possible a joint session with the Black Theology Group. The Law, Religion, and Culture Group themes: men, disabilities, and religion; the = E-mail Session one: We invite papers that explore invites papers concerning, but not limited disabled male body and theologies of Kierkegaard from the perspective of contempo- to, the following topics: 1) religion and embodiment; construction(s) of disabled rary virtue ethics or contemporary virtue ethics the judiciary, in the U.S. and elsewhere, = E-mail with attachment men within religious traditions; gendered from a Kierkegaardian perspective. This might given heightened attention to the regula- images of disability; religious impacts on cover unity of the virtues, relation of act to dis- tion of religion in secular states; and 2) male/disabled identity; implications of the position, weakness of will, and emotions and the project of a “genealogy of the secular” “Disabled Christ.” passions. Session two: We invite proposals that as it pertains to law, human rights, and utilize Kierkegaardian and black theological juridical discourse. This may include com- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Islamic Mysticism Group conceptions of existence to explore human suf- parative explorations of any historical or OP3 fering and the problem of evil. For example, a contemporary legal secularisms in any cul- Vincent J. Cornell, University of paper using a Kierkegaardian approach might ture, e.g., the emergence of secularism as a Arkansas, King Fahd Center for Middle focus on Toni Morrison’s Beloved through the juridical discourse in the modern West, East and Islamic Studies, 202 Old Main, lens of anxiety or despair. This joint session is the relationship between secular law and Mysticism Group Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA; W: 479- meant to be a conversation; proposals might secularization more broadly, or the notion Neil Douglas-Klotz, Edinburgh Institute 575-4157; [email protected]. Carl W. consider the ease and difficulty of such a ven- that secularism may itself be a “religion.” of Advanced Learning, Edinburgh, Ernst, University of North Carolina, ture. For this session, contact Marcia Robinson We are especially interested in interdisci- SCOTLAND; W: +44-131-466-1506; Chapel Hill, Department of Religious (above) and Stephen G. Ray (Black Theology plinary, historical, and cross-cultural work. [email protected]. June McDaniel, College of Studies, CB #3225 205 Howell Hall, Group), Louisville Presbyterian Theological SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Charleston, Department of Philosophy & Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; W: 919- Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista RD, Louisville, KY Religion, Charleston, SC, USA; W: 843- 962-3924; [email protected]. 40205, USA; W: 502-992-9376; [email protected]. OP3 953-5956; [email protected]. SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: The Islamic Mysticism Group encourages We focus on the philosophical, theologi- proposals in all areas that broadly fall OP3 cal, psychological, historical, theoretical, under the rubric of Islamic mysticism. Lesbian-Feminist Issues and comparative, cross-cultural, and transna- These include, but are not limited to, Religion Group tional nature of mysticism, religious expe- Sufism, Isma’ili, and broader Shi’i esoteric Gayle Baldwin, University of North rience, and spiritual practice. Creative, thought; some aspects of Islamic philoso- Korean Religions Group Dakota, [email protected]. imaginative, and scholarly proposals with phy; and allegorical interpretations of the Jin Y. Park, American University, Elizabeth Say, California State University, a clear methodology are invited for 2005 Qur’an. The group welcomes papers cov- [email protected]. Northridge, [email protected]. on: 1) shared mystical experiences (in ering all geographical areas and all chrono- community); 2) mysticism in Central and logical periods. We encourage proposals Korean Religions Group invites papers on The Lesbian-Feminist Issues in Religion Eastern Europe; 3) mystical experiences: and presentations that incorporate critical “Religion and Politics” which can include, Group invites proposals on the following natural or supernatural?; 4) how are mysti- discussions of research methodologies cur- but is not limited to, the topics of religion topics: 1) Strategic responses to the use of cal experiences transmitted?; 5) mystical rent in the field. This year we are particu- and reunification, religion and war, religion a politics of values in the 2004 election, marriage; and 6) late 19th-/early 20th- larly interested in papers or panels on the and cultural politics, religion and interna- especially as this relates to issues of sexual- century approaches to mysticism, East and following subjects: 1) Sufism and the tional politics, and religion and gender poli- ity; the use of sexuality to motivate reli- West, for a session co-sponsored with the modern; 2) critical studies of hagiography; tics in the context of Korea. The topic can gious communities to cross traditional Nineteenth-Century Theology Group. For 3) mysticism and aesthetics; 4) mysticism also include political implication of religious political lines, e.g., communities of color, a full description of the co-sponsored ses- and metaphysics; 5) Sufi psychology; rituals, spirituality and politics, religion and working class, and the economically disen- sion and the focus of papers desired, 6) Sufi reform doctrines and networks; student movements, and Korean religions franchised. 2) The erosion of civil rights in which will be prepublished online and in 7) techniques of mystical pedagogy; and and globalization. Papers on other topics and the current religio-political climate. print, see www.eial.org/AARMysticismCall.htm. 8) Sufism and Hindu-Muslim relations. panel proposals are also welcome. 3) How heterosexism distorts issues of SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: race, gender, and class in religious com- munities. 4) Lesbian life and religious OP3 OP3 OP3 identity in Eastern Europe. 5) The poten- tial for activism within our religious sys- tems and structures. 6) We also encourage Latina/o Religion, Culture, thoughtful, well-developed ideas on any Native Traditions in the Japanese Religions Group and Society Group range of topics falling under the rubric of Americas Group lesbian feminist issues and religion. Michael McNally, Carleton College, Paula Arai, Carleton College, W: 507- Benjamin Valentin, Andover Newton SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Northfield, MN 55057, USA; W: 507- 646-7164, [email protected]. James Ford, Theological School, 210 Herrick RD, 646-5953; [email protected]. Ken Wake Forest University, W: 336-758- Newton Centre, MA 02459, USA; W: OP3 Mello, University of Vermont, W: 802- 4191, [email protected]. 617-964-1100 x245; [email protected]. 656-0230, [email protected]. The Japanese Religions Group invites pro- Paper and panel proposals are invited on the We invite individual paper and group pro- posals on the following topics: 1) Japanese following two themes: 1) political, libera- Men’s Studies in Religion posals on any aspect of Native traditions religions in the media; 2) teaching tionist, cultural, or post-colonial theology? Group of the Americas. On the occasion of the Japanese religions; 3) material culture; 4) assessing the fundamental commitments of David Livingston, Mercyhurst College, W: meeting in Philadelphia, we especially performance arts; 5) narrative genre. U.S. Latino/a theology; and 2) sexual diversi- 814-824-2502, [email protected]. encourage proposals exploring: 1) Proposals that integrate theoretical and ty and Latino/a religious communities/tradi- Mark Justad, Vanderbilt University, W: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Studies, methodological discussions of their work tions. The first session allows for proposals 814-322-0882, [email protected]. including studies of Native peoples and that might appeal to a broader cross-sec- that critically and creatively analyze questions the Constitution; 2) sovereignty, patriot- tion of the academy are highly encour- regarding the nature/character of Latino/a Submissions are sought for two sessions: ism, the nation state, and Native aged. Submissions on other topics will theology or the fundamental guiding com- 1) “Religious Reflection on Masculinities American religio-political traditions of also be considered and we are open to co- mitments of this theology (e.g., its political in Context.” Responses to Soft Patriarchs, peoplehood and governance; 3) a critique sponsorship of panels appropriate to our vision, its theoretical commitments, its New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers of modern Western analytic conventions unit’s mission. Creative formatting (not methodologies, its overall theological aspira- as just 20-minute oral presentations) is tions, etc.) The second session permits for any encouraged. Proposers are encouraged to range of proposals that address issues regard- propose whole sessions but individual ing sexual diversity among Latinos/as (e.g., E-mail Notifications papers will certainly be considered. Please sexual orientation and Latino/a religion, Remember to include an e-mail address on your proposal. If you submit all proposals online. gay/lesbian/feminist issues and the Latino/a do not use e-mail, include a self-addressed stamped envelope churches or religious communities, etc.). SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: with appropriate postage for the country from which the

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10 • January 2005 AAR RSN Religious Studies News — AAR Edition applied to Native traditions; and/or 4) unitary self. How, historically and in current militarization, environmental racism, ecol- theory, has psychology attempted to explain Checklists ogy, and Native lands (for a possible joint the unexplainable? Proposals might engage Prearranged Paper/Panel Session Proposals session with the Religion and Ecology classical and relational psychoanalysis; self Group). Proposals must be submitted elec- psychology and intersubjectivity theory; ❐ Proposal being sent via proper method tronically either by OP3 or by e-mail Jungian and transpersonal psychology; neu- ❐ Current 2005 Memberships for all participants including presider w/attachment to both co-chairs. ropsychology; etc. 3) (co-sponsored with Wesleyan Studies) Proposals employing ❐ Completed Prearranged Session Participant Form listing all SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: social-scientific, historical, and/or theological participants including presider (not necessary in OP3) OP3 approaches to such categories as conversion, ❐ Proposal (1,000 words or fewer, double-spaced) sanctification, social holiness, and/or other transformations in Wesleyan traditions (see, ❐ For paper sessions: individual abstracts for all participants for example, Haartman’s new psychoanalytic ❐ For panel session: single abstract for the entire session New Religious Movements study Watching and Praying). Other propos- Group als on psychology and religion welcome. For ❐ Abstract(s) in an electronic format (150 words or fewer) contact information and details, see the PCR Sarah M. Pike, California State University, Web site: pcr-aar.home.att.net. Individual Proposals Chico, W: 530-898-6341, [email protected]. SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: ❐ Proposal being sent via proper method Proposals are invited on the following topics: OP3 ❐ Current Membership for 2005 1) NRMs in Central and Eastern Europe; 2) NRMs in Pennsylvania, and particularly in ❐ Completed Participant Form (not necessary in OP3) Philadelphia; 3) the overlap of, tensions ❐ Proposal (1,000 words or fewer, double-spaced) between, or historical emergence of Platonism and ❐ Neopagan and New Age movements; 4) Neoplatonism Group Abstract, in an electronic format (150 words or fewer) NRMs and science fiction/fantasy, especially children’s literature; 5) NRMs and their Willemien Otten, Utrecht University, W: sacred texts; 6) new religions and Tantra (to +011-31-30-253-1843, [email protected]. be co-sponsored with the Tantric Studies Gregory Shaw, Stonehill College, W: 508- Reformed Theology and disabled male body and theologies of Consultation, so please submit to both of 565-1355, [email protected]. embodiment; construction(s) of disabled us). Also, we welcome papers on all aspects History Group men within religious traditions; gendered of the study of NRMs. “Neoplatonism, Dead or Alive: Is Katherine Sonderegger, Virginia images of disability; religious impacts on Neoplatonism a Living Tradition?” Theological Seminary, [email protected]. SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: male/disabled identity; implications of the Scholarly consensus agrees that Robert Sherman, Bangor Theological “Disabled Christ.” OP3 Neoplatonism begins with Plotinus (3rd Seminary, [email protected]. century CE), but there is no agreement as SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: to its end. Did the closing of the Athenian “Altering the Image of God? Defining the OP3 school under Damascius (6th century CE) Human in an Age of Genetic Engineering.” Nineteenth-Century mark the demise of Neoplatonism in the The Reformed Theology and History Theology Group strict sense, forcing it to survive solely in Group invites papers addressing questions Christian, Jewish, and Muslim expres- that arise in our brave new world of genet- Walter Wyman Jr., Whitman College, Walla Religion and Ecology Group sions? Or did the tradition go under- ic engineering. We welcome proposals, Walla, WA 99362, USA; Laurel D. Kearns, Drew University, W: ground, surfacing only when cultural con- employing various methodologies, which [email protected]. Mark Hadley, 973-408-3009, [email protected]. Beth ditions allowed? Or does a combination of address questions such as: Is there a dis- McDaniel College, Westminster, MD Blissman, Oberlin College, W: 440-775- these scenarios apply? We invite papers tinctively Reformed definition of the 21157, USA; [email protected]. Neil 8055, [email protected]. that will address the question of whether “human” as the imago dei? Does genetic Douglas-Klotz, Edinburgh Institute for Neoplatonism constitutes a living tradi- engineering threaten to alter, even sacri- Advanced Learning, Edinburgh SCOT- The Religion and Ecology Group invites tion today, either within the dominant fice, that image? Can Reformed traditions LAND; [email protected]. Harvey Hill, Berry all paper proposals exploring (inter)rela- religions of the West or in new, lesser provide guidance that is faithful to College, Mt. Berry, GA 30149, USA; tionships between religions, cultures, and known communities or individuals that Reformed commitments and responsive to [email protected]. environments. We encourage thematically have claimed a direct link with the neo- our capacity to change the building blocks coherent session proposals and/or panels, platonic teachers of late antiquity. of life? Does genetic knowledge of our- 1) “Ernst Troeltsch as Historian of and welcome all individual paper propos- selves affect our understanding of God’s ”: papers exploring the signifi- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: als related to the following themes: global- sovereignty and/or human free will? How cance of “Protestantisches Christentum und ization and ecofeminism(s); religious free- might Reformed traditions offer a cau- Kirche in der Neuzeit,” “Protestantism and dom, nature religions, and ecological tionary, practical, and/or creative voice of Progress,” and Troeltsch’s shorter essays on issues; militarization, environmental faith to the ethics of bioengineering? Luther, Calvin, and the Reformation. Walter racism, and native lands; nature-based Wyman serves as the contact for this session. Pragmatism and Empiricism SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: recreation as religious practice; environ- 2) “Judaic Interpretations of Christianity/ in American Religious mental justice; eco-religious communities OP3 Christian Interpretations of Judaism” (joint Thought Group and bioregionalism; ecological religious session with the Study of Judaism Section): practice and issues in the Northeast/USA on how major figures of 19th-century reli- Frederick J. Ruf, Georgetown University, or Eastern Europe; African-American reli- gious thought formulated the religious Theology Department, Washington, DC Religion and Disability gious response to environmental chal- “other.” Mark Hadley serves as the contact 20057, USA; W: 202-687-6233; H: 301- Studies Group lenges; religious anti-environmentalism; for this session. 3) “Late 19th-/Early 20th- 891-6845; [email protected]. David Quakers, Mennonites, peace churches, Century Approaches to Mysticism, East and Lamberth, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Deborah Creamer, Iliff School of and ecology; yoga and ecology; tantric West” (joint session with Mysticism Group). Francis AVE, Cambridge, MA 02138, Theology, 3700 E. Jewell AVE #C-205, worlds and landscapes; religious responses See groups’ Web sites for expanded call. Neil USA; W: 617-495-9578; H: 978-462- Denver, CO 80210, USA; W: 303-765- to creationism; space, ethics, and religion. Douglas-Klotz and Harvey Hill both serve as 5303; [email protected]. 3178; H: 303-758-2611; F: 303-777- Visit www.religionandnature.com/aar for the contacts for this session. 0164; [email protected]. Kerry Wynn, more information, additional suggestions, We are seeking papers or panel proposals Southeast Missouri State University, 1609 and complete contact information for SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: for 2005 that take up the following topics Price DR, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701- scholars interested in organizing sessions. OP3 (in no particular order): 1) reevaluating 3045, USA; W: 573-651-2273; H: 573- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: classical pragmatism: the critiques of 651-6651; F: 573-651-2272; Royce and Santayana; 2) pragmatism, [email protected]. OP3 empiricism, and evolution; 3) pragma- Person, Culture, and tism, empiricism, and cognitive science; 4) 1) Disability Studies speaks of disability in Religion Group pragmatism and pluralism (religious, paradoxes. The Social Model shows how ontological, epistemological); 5) the rele- disability is socially constructed while the Religion and Popular Pamela Cooper White, Lutheran vance of Brandom to contemporary prag- Medical Model places the “problem” with- Culture Group Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, W: matism and religious thought. Other in the individual. We seek proposals that 800-286-4616 x7375, [email protected]. Gary M. Laderman, Emory University, paper or panel proposals relevant to prag- develop or critique religious or theological Kathleen Bishop, Madison, NJ, W: 973- Department of Religion, Atlanta, GA matism and empiricism in American reli- models of disability that provide a third 514-1185, [email protected]. 30322-0001, USA; W: 404-727-4641; gious thought are also welcome. Please way that embrace both the social and [email protected]. Sarah McFarland complete proposals online, or e-mail to individual realities of the disabled experi- Please do not contact PCR chairs directly Taylor, Northwestern University, both co-chairs. ence. 2) “Masculinities and Disabilities” to submit papers — use OP3 system only. Department of Religion, 1860 Campus (joint session with the Men’s Studies in Proposals are invited on 1) the psychody- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: DR, 4th Floor, Evanston, IL 60208-0850, Religion Group). This session will explore namics of religious violence. Topics might USA; W: 847-491-4361; sarah@ OP3 issues related to the intersections of reli- include the psychodyamics of aggression; northwestern.edu. gion, disability studies, and the critical otherness, hybridity, and the role of the study of men and masculinities. Possible other; war and holy war; etc. 2) the psychol- (continued on p.12) themes: men, disabilities, and religion; the ogy of anomalous experience and the non-

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Themes we would like to consider for our 349-5349; F: 818-677-7112; involve any religious tradition. 2) A cen- welcome. Papers should attend to theory sessions: 1) globalized popular cultures; [email protected]. tral issue in medical anthropology involves and method in the study of ritual. 2) politics, patriotism, and the culture of defining and theorizing meanings of “effi- Additionally, in conjunction with the fear; 3) religion and parody; 4) animals; We invite proposals for panels on the fol- cacy,” related to healing. Papers are invited Ethics Section, we seek papers exploring 5) dark side of the sacred; 6) religious lowing: 1) the Left Behind series of books for a second session that define and ana- the relationship of specific rituals to ethi- dimensions of technology; 7) class analysis and movies; 2) metaphysics and philoso- lyze meanings of healing efficacy from cal attitudes, judgments, and debates. and popular culture; 8) religion and phy and film; 3) film as cult or cult films religious studies perspectives. Examples (Papers from all religious traditions are dance; 9) other interesting topics. (perhaps as part of a larger panel on cine- may reflect different meanings of efficacy encouraged.) Proposals are invited which ma going as religious practice, or the cul- within a given tradition, or interactions address reevaluating popular religious rites SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: ture of how films are received); 4) film, between traditions. in Latin America/U.S. for a joint panel OP3 Internet, and religion (on Web-based with the Religion in Latin America and SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: communities that exist around films and the Caribbean Group. Please submit pro- how certain films are treated as religion); OP3 posals for co-sponsored sessions to both or 5) recent books on religion and film. the Ritual Studies Group and the cospon- Religion and Science Group We also invite co-sponsorship with the soring section/group. Greg Peterson, South Dakota State Comparative Studies in Hinduisms & SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: University, [email protected]. Lisa Judaisms Group on film representations of Religions, Social Conflict, Stenmark, San Jose State University, Jewish and Hindu religious identity; with and Peace Group OP3 [email protected]. the Study of Islam Section on Muslim Marla Selvidge, Central Missouri State identity; with the Childhood Studies University, [email protected]. Susan The Religion and Science Group is Consultation on films about or targeted to Windley-Daoust, Saint Mary’s University requesting papers and/or panels on the children; or with the Religion and Media Roman Catholic Studies of Minnesota, [email protected]. following topics: 1) space exploration and Workshop. Group human purpose (including the ethics of SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: We invite paper proposals on two topics; Jeff Marlett, College of St. Rose, exploration and its significance for how 1) religions working together toward peace Department of Religious Studies, 432 we think of human personhood and com- OP3 and justice. We seek proposals presenting Western AVE, Albany, NY 12203, USA; munity); 2) responses to the work of contemporary case studies on specific [email protected]. Vincent J. Miller, Philip Clayton on emergence and theolo- social conflicts, and how the conflict Georgetown University, Theology gy; 3) Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Religion, Holocaust, and addressed has been actively engaged by Department, Washington, DC 20057- feminist/womanist perspectives on panen- two or more religious groups joining 1135, USA; [email protected]. theism; 4) Eastern European or Orthodox Genocide Group forces. The conflict addressed in the case approaches to religion and science; 5) Oren Baruch Stier, Florida International study and analysis may be civil, local, The group encourages proposals for indi- pragmatist and empiricist approaches to University, Department of Religious regional, international, or transnational in vidual papers or full sessions concerning cognitive science, evolution, or complexity Studies, DM301C, Miami, FL 33199, nature. 2) Christian mystical theology and theological, historical, and cultural studies (as part of a joint session with the USA; W: 305-348-6729; F: 305-348- social activism: how does Christian mysti- of Catholicism. Session proposals may be Pragmatism & Empiricism in American 1879; [email protected]. Katharina von cism warrant the project of social engage- edited. Particular interests: 1) 40th Religions Group); and 6) science and reli- Kellenbach, St. Mary’s College of ment? We invite both methodological and anniversary of the close of Vatican II: gion reflections on the film What the Bleep Maryland, Department of Philosophy and systematic reflections on this question. analyses of its implementation in the U.S.; Do We Know? Religious Studies, St. Mary’s City, MD This session will be co-sponsored by the reconsidering typologies of generational/ 20686, USA; W: 240-895-4277; F: 240- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Christian Systematic Theology Section. ideological responses to the Council; 895-4436; [email protected]. reconsidering timelines of reform in light OP3 SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: of preconciliar social and liturgical move- The group is committed to examining the OP3 ments; changes in devotion, spirituality, religious dimensions of the Holocaust culture. 2) 50th anniversary of John Tracy and/or other episodes of genocide in all Ellis’s critique of Catholic intellectual life Religion in Latin America their manifestations. Keeping in mind in America; various publics and alien- and the Caribbean Group that 2005 marks both the 90th anniver- Religious Freedom, Public ations of Catholic intellectual life; rela- sary of the Armenian genocide and the Nelson Maldonado-Torres, University of Life, and the State Group tionship between theology and broader 60th anniversary of the end of World War California, Berkeley, [email protected]. Barbara A. McGraw, Saint Mary’s College Catholic intellectual culture. 3) II, we are interested in proposals cog- Jeanette Reedy Solano, California State of California, 1170 Bollinger CYN, Catholicism and politics — analyses of nizant of methodological issues surround- University, Fullerton, [email protected]. Moraga, CA 94556-2736, USA; W: 925- public Catholicism in the U.S., particular- ing the study of perpetrators as well as vic- 377-0333; H: 925-631-0945; F: 925-376- ly in light of the 2004 elections; the con- tims. We especially invite proposals 1) Religion, politics, and activism: reflec- 5625; [email protected]. struction of abortion as a “Catholic” issue. addressing the following questions: 1) Is tions on the role of religion in politics 4) Colonial Catholicism, Philadelphia, there a “right” to or “ethical task” of for- today, especially but not uniquely in Cuba, The Religious Freedom, Public Life, and Catholicism, and freedom. getting? 2) What are the religious dimen- Brazil, and Venezuela. Sub-topics include: the State Group invites proposals on all sions of testimony/testifying and/or the SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: activist spirituality and evangelicals and the aspects of the relationship between reli- performances/ritual enactments that sur- political process. We also invite reflections gion and the state, both domestic and OP3 round testimonies? As the international on Mon. Romero’s activism and legacy. 2) international, historic and contemporary, focus for 2005 is Central and Eastern Sexuality, religion, and health. Topics relat- and employing a diversity of methods. Europe, we especially welcome proposals ed to the connection between sexual Possible topics include religion and poli- from scholars working in and/or research- mores, the religious ideology behind them, tics (including political discourse); religion Schleiermacher Group ing on the region. and the lived expression of this relation- and the courts (including court decisions); Julia A. Lamm, Georgetown University, ship in the health of Latin Americans. SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: and religion and legislation. This year we [email protected]. Brent Sockness, Race as factor. 3) Liberation in non- especially seek proposals addressing two Stanford University, sockness@ OP3 Christian traditions in Latin America and • topics: 1) religion and the politics of val- leland.stanford.edu. the Caribbean. 4) Reevaluating popular ues; and 2) American empire and religion religion. Critical readings of popular reli- (see the Open and Relational Theologies This will be the second year of the group’s gious rites in Latin America and/or their Religions, Medicines, and Consultation call for papers for more on reexamination of Schleiermacher’s mag- transnational reenactment in the U.S. 5) Healing Group this co-sponsored topic). Submissions gen- num opus, The Christian Faith. In 2004 With Latina/o Religion, Culture, and erally within the purview of our group are we focused on Part I. This year we shall Society Group (invited authors panel), Linda L. Barnes, Boston University School also welcome. focus on the first half of Part II (specifical- Latin Americans, and transnational of Medicine, W: 617-414-4534, ly, propositions 62–112). In 2006, Part II SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: religiosity: new paradigms. [email protected]. Suzanne J. Crawford, as a whole; in 2007, the Introduction. Pacific Lutheran University, W: 253-535- OP3 Proposals are invited on the following: the SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: 8107, [email protected]. doctrines of sin, the person and work of OP3 Christ, and regeneration and sanctifica- Papers should demonstrate strong critical tion; the role and placement of these doc- reflection on theoretical and methodologi- Ritual Studies Group trines within the larger structure of the cal dimensions of the study of religions, Nikki Bado-Fralick, Iowa State University, dogmatic system; method and implica- Religion, Film, and Visual medicines, and healing. Nontextual [email protected]. Donna Seamone, tions; etc. Different and novel avenues of Culture Group resources (e.g., visual, audio, and/or per- McMaster University, [email protected]. approach are encouraged (historical, con- formative media) welcome. Women and structive, comparative, structural), as are Tony S. L. Michael, University of minority scholars encouraged to apply. 1) We invite proposals on the following top- papers that seek to continue the conversa- Toronto, 180 Beatrice ST, Toronto, ON Papers invited addressing the theme ics: pedagogy in the ritual studies class- tion from 2004 and set forth issues for M6G 3G1, CANADA; W: 416-971- “Healing Emotions.” Attention should be room (in non-sectarian university set- future sessions. 3137; F: 416-978-3305; tmichael@ given to culturally/religiously constructed tings); ritual and the courts; negotiating chass.utoronto.ca. Amir Hussain, California SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: understandings of emotions; related and planning rituals; civic rites; symbols, State University, Northridge, Department explanatory models of affliction; and per- tools, and literalism in ritual; ritual and OP3 of Religious Studies, #8316, 18111 tinent healing traditions and practices. imitation/ritual and mimetic action; ritual Nordhoff ST, Northridge, CA 91330- Examples may be historic and/or contem- life in Central and Eastern Europe. 8316, USA; W: 818-677-2741; H: 818- porary, reflecting lived religion, and can Individual paper and panel proposals are

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Scriptural Reasoning Group Tillich: Issues in Theology, Religion, and Culture Group Rachel Muers, University of Exeter, Department of Theology, The Queen’s DR, Robison B. James (University of Exeter EX4 4QH, UNITED KINGDOM; Richmond), 7914 Alvarado RD, W: +44-1392-264240; Richmond, VA 23229, USA; W: 804-288- [email protected]. Peter Ochs, 2142; F: 804-287-6504; rjames@ University of Virginia, 1617 St. Anne’s RD, richmond.edu. Mary Ann Stenger Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA; W: 434- (University of Louisville), 7214 Heatherly 924-6718; F: 434-924-1467; pwo3v@ SQ, Louisville, KY 40242, USA; W: 502- virginia.edu. 852-0457; F: 502-852-0078; masten01@ louisville.edu. Sessions of the Scriptural Reasoning Group bring together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Papers using the theology/philosophy of thinkers for reflection on a theme through the Paul Tillich (or relating to his thought) are study of scriptural texts. Each paper should invited on these themes: 1) public theology present in detail a single, brief scriptural pas- and democracy; 2) God, being, and God sage (drawing on both textual scholarship and beyond being; 3) Langdon Gilkey on the scripture’s reception history) and suggest Tillich and on Niebuhr (possible joint ses- how it addresses the contemporary reader’s sion with the Theology and Religious interest in the theme. Participants will be Reflection Section); 4) worship and popu- expected to submit draft papers in July, and lar culture, including among Evangelicals, to revise their papers in conversation with vis-à-vis Tillich’s theology of culture (possi- each other. This year we invite proposals in ble joint session with Evangelical Theology the following areas: 1) prophecy and the Group); 5) black and/or womanist theolo- rejection of prophecy; 2) scripture and gy; 6) academic teaching and the study of democracy; 3) learning and teaching (possi- religion. Tillich-related papers on other bly, but not necessarily, developing ideas from themes will be considered, with specific our 2004 session). themes for sessions determined by the merit of proposals received. A winning stu- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: dent paper will receive the $300 Annual OP3 Tillich Prize. Please respond to both pro- gram units when proposing a paper for a joint session. Theology and Continental SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Philosophy Group OP3 • Ellen Armour, Rhodes College, [email protected]. Jeffrey Bloechl, College of the Holy Cross, [email protected]. Wesleyan Studies Group Sarah Lancaster, Methodist Theological We invite proposals that consider the con- School in Ohio, [email protected]. Steve tributions of continental philosophy to the- McCormick, Nazarene Theological ologies concerned with radical democracy Seminary, [email protected]; and/or bearing witness in a time of political [email protected]. upheaval. Proposals might address these issues through a response to questions of The group is open to any proposals provid- borders and boundaries, nomadism and ing historical or constructive engagement sedentarism, or theory and activism, among with the Wesleys or Wesleyan/Methodist others. Proposals from scholars working in traditions. This year we particularly solicit any religious tradition are welcome. We papers in these areas: 1) joint session with particularly solicit proposals that consider Person, Culture, and Religion Group: these topics (or others that link religious American studies, art history, history, histo- Papers are invited which explore conver- thought and continental philosophy) via ry of religions, literature, philosophy, reli- sion, sanctification, social holiness, or other engagement with Islam. gious studies, sociology, and the full range forms of transformation in Wesleyan tradi- of academic disciplines and fields that bear SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: tions from social scientific, historical, KEY TO SYMBOLS: upon this area of study. Because the AAR and/or theological perspectives (see, for will be meeting in Philadelphia, close to example, Keith Haartman’s new psychoana- Bryn Athyn, we welcome papers dealing lytic study, Watching and Praying). 2) pan- with Swedenborgianism and related cur- Methodism: Papers are invited which study rents. Consistent with the international the relationship between the AME, CME, Tibetan and Himalayan focus of the 2005 meeting, proposals = Surface mail AME Zion, Union American ME, and Religions Group addressing Central and Eastern European UMC. Examples include but are not limit- issues and approaches are especially José I. Cabezón, University of California, ed to distinctive doctrinal emphases, the welcome. Santa Barbara, [email protected]. relation between Wesleyan and black theol- Kurtis R. Schaeffer, University of Alabama, ogy, historic divisions, and possibilities SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: [email protected]. and/or obstacles to union. •= Fax SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: The mission of the Tibetan and Himalayan Religions Group is to create an environment OP3 that promotes conversation between different Womanist Approaches to approaches to the study of Tibetan and Religion and Society Group Himalayan religions. Five panel proposals for OP3 ✷ New Program Unit ✷ Evelyn L. Parker, Perkins School of = OP3 the 2005 meeting were suggested at the busi- Theology, Southern Methodist University, ness meeting of the 2004 meeting: 1) Western Esotericism Studies W: 214-769-2069, [email protected]. Linda Buddhist kingship in Tibet; 2) divination in Group E. Thomas, Lutheran School of Theology Tibetan religion; 3) conceptions of Tibet as Allison Coudert, University of California, at Chicago, W: 773-256-0778, lthomas@ sacred place; 4) the impact of Indian material Davis, [email protected]. Wouter J. lstc.edu. culture on Tibetan religion; 5) contributions Hanegraaff, University of Amsterdam, = E-mail of foreign visitors to Tibetan religion. Paper [email protected]. The group invites papers or panels explor- submissions to the above panels are welcome, ing 1) black women’s religious experience; as are complete panel proposals or individual The Western Esotericism Studies Group at 2) interdisciplinary implications on black paper proposals on other topics relating to the AAR invites proposals for papers deal- women’s religious experience; 3) womanist Tibetan and Himalayan religions. Please ing with European and American esoteric sacred texts in literature and performance; = E-mail with attachment address queries to José I. Cabezón and Kurtis traditions (alchemy, astrology, 4) the black body as icon; 5) violence and R. Schaeffer. Hermeticism, Kabbalah, magic, mysticism, metaphysics; and 6) reflections on the life SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Rosicrucianism, secret societies) and their of Alice Walker. ramifications in art history, history, litera- OP3 SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: ture, politics, and religion. 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Seminars are highly specific projects driven by a collaborative research agenda leading toward publication. They are expected to eventuate in publication(s). They are strictly limited in duration (five SEMINARS years) and membership (20). Members agree to continue the work of the seminar between Annual Meetings through correspondence, exchange of papers and bibliographies, and on listservs, etc. The Zen Buddhism Seminar cepts of dependent co-arising, causality, single session at the Annual Meeting is devoted to consideration of karma, or enlightenment interpreted in Gereon Kopf, Luther College, previously distributed papers and to foster collaborations in a public Zen Buddhism? Is enlightenment sud- Department of Religion and Philosophy, setting that allows auditors to gain insight into the project, the den or gradual? What is Buddha nature 700 College DR, Decorah, IA 52010, or one mind? What is Zen ethics? How process, and the people involved. While no new papers are present- USA; [email protected]. Jin Y. Park, do we evaluate the legacy of Suzuki or ed at the session, auditors are welcome to attend. American University, Department of Critical Buddhism? Philosophy and Religion, 4400 Massachusetts AVE NW, Washington, SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: DC, 20016, USA; W: 202-885-2919; F: OP3 202-885-1094; [email protected].

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Consultations are exploratory opportunities to test the degree and breadth of interest among CONSULTATIONS members of the Academy in areas and topics of academic Animals and Religion Papers are invited on the theme “Augustine ✷ New Program Unit ✷ interest not currently included in the concerns of existing sec- Consultation and Community.” We are seeking a diversity Contemporary Pagan of approaches, including but not limited to Studies Consultation tions, groups, or seminars. Laura Hobgood-Oster, Southwestern historical, sociological, and theological analy- University, [email protected]. Paul ses of Augustine’s communities: 1) the Wendy Griffin, Department of Women’s Waldau, Tufts University, paulwaldau@ Church (especially in Africa), monastic life, Studies, California State University, Long communist and post-communist Central/ aol.com. family, friendship(s); 2) Augustine’s thought Beach, CA 90840, USA; Eastern European countries have shaped on the common good, on the civitas, on the [email protected]. local constitutions of religion and affected Proposals are invited on the following “massa”; 3) receptions of Augustinian notions the field of religious studies more generally. themes (throughout, “animals” refers to related to community, both historical and Proposals are invited on: 1) international We will also consider proposals on any sub- “other-than-human animals”): animals in contemporary, including questions of histori- approaches to quantifying numbers and ject that provides historical insight into the specific religious traditions (Hinduism, ography (especially in recent work by Peter demographics of Pagan practitioners, from cultural invention and reinvention of “reli- Judaism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Amish, Brown). census results or other data gathering tech- gion” and “religions” around the world. Native North American, etc.); SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: niques; 2) “believing” vs. “belonging” in Submissions will be accepted online (OP3) animals/icons/images in popular contemporary Pagan communities; 3) or as e-mail attachments sent to either chair. culture/religion (for possible joint session OP3 contemporary Paganism in Eastern with Religion and Popular Culture SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Europe (for a possible joint session with Group); South Asian traditions and ani- the New Religious Movements Group). OP3 mals; teaching religion and animals; com- Childhood Studies and We also welcome proposals on all aspects paring animals (thematic) in two or more of the study of contemporary Paganism. traditions; sacrifice — “secular” (scientific Religion Consultation research, factory farming, food production, Marcia Bunge, Christ College, Valparaiso SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: ✷ New Program Unit ✷ etc.) and “religious”; globalization and ani- University, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA; mar- OP3 Daoist Studies Consultation mals (zoos, animals as capitalist product [email protected]. Bonnie Miller- rather than sacred, etc.); animals in theolo- McLemore, The Divinity School, Vanderbilt Louis Komjathy, Department of Religion, gy; relevance of animals to other general University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA; Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA categories in religious studies; Matthew [email protected]. Cultural History of the Study 98447, USA; [email protected]. Scully’s Dominion; animal iconography and of Religion Consultation American civil religion (monuments, sym- We invite proposals for the following sessions: We invite paper proposals on “Daoist bols, etc.); ranking moral concern among 1) “Orphans and Adoption as Matters of Sex, Richard Jaffe, Duke University, Studies: Problems and Prospects,” a ses- animals (hierarchies); androcentric biases Race, and Poverty: Interfaith Perspectives”: [email protected]. Tisa Wenger, sion that will explore the state of the field and ecological hermeneutics. explorations of diverse religious perspectives Arizona State University, tisa.wenger@ of Daoist studies and theoretical issues in on orphans and adoption by scholars from all asu.edu. Daoist studies, specifically new interpreta- SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: areas, with possible focus on Christian or tive models for understanding and teach- OP3 Jewish grounds for adoption; Muslim care of The Cultural History of the Study of ing Daoism. Please send paper proposals orphans and prohibition of adoption; foster Religion Consultation seeks proposals for via e-mail. care; the role of gender or race in adoption; papers or panels on the following topics: 1) SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: market aspects of U.S. adoptions from devel- the role of the courts and legal systems in Augustine and oping countries; wanted and unwanted chil- developing concepts of religion in any part Augustinianisms dren. 2) “Children, Women, War, and of the world; 2) how the cultural contexts in Consultation Politics” (co-sponsored with Women and (continued on p.16) Religion Section): Theoretical and practical Robert P. Kennedy, St. Francis Xavier religious explanations for and responses to University, Department of Religious children and women as victims, inheritors, Studies, Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G and perpetrators of warfare, including such 2W5, CANADA; [email protected]. Kim topics as child soldiers; inheritance of hatred GRADUATE SCHOOL OF RELIGION Paffenroth, Iona College, Department of and violence; war orphans; and healing of Religious Studies, 715 North AVE, New AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION various wartime traumas. Rochelle, NY 10801, USA; [email protected]. SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: FORDHAM UNIVERSITY OP3 Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling

Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education in announces an opening for the full-time position of Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling. This will be a tenure-track teaching and research appointment with salary com- mensurate to rank and experience. Starting date: August 2005.

Expected qualifications:

1. completed Ph.D. in Counseling or Clinical Psychology 2. competency for coursework in Developmental and Clinical The AAR Public Understanding of Religion Committee invites Psychology nominations and self-nominations for the Martin E. Marty 3. knowledge of and interest in pastoral/spiritual ministries essential Award for Contributions to the Public Understanding of 4. teaching and direction all graduate level Religion. The award is intended to bring greater recognition to 5. membership in or the interest in acquiring membership in scholars whose relevance and eloquence speak not just to schol- American Association of Pastoral Counselors

ars, but more broadly to the public as well. Nominees for this Prospective candidates are invited to submit a letter giving expression award do not have to be AAR members. Nominate online at to professional interests, accompanied by a current curriculum vitae. www.aarweb.org/awards/marty or mail the name of nominee, At the time of application candidates should also have requested three references of their choosing to submit letters of recommenda- his or her affiliation, and supporting information so that it is tion. Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Materials should received by January 21, 2005, to Marty Nominations, AAR, be addressed to Dean, Rev. Anthony J. Ciorra, Graduate School of 825 Houston Mill Road, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. Religion and Religious Education, Fordham University, Keating Hall Rm. 307, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458. Applications will be closed March 1, 2005.

January 2005 AAR RSN • 15 AAR Call for Papers 2005

✷ New Program Unit ✷ Open and Relational Death, Dying, and Beyond Theologies Consultation Consultation Thomas Jay Oord, Northwest Nazarene Christopher Moreman, Indiana University of University, [email protected]. Pennsylvania, 525 Rear School ST, Indiana, PA 15701, USA; [email protected]. For our session “Theologies of Mission in a Kathleen Garces-Foley (University of Pluralistic Age,” we seek proposals considering California, Santa Barbara), 610 Dulce DR, the contributions open and relational theologies Oxnard, CA 93036, USA; kgarcesfoley@ might make to interreligious dialogue. Are there hotmail.com. limits to how “open” an open and relational theology should be to other traditions? What might an open and relational theological apolo- The focus of this consultation is broad, getic be in a pluralistic age? We are also cospon- encompassing all aspects of the study of soring the session “American Empire and death, including, but not limited to: rituals of Religion” with Religious Freedom, Public Life, death and dying; beliefs in the afterlife; ethics; and the State Group. We encourage descriptive bereavement; psychology of dying; anomalous and prescriptive proposals. Does the United experiences with the afterlife; comparative States act as an empire? If not, how not? If so, studies of beliefs and/or rituals. The theme for in what ways is it imperialistic? Upon what 2005 is “Continuities and Discontinuities in resources might religious traditions draw to Approaches to Death.” Proposals examining answer these questions? Does religion in questions such as how approaches to death America embrace or oppose global domination? have shifted historically and into the modern age; discussions of contemporary approaches SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: to death and dying; the changing roles of OP3 medicine, science, and religion in the death process; or comparative studies across cultures or historical periods will be considered. Papers relating to any aspect of the study of death ✷ New Program Unit ✷ from any religious tradition or methodological Queer Theory and LGBT approach will also be considered. Studies in Religion SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Consultation

OP3 Melissa M. Wilcox, Religion Department, Whitman College, 345 Boyer AVE, Walla Walla, WA 99362, USA; W: 509-527-5247; Foucault Consultation F: 509-527-5039; [email protected]. Tom Beaudoin, Santa Clara University, Religious Studies Department, 500 El The Queer Theory and LGBT Studies in Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA; Religion Consultation invites proposals for [email protected]. papers that explore the intersections of LGBT studies and queer theory with the study of reli- The Foucault Consultation welcomes proposals gion. We are especially interested in the following for papers or panels in two primary areas: 1) topics: 1) comparisons across in LGBT Exploring Foucault’s work on Islam, especially religious studies; 2) applications of queer theory in the context of his writings concerning Iran; to any aspect of the study of religion; 3) the we also welcome more general engagements potential impact of religious studies on the future with Islamic studies that are informed by development of queer theory; and 4) developing Foucault. 2) On constructive philosophies and bisexual and/or transgender studies in religion. theologies of religion “after” Foucault; for SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: example, how scholarship in philosophy or the- ology of religion proceeds from perspectives OP3 strongly informed and animated by Foucault. In addition, papers or panels on any topic that relate Foucault to religious or theological ✷ ✷ inquiry will be considered. New Program Unit Religion and Sexuality SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: Consultation OP3 Catherine Roach, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, New College, Box 870229, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; ✷ New Program Unit ✷ [email protected]. R. Marie Griffith, Liberal Theologies Princeton University, Department of Consultation Religion, 1879 Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; [email protected]. Christine Helmer, Claremont Graduate University, [email protected]. We invite proposals on religion and sexuality, broadly conceptualized but focused on ques- Papers are welcome that define “liberal” in the tions of why and how sex matters to religious relation of liberal theologies to historical and persons, communities, or traditions. Topics cultural questions: for example, how theology may be historical or contemporary, and we — whether historical or constructive — especially encourage interdisciplinary approach- incorporates these questions into its method- es, interest in gender (broadly defined), and ology in such a way defining the enterprise as strong attention to theoretical and methodolog- “liberal.” Also invited are papers relating liber- ical issues. A multiplicity of topics and practices al theologies to various methods in the study will be considered, examples of which may of religion, which might include contributions include polygamous relationships and complex to developments in religion, possible risks marriage; debates over “free love” and celibacy; involved in such an endeavor, and an analysis LGBT communities; prostitution and other of the parameters constituting “liberalism” in forms of sex work; sex mysticism; censorship; religion(s). Papers may also address the ques- pornography; erotica; sexual abuse scandals; or tion of “liberal” in the relation of theologies to other current controversies in religion and sexu- politics: for example the historical develop- ality. We welcome innovative program formats ment of this relation since the Enlightenment, that allow for in-depth discussion, such as a the politics of “liberalism” or the political round-table panel on the state of research in implications of liberal theologies, or liberal the area of religion and sexuality, or cross-cul- theologies in view of contemporary politics. tural approaches to the topic.

SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: OP3 OP3 16 • January 2005 AAR RSN Religious Studies News — AAR Edition

Religion, Media, and vant areas of inquiry will also be consid- Culture Consultation ered. 2) Issues of authenticity and authority. What constitutes a “real” reli- Stewart M. Hoover, University of gious site in Asia and who decides? 3) Colorado, Boulder, [email protected]. Projecting Asia (the use of Asian sacred Michele Rosenthal, University of Haifa, space in classic and contemporary film, [email protected]. television, or other popular media). 4) Recycled, reconfigured, or reconstructed The Religion, Media, and Culture sacred spaces in Asia or other host Consultation invites proposals for papers countries. and panels in three broad areas for 2005: 1) the role of media and transnational SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: media flows in interreligious conflicts OP3 and peace building efforts; 2) ethnogra- phies of performance and audience, with media broadly understood, for a possible co-sponsored session with the ✷ New Program Unit ✷ Anthropology of Religion Group; 3) Signifying (on) Scriptures teaching religion with and through the Consultation media, teaching about the media as a “religious text,” and/or the media as a The Signifying (on) Scriptures mediating structure of knowledge about Consultation will be presenting a pre- religion, for a possible co-sponsored ses- arranged session at the 2005 Annual sion with the Academic Teaching and the Meeting. Study of Religion Section. While we pre- fer proposals on the above themes, the consultation will also consider proposals Tantric Studies Consultation or panels that focus upon any aspect of Glen Alexander Hayes, Bloomfield the intersections between religion, College, Department of Religion, 467 media, and culture. Franklin ST, Bloomfield, NJ 07003, SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: USA; W: 973-748-9000 x236; [email protected]. OP3 The Tantric Studies Consultation invites papers and prearranged panels dealing Sacred Space in with recent research in Tantric studies, Contemporary Asia including but not limited to the follow- Consultation ing topics: 1) Tantra, sexuality, and gen- der; 2) Tantric art and literature (co- Steven Heine, Florida International sponsored with the Arts, Literature, and University, Institute for Asian Studies, Religion Section); 3) Tantra and New DM 300, University Park, Miami, FL Religions (co-sponsored with the New 33199-0001, USA; W: 305-348-1788; F: Religious Movements Group); 4) a 305-348-6586; [email protected]. Pamela selected century of Tantric traditions D. Winfield, Meredith College, 2429 across Asia; 5) misconceptions of Tantra Greenway AVE, Raleigh, NC 27608- and Tantric Studies; and 6) Bhairava. A 1305, USA; W: 919-760-8308; central concern of the consultation is the [email protected]. collaboration of scholars in Tantric Studies that crosses the traditional “Map and Reality: Evolving Sacred boundaries of research based on geo- Spaces in Asia.” This consultation solicits graphic regions, specific traditions, and various methodological approaches to academic disciplines. It seeks to be a topics such as: 1) UNESCO World cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary Heritage Sites (especially their early enterprise. Graduate students and unaf- modern history and religious context filiated scholars are especially welcome to before WHS designation, conservation, submit proposals. the effects of international recognition, SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED VIA: contemporary economics and relations amongst males/females, pilgrims, OP3 tourists, vandals, clerics, local communi- ties, government officials). Other rele-

The Committee on Teaching and Learning seeks nominations for the 2005 AAR Award for Excellence in Teaching. Nominations of winners of campus awards, or any other awards, are encouraged. Procedures for the nomination process are outlined on the AAR Web site at www.aarweb.org/awards/teaching.asp.

January 2005 AAR RSN • 17 AAR NEWS

The American Academy of Religion is pleased to announce the results of the elections for 2005. A total of 1,524 votes were cast.

President: Hans Hillerbrand President-Elect: Diana Eck Vice President: Jeffrey Stout Secretary: Michelene Pesantubbee

Future AAR Annual Meeting Tariq Ramadan Dates and Sites

Session Videotapes ______2005 ______2008 November 19–22 October 25–28 Now Available Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL 2009 Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan’s 2004 ______2006 ______November 7–10 AAR Annual Meeting plenary address November 18–21 Washington, D.C. Montreal, QC “Islam in the West: The North American ______2010 Context” is now available on videotape. ______2007 November 17–20 TBA Great for general classroom presentation San Diego, CA and to stimulate timely discussion 2011 with students. ______November 19–22 San Francisco, CA Limited supply VHS tapes, priced at Please renew your membership now, and consider making an additional cost at $14 (includes domestic shipping). contribution to the AAR’s Academy Fund. To order, call the AAR at 404-727-3049 Membership dues cover less than 30 percent of programs and services. or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Renew online at www.aarweb.org/renewal. Or contact us at TEL: 404-727-3049 E-MAIL: [email protected]. Please see the Membership page, www.aarweb.org/membership.

18 • January 2005 AAR RSN January 2005 AAR RSN • 19 Departments and programs enrolled in the Academic Relations Program receive resources for strengthening the study of religion. These include: Program Advisory Services Annual Meeting • Annotated roster of qualified • Priority access to the headquarters reviewers hotel • Guide for Reviewing Programs in Information and Survey Resources Religion and Theology • Survey reports Leadership Education EIS Center Services • Chairs Annual Meeting Workshop • Chairs Summer Workshop • Discounted fees • Special Annual Meeting registration for non-religion faculty

interviewers ENROLLMENT ✃ Enrollment fees are based on the size of faculty, measured as full-time equivalents. Further information can be found at www.aarweb.org/department/acadrel.asp. FTE Faculty Fee 1–5 $250 6–12 $350 13 or more $500

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Because Every Student Deserves an Education that Includes the Study of Religion

20 • January 2005 AAR RSN 2004 A NNUAL REPORT A Message from the President

Dear AAR do we want to experiment with other for- Two other goals of our Centennial scholarly exchange and the broader dis- colleagues, mats? In the last decade, pressure on pro- Strategic Plan seek (a) “to advance publica- semination of our multiple areas of gram space has mounted every year. The tion and scholarly communication in the expertise. They increase our During my term growth of existing program units has been field” and (b) “to contribute to the public ability to connect with an audience well as president I constrained and new initiatives struggle to understanding of religion.” Work toward beyond that of our students and have been privi- find a place on the program. With the the realization of these goals is already well colleagues. leged to serve additional space offered by stand-alone launched. The various forms of scholarly with generous and meetings, can we relieve some of this ever- and professional communication that our All of these new and continuing initiatives productive col- mounting pressure? Can we also plan organization supports continue to grow attest to the vitality and the visibility of leagues who prospectively to expand out programming and to reach new audiences. Our arrange- our Academy. They draw us together in devote much time and attention to the into previously underrepresented areas of ments with Oxford University Press have collaborative ventures that advance our advancement of our professional organiza- our field? offered enhanced distribution for our suc- field and that support our vocations as tion. Over and over, in chairing meetings cessful series and contributed to their fur- scholars and teachers. None would be pos- of the full Board of Directors as well as These questions and concerns prompted ther expansion. As we thank Glen Yocum sible without the volunteer leadership and those of the Board’s Executive Committee, the Board to authorize the formation of a for his years of editorial leadership, our service demonstrated by so many of our I have been struck by the deep and abid- Task Force on the Annual Meeting. As I Journal of the American Academy of colleagues and without the superb profes- ing dedication that our colleagues bring to undertook the work of creating this Task Religion moves now through its transition sional support that Barbara DeConcini this important collegial service. Force, I felt supremely fortunate in being to a new editor in January 2006, Charles and her staff unstintingly provide. We owe able to attract a major scholar in our field Mathewes. Our quarterly newsletter, them our gratitude and appreciation and, This year the American Academy of and a past AAR president, Judith Berling, Religious Studies News, draws members in the name of the entire membership of Religion has continued to move forward to the leadership of this initiative. In con- and AAR staff into a collaborative venture the AAR, I would like to end this letter with the implementation of its sultation with the Executive Committee that spans all scholarly areas and profes- and my year as president with a very sin- Centennial Strategic Plan. One aspect of and our Executive Director, Judith and I sional venues of our field. The semi-annu- cere word of thanks to them all. ❧ that implementation, the April 2003 solicited the participation of a superb al Spotlight on Teaching, under the able Board decision to hold independent annu- group of colleagues: Jon Brockopp, Frank editorial direction of Tazim Kassam, has al meetings after 2007, offers all of us an Clooney, Bill Dyrness, Kwok Pui Lan, energized pedagogical exploration and opportunity to rethink the structure and Steve Tipton, and Emily Townes. The development. A more recent online venture, format of our yearly gathering. We are all Task Force has proven to be remarkably Religionsource (www.religionsource.org), has familiar with our present time-block sys- productive and their creative and insight- garnered widespread acclaim from journal- tem, a planning format that builds the ful report will be the subject of wide dis- ists and quickly achieved an impressive program on the basis of time slots that can cussion within our Academy. As this dis- usage record as a database of experts in the Jane Dammen McAuliffe accommodate four or five sequential cussion proceeds, I look forward to the many areas and aspects of the study of papers or presentations. Do we want to fullest possible participation of our mem- religion. These various forms of commu- reaffirm this format into the future? Or bership. nication afford us opportunities for both

Centennial Strategic Plan 2004–2009 Vision Within a context of free inquiry and criti- 8. To enhance awareness of the interna- bilities collecting and analyzing data cal examination, the AAR welcomes all tional context for the study of reli- about the field; monitoring trends in The American Academy of Religion disciplined reflection on religion — from gion and to increase involvement in the profession that affect individuals (AAR) is the preeminent scholarly and both within and outside of communities the AAR by scholars and teachers and departments (e.g., the increasing professional society in the field of religion, of belief and practice — and seeks to from around the globe. use of adjunct teachers, the erosion of recognized as the field’s leader in critical enhance its broad public understanding. tenure, the growing corporate culture scholarship; teaching and learning about 9. To advance and secure the future of in college and university administra- religion; and resources for pedagogy, pro- the academic study of religion. tion); keeping members apprised of grams, the professoriate, and the public Goals such developments; and taking action understanding of religion. To accomplish this mission, the AAR sets whenever appropriate on behalf of the forth the following goals: Strategic Objectives field and its professors. As we prepare for the Academy’s centenni- Mission 1. To promote research and scholarship al in 2009, 100 years from the founding 3. To enhance the identity of the AAR In a world where religion plays so central a in the field of religion. of its predecessor organization, we identify within the larger scholarly community. role in social, political, and economic events, the following strategic objectives. The as well as in the lives of communities and 2. To foster excellence in teaching and attention given to these objectives simply As the field of religion continues to individuals, there is a critical need for ongoing learning in the field. highlights them for special focus within develop and to change its contours, reflection upon and understanding of reli- the AAR’s continuing commitment to cur- there is growing interest and need to gious traditions, issues, questions, and values. 3. To facilitate our members’ profession- rent and ongoing programs and services. relate the field to cognate fields. At The American Academy of Religion’s mission al development. the same time, we have not yet made is to promote such reflection through excel- 1.To attract new members to the AAR. a thoroughly convincing case for our lence in scholarship and teaching. 4. To develop programming and partici- field within the liberal arts setting, pation in AAR regional groups. The notable growth of the AAR among college and university admin- As a learned society and professional associa- membership over the past ten years istrators and colleagues. tion of teachers and research scholars, the 5. To advance publication and scholarly still leaves many scholars and teachers American Academy of Religion has over communication in the field. in the field of religion unaffiliated 4.To clarify the identity and mission of 9,500 members, most of whom teach in with the AAR. Both the field and the the AAR vis-à-vis other scholarly soci- more than 1,500 colleges, universities, semi- 6. To contribute to the public under- Academy will be stronger and intel- eties in religion, holding stand-alone naries, and schools in North America and standing of religion. lectually richer if these colleagues annual meetings beginning in 2008. abroad. The Academy is dedicated to further- choose to join our ranks. ing knowledge of religions in all their forms 7. To welcome into our conversation the Currently the number of scholarly and manifestations. This is accomplished various voices in the field of religion 2.To enhance the role of the AAR in the societies dedicated to the study of through Academy-wide and regional confer- and to support and encourage diversi- profession. ences and meetings, research support, publi- ty within the Academy. See CENTENNIAL PLAN, p.22 cations, professional development and out- As a professional association, the AAR reach programs, and member services. includes among its primary responsi-

January 2005 AAR RSN • 21 AAR Annual Report A Message from the Executive Director

My words of including accounting, law, business man- high school in , earned the BS native Atlantan, Aislinn is pleased that greeting in the agement, education, nonprofit administra- (biology and psychology) at the University working at the AAR allows her to live near Annual Report tion, and parenting. She is a CPA with of Georgia, and the MBA at Georgia State. her family and friends. In all of her spare usually address education at Emory University (BBA), John teaches an occasional Sunday school time, Aislinn is interested in travel, grey- one or other of Georgia State (MBA), and Yale Law class, but spends most of his time outside hound and feline rescue, sewing, and the past year’s (Masters of Studies of Law), as well as of work with his wife and two young chil- other crafting projects. major activities. doctoral work. She has served on the fac- dren. This year, I am ulty of Emory Business School and Allya Macdonald has been working as an taking as my Georgia Institute of Technology. Her Steve Herrick manages the AAR’s govern- Administrative Assistant for the AAR inspiration Jane greatest accomplishment, however, has ment and media relations in his role as Executive Office since 2003. She has a BA McAuliffe’s gener- been raising her four children — each a Director of External Relations and in religion and philosophy from the ous words about the AAR Executive year apart in age — into caring, responsi- Religionsource. Before joining the AAR University of Georgia. Before coming to Office staff. Many, if not most, of our ble young adults. staff in 1994, he worked for Amnesty the AAR, Allya worked at Borders Books members identify the AAR with the International in New York City and & Music and Emory University Annual Meeting. But, as these annual Carey J. Gifford is Director of Academic Atlanta, managed food stores in Oregon, Bookstore. She is currently completing an reports aim to display, the Academy is Relations, a position he has held since and taught middle school social studies in assistantship in pottery at the Callanwolde engaged in a broad array of programs and 2002. He spearheads programs for depart- Dallas. He earned the MA in political sci- Fine Arts Center in Atlanta. She is plan- services for members. The 12 people I rec- ments and institutions, conducting peri- ence, focusing on religion and law, and ning to pursue a MFA degree in ceramic ognize and celebrate here are the folks odic surveys of the field, providing the BA (Texas Christian University) in arts in 2006. who make it all happen. They are the resources for teaching and learning and history and German. He enjoys swimming unsung gold medalists of the Academy, for department leadership, editing RSN, in lakes and reading literary nonfiction. Shelly Roberts is the Academic Relations the cream in our coffee, the salt in our and supporting the Academic Relations, Program Manager. She works primarily on stew — you get the idea! So let me intro- Teaching and Learning, and Publications Myesha D. Jenkins is Administrative the production of Religious Studies News— duce you to the extraordinary and extraor- Committees. Before joining the AAR, Supervisor, a position she has held since AAR Edition and on directing the annual dinarily devoted members of the executive Carey worked for 13 years in nonprofit 2002. She’s the one who manages all our Employment Information Services Center. office team. association management, and prior to that administrative support operations. She is She is from Tallahassee, Florida and was Senior Editor at Abingdon Press. He staff liaison for the Task Force on Student earned a BA at Florida State University in Kyle Cole is Associate Director of earned the MDiv at Yale Divinity School Planning, Student Liaison Group, and International Affairs, with a concentration Religionsource, a position he has held since and the PhD at Claremont Graduate Book Award Juries. Before joining the in Southeastern European studies. Shelly 2001. He is our chief media officer. University. He is a Certified Association AAR, Myesha worked as a lead client worked for five years as the office manager Before joining the AAR staff, Kyle was a Executive and a degree candidate in a advocate and shelter manager at two of Young Actors Theater, also in journalism professor at Baylor University, counseling program. Raised in Arizona, he metro Atlanta domestic violence shelters. Tallahassee, before she came to the AAR having earned the PhD in journalism at has lived in the South for 35 years. When She earned the BA (religion and history) two years ago. In her spare time, she likes the University of Missouri. A Texan by he is not working, he enjoys his extended at Emory University and the MDiv at to read nonfiction books, garden, and birth, he has lived in Atlanta for the past family, reading, and watching movies. Princeton Theological Seminary. Myesha cook gourmet meals. three years. When he is not working, Kyle is currently pursuing a degree in Nursing is an outdoorsman. He’s also enjoying Ina Ferrell is Accounting Manager. She at Georgia State University. Her research Susan Snider joined the AAR in 2001 as being a newlywed. joined the AAR in February 2000. Ina interests include the interface between Administrative Assistant for the earned the Certificate in Accounting at religion and health and ethical issues in Religionsource project. She maintains the Joe DeRose is Director of Membership . Before coming to AAR, death and dying. She has lived in Atlanta Religionsource scholar database and Web and Technology Services, a position he has she worked in the accounting department all her life and loves the city’s wonderful site. Before joining the AAR, Susan held since 1999. He manages all AAR at Scholars Press; at the Aetna Life & foliage and diversity. When not working, worked for Scholars Press, owned an databases, the Web site (which he Casualty Insurance Company (20+ years) she enjoys family time with her very ener- antiques business, and worked in banking. designed), and technological solutions. He as rating specialist, audit examiner and getic six-year old daughter, Vashti, and her She’s a graduate of Wesleyan College, with came to the AAR from Emory University’s supervisor; and at Rich’s Department loving and supportive husband, Larry. She a BA in philosophy and religion and the- Department of Medicine, where he did Store (10+ years) as bookkeeper. At the finds time to volunteer in the inpatient atre. Born in Florida, Susan moved to similar work on a much smaller scale for AAR her responsibilities include the full unit of the local community hospital’s Atlanta in 1980. the Board Review Course in Internal range of financial operations for an annual cancer center. Medicine. A native Atlantan, Joe earned budget in excess of $2 million. Ina is a It is my pleasure and privilege to sing their the BA in Political Science (Emory native Atlantan. In her spare time, she Aislinn Jones has been the Annual praises to you. Without them, not. ❧ University), but his technological wizardry likes to dabble in writing and enjoys Meeting Program Director since January is self-taught (or perhaps a direct infusion doing fun things with her family. 2002. She manages the myriad logistical, Yours, from above?). Joe keeps active by bicycling planning, and programming details of to work every day. He is an explorer — John Harrison is our Director of Finance coordinating a meeting for 8,800 atten- whether it’s a new hiking trail with his and Operations. Before realizing that reli- dees. Aislinn is a graduate of the dog or a new country halfway around the gion’s up and industry’s down, John University of Georgia (public relations) world. worked for ten years in the pulp and paper and is currently completing her disserta- industry as a conference planner and direc- tion for the PhD in Religious Studies Barbara DeConcini Toby Director joined the staff this year as tor of international activities. Prior to that, (University of Stirling). Before returning Executive Director an Administrative Assistant. She has he was a YMCA director (five years). John to graduate school, she was a Web devel- extensive experience in multiple areas grew up in Atlanta in the 1960’s, attended oper for IBM. A rare beast known as the

CENTENNIAL PLAN, from p.21 understood as a gesture in favor of any At the same time that colleges and uni- The forthcoming AAR centennial single approach to the study of reli- versities are decreasing their historical offers the opportunity to strengthen religion is growing, and on a global gion. The AAR must make ever clearer support of scholarly societies, the the institutional memory of the scale. Some have a general focus; oth- its mission to welcome critical reflec- AAR’s growth and ambitious program- Academy and to take steps to maxi- ers very specific areas of interest. In tion from all scholarly vantages and ming need more dedicated and compe- mize continuing leadership and service order to insure a fruitful interaction perspectives, from both within and tent volunteers to provide intellectual in the field far into the future. with these societies, it is important outside of living faith traditions. and strategic leadership. As the field’s that the AAR have a clearly defined contours continue to change and suc- 9.To enhance the financial security of identity and mission of its own. 6.To enhance the international dimen- ceeding generations of scholars and the AAR. sion of the AAR. teachers join the Academy, it is impor- 5.To foster scholarly interaction among tant to nurture and cultivate new The AAR’s continued striving toward all approaches to the study of religion, By its nature, the academic study of cadres of leaders, both regionally and excellence as the leading scholarly and including the ethical and theological religion is an international enterprise. Academy-wide, and to foster greater professional association in the field of perspectives that arise within particu- What is more, enhancing the AAR’s racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in religion is related to the financial lar religious traditions. Our objective international connections is increasing- the field and the Academy. To remain resources available to imagine and is to welcome reflection from within ly important for the work of religion vital, the AAR must regularly review undertake these and other emerging and among particular religious tradi- scholars and the flourishing of the field organizational structures to assure objectives. ❧ tions into our conversation. itself in today’s interconnected world. access and openness to change, as well as continuity and tradition. As the Academy continues to grow in 7.To diversify the Academy’s leadership size and scope, it is important that the and nurture leaders for the future. 8.To prepare for the AAR’s centennial in AAR stand-alone meeting not be mis- 2009.

22 • January 2005 AAR RSN Religious Studies News — AAR Edition Governance and Structure

Elias Bongmba, Rice University Status of Racial and William Dyrness, Fuller Theological 2004 Board of Seminary Jonathan Brockopp, Pennsylvania Ethnic Minorities in Directors State University the Profession Kwok Pui Lan, Episcopal Divinity Schools Steve Friesen, University of Committee Steve Tipton, Emory University Officers Missouri, Columbia Emilie M. Townes, Union Theological Jane Dammen McAuliffe, President, Kwok Pui Lan, Chair, Episcopal Divinity Richard Jaffe, Duke University Seminary Georgetown University School Nancy M. Martin, Chapman University Hans J. Hillerbrand, President-Elect, Karen Baker-Fletcher, Southern Religion in the Schools Duke University Methodist University Nominations Marcia Beauchamp, Chair, California Diana Eck, Vice President, Harvard University Laura Donaldson, Cornell University Committee Institute of Intergral Studies Susan E. Henking, Secretary, Hobart and Orlando Espin, University of San Diego Betty DeBerg, University of Northern Iowa William Smith Colleges Peter J. Paris, Chair, Princeton Theological Daisy L. Machado, Texas Christian University Seminary Bruce Grelle, California State University, Barbara DeConcini, Treasurer, American Anthony Pinn, Rice University Chico Academy of Religion Harold G. Coward, University of Victoria Stephanie McAllister, Brookline High School Sheila Greeve Davaney, Iliff School of Members Theology Status of Women in Diane L. Moore, Harvard University Rebecca T. Alpert, Robert Orsi, Harvard University the Profession Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity School Committee Carol S. Anderson, Kalamazoo College Steven M. Tipton, Emory University Rebecca T. Alpert, Chair, Temple University Linda L. Barnes, Boston University Religion and Program Committee Mary C. Churchill, University of Iowa Kimberly Bresler, Princeton Theological Disabilities Seminary Barbara DeConcini, Chair, Janet R. Jakobsen, Barnard College Kerry Wynn, Chair, Southeast Missouri American Academy of Religion State University Francis X. Clooney, Boston College Sarah Heaner Lancaster, Methodist David S. Cunningham, Hope College Theological School in Ohio Kent A. Eaton, Bethel Seminary, San Diego Dena S. Davis, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Diana Eck, Harvard University Karen Pechilis Prentiss, Drew University Mary Jo Iozzio, Barry University Frederick M. Denny, University of Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Duke University Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, F. Rachel Magdalene, Appalachian State Colorado, Boulder University of Florida University W. Clark Gilpin, University of Chicago Eugene V. Gallagher, College J. Eric Pridmore, Drew University Susan E. Henking, Hobart and William Kwok Pui Lan, Episcopal Divinity School Smith Colleges Teaching and Learning Jane Marie Law, Cornell University Hans Hillerbrand, Duke University Committee Awards for Excellence Eugene V. Gallagher, Chair, Connecticut M. David Eckel, Coordinator of Juries, William K. Mahony, Davidson College Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown College Boston University University Mary McGee, Columbia University Grace G. Burford, Prescott College Emilie Townes, Union Theological Linda A. Moody, Antioch University, Analytical–Descriptive Studies Seminary Nicola Denzey, Harvard Divinity School Los Angeles Catherine M. Bell, Santa Clara Glenn E. Yocum, Whittier College Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger, Emory University University Robert A. Orsi, Harvard University Tazim Kassam, Spotlight Editor, Syracuse Martin Riesebrodt, University of Chicago Peter J. Paris, Princeton Theological Seminary Publications University Steve Wasserstrom, Reed College Jacqueline Z. Pastis, La Salle University Committee Sheila McGinn, John Carroll University Stacy L. Patty, Lubbock Christian University Francis X. Clooney, Chair, Boston College Constructive–Reflective Studies Mark Lloyd Taylor, Seattle University Linell E. Cady, Arizona State University Kimberly Rae Connor, Academy, Deanna A. Thompson, Hamline University University of San Francisco Ad Hoc Committees, Julia A. Lamm, Georgetown University Glenn E. Yocum, Whittier College Mark Csikszentmihalyi, Texts and Task Forces, and Juries Dale S. Wright, Occidental College Translations, University of Standing Committees Wisconsin, Madison Academic Relations Historical Studies Susan E. Henking, Teaching Warren G. Frisina, Chair, Hofstra University Anne M. Blackburn, Cornell University Religious Studies, Hobart and Executive Committee Fred Glennon, Le Moyne College Bruce B. Lawrence, Duke University William Smith Colleges Jane McAuliffe, Chair, Georgetown University Kathryn Kleinhans, Wartburg College Laurie Maffly-Kipp, University of Jacob Kinnard, Cultural Criticism, Carol S. Anderson, Kalamazoo College North Carolina, Chapel Hill Iliff School of Theology Laurie Louise Patton, Emory University Frederick M. Denny, University of Colorado James Wetzel, Reflection and Theory in Elizabeth A. Say, California State Best First Book in the History of Diana Eck, Harvard University the Study of Religion, Colgate University University, Northridge Religions Eugene Gallagher, Connecticut College Glenn E. Yocum, JAAR, Whittier College Terrence W. Tilley, University of Dayton Alan F. Segal, Chair, Barnard College, Columbia University Susan E. Henking, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Public Understanding Employment John Carman, Harvard Divinity School Hans J. Hillerbrand, Duke University of Religion Committee Information Services Wendy Doniger, University of Chicago Kwok Pui Lan, Episcopal Divinity School Dena S. Davis, Chair, Cleveland- Advisory Thomas P. Kasulis, Ohio State University Marshall College of Law Robert Orsi, Harvard University Carey J. Gifford, Chair, American Ursula King, University of Bristol Michael Barkun, Syracuse University Academy of Religion Gerald J. Larson, Indiana University Finance Committee David G. Hackett, University of Florida Debra Mubashshir, Beloit College emeritus, UCSB emeritus Barbara DeConcini, Chair, Debra Mason, Religion Newswriters Wade Clark Roof, University of American Academy of Religion Association California, Santa Barbara Research Grant Jury Eugene V. Gallagher, Connecticut College Laura Olson, Clemson University Ellen T. Armour, Rhodes College Margaret Healy, Rosemont College Sarah Pike, California State University, Chico Independent Annual John Berthrong, Boston University Mark Lloyd Taylor, Seattle University Meeting Kathleen M. Erndl, Florida State University Judith Berling, Chair, Graduate Regions Committee R. Marie Griffith, Princeton University Theological Union International Stacy Patty, Chair, Lubbock Christian Patricia O’Connell Killen, Pacific University Jonathan E. Brockopp, Pennsylvania Connections Committee Lutheran University ❧ State University Carol S. Anderson, Kalamazoo College Mary McGee, Chair, Columbia Francis X. Clooney, Boston College University Linda Barnes, Boston University

January 2005 AAR RSN • 23 AAR Annual Report Access and Disability Issues Membership Trends AAR Report on Antonio: www.aarweb.org/annualmeet/ AAR membership has grown substantially since 1994, with 2003 membership figures 2004/accessibility.asp. This page details the over 35 percent higher than at the beginning of this ten-year period. A small decline Disability Issues AAR Taxi Reimbursement Policy, provides in membership in 2000 (probably related to the dissolution of Scholars Press and, disability-specific transit information, and The AAR benefits from its Task Force on with it, the joint AAR/SBL membership on a single form) was reversed in 2001. The lists services that may be important to per- Religion and Disabilities, which was char- 2003 membership was the highest in the AAR’s history. Regular membership typical- sons with disabilities. It is expected that this tered by the Board in 2002 to advise the ly accounts for about 64 percent of the total; student membership has been steady at will be a regular part of the Annual Meeting organization on issues of accessibility. At its or near 30 percent; and the remainder of the membership is in the retired category. pages in the future. 2003 meeting, the AAR Board extended the AAR memberships run for the calendar year. ❧ tenure of the Task Force until 2006. Communications with The AAR also benefits from executive office staff who are familiar with disability issues, Members including one who is disabled and two oth- The AAR has found many virtues in online ers who have worked with disabled persons communications with members, including for many years. the benefit to the environment (avoiding the 10,000 waste of paper) and the lower cost (keeping While this report focuses on the AAR’s broad dues down and focusing resources on areas 9,000 commitment to accessibility issues as well as that benefit members). Prime among these 8,000 recent innovations, a page containing detailed benefits, however, is that persons with visual information about specific aspects of the impairments can access materials as easily as 7,000 AAR’s work is maintained separately from this nondisabled members. Further, while many 6,000 report, and can be found at www. materials continue to be produced in print aarweb.org/other/accessibility/default.asp. because print versions remain useful to our 5,000 members, duplication of those materials on 4,000 the Web site directly benefits AAR members Improvements in 2004 who are visually impaired. We are pleased to 3,000 The AAR redoubled its efforts to ensure report that all AAR print publications — 2,000 Annual Meeting accessibility to persons with JAAR, Religious Studies News—AAR, Spotlight disabilities by sending the chair of the Task on Teaching, the membership directory, and 1,000 Force on Religion and Disabilities, along with the Annual Meeting program book — are 0 the staff liaison to that task force, to San available online at or before the time of pub- 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Antonio this spring. Their trip was intended lication. To ta l 7,222 7,701 7,867 8,435 8,701 9,189 8,800 8,920 9,383 9,879 to identify accessibility problems and to famil- Retired 406 354 404 435 458 448 445 501 551 548 iarize themselves with the environment. This The AAR has established policies pertaining Student 2,219 2,484 2,482 2,702 2,721 2,975 2,772 2,581 2,786 2,917 Regular 4,597 4,863 4,981 5,298 5,522 5,766 5,583 5,838 6,046 6,414 expedition resulted in recommendations to to its Web site to keep it accessible to per- the Annual Meeting Program Director that sons with visual impairments. will benefit members with disabilities. The AAR has advised its front-office staff on The AAR also augmented Annual Meeting receiving calls via telecommunications information online with a page that describes devices for the deaf (TDDs). ❧ the accessibility environment in San AAR Office’s Efforts to Improve the Environment

This is the first of what is expected to be an at all — are landscaped with plants that • For 2004, we inaugurated a system of electronic format. All contracts that the annual report on the AAR’s commitment require amounts of water appropriate for sending the first membership renewal AAR signs with hotels for the Annual to, and progress on, environmental issues as the local climate. For dry periods, the area message by e-mail, with follow-up Meeting contain the provision that all they affect our operations. It is hoped that in the immediate vicinity of the building is when necessary by surface mail. It is excess foodstuff be donated to local this report will provide us with benchmarks equipped with an automated watering sys- hoped that this will substantially charities. for improving this commitment, as well as tem, allowing us to keep the plants healthy reduce our use of paper in this mem- information on progress we have made. while taking water only for a brief time at a bership cycle. late hour, in compliance with Georgia’s vol- Recycling untary outdoor watering restrictions. For print versions of the membership The AAR participates in all available Infrastructure renewal mailing, we use materials with an Emory University recycling programs, The American Academy of Religion is eye on environmental responsibility: including white paper, colored paper, and headquartered at the Luce Center, which Communications to magazine/newspaper recycling. On its own, the AAR owns jointly with the Society of Members and Others • All paper used in the inserts and the AAR collects and recycles aluminum Biblical Literature. During the building’s envelopes contains some recycled cans. And toner cartridges are returned to The AAR has made the decision to benefit planning and construction, the AAR content. the manufacturer for recycling. the environment by prioritizing member- worked with the architects to create an ship communications in electronic format environment that is functional, attractive, • All inks used in the printing are soy — Web site updates and e-mail notices — and of low impact to the environment. based. Alternative Transportation in lieu of printed communications. To that As an affiliate of Emory University, the end, we do the following: The building itself is set in woodland, and • The envelopes do not contain the cel- AAR is eligible to participate in the Emory as few trees as possible were dislodged for lophane window, so they can be recy- University Alternative Transportation • The AAR Web site provides as much its construction. No tree with a diameter cled in regular white paper bins. Program. Several of the AAR’s 13 employ- interactivity as possible, allowing greater than four inches was removed. The ees participate in one or more alternative members to retrieve and update infor- building is shaded by the tall trees sur- transportation programs, including car- mation without using paper. (Paper rounding it, and further shade against the Corporate Culture pooling, telecommuting, using public options for membership records still midday sun is provided by wide overhangs transportation, and bicycling. Another exist, of course, for members who lack above the windows on each floor, thereby Reducing and Reusing employee drives a hybrid car to minimize access to the Internet or who simply decreasing air conditioning needs and elec- The AAR strongly encourages an environ- his impact on the environment. prefer to use paper.) trical consumption. It is lit with energy mental commitment among its employees. Additionally, the AAR has set up IT infra- efficient lights; except for security lights, Products that can be reused are retained structures to make it easier for employees • Communications that are not of long- the building is darkened at night. Each and restored to inventory. Most AAR to telecommute; several AAR employees term interest are produced online, such office has individual climate control, so employees print routine office communica- telecommute one or more days a week. as Openings and In the Field. that air conditioning or heating for por- tions (if they must print them at all) on (Publications that members might wish tions of the building not in use can be the back sides of fax transmissions or other Through 2004, AAR employees who are to read at their leisure are printed on turned off. While the building has elevators materials that have been acted upon and enrolled in alternative transportation pro- paper and mailed.) The AAR uses a to provide full accessibility to wheelchairs, discarded. The AAR has provided its grams have been eligible to use the Emory monthly e-Bulletin to communicate its atrium is designed to encourage the use employees with PDAs and laptop comput- University fleet of Ford Th!nk electric vehi- timely information to members without of stairs. The parking lot was constructed ers, the portability of which allows these cles. Where possible, office errands have exhausting any nonrenewable resource. with buffers to minimize water runoff, and employees to avoid wasting paper in print- been completed using these vehicles. ❧ the grounds — where they are landscaped ing materials that can better be carried in

24 • January 2005 AAR RSN Religious Studies News — AAR Edition Annual Meeting 2005 Regional Meetings

The AAR Annual Meeting is the largest scholarly conference on religion and, for the four days of the conference, the largest religion “bookstore.” The meeting is large both in size Eastern International Rocky Mountains–Great Plains and in complexity, from the number of registrants, sessions, and exhibitors to the number May 6–8 April 8–9 of special workshops and conferences of related scholarly organizations. Currently, the McGill University University of Denver AAR program structure is comprised of 14 sections, 52 groups, 2 seminars, and 13 con- Montreal, Canada Denver, Colorado sultations, for a total of 81 program units. Plenary lectures, arts events, business meetings, professional development sessions, and a whole range of special events for various con- Mid-Atlantic Southeast stituencies enhance the program. Eighteen scholarly organizations have formal ties with March 3–4 March 11–13 the Academy, and some 86 others hold their meetings at the AAR conference. ❧ Hyatt Regency Adams Mark Hotel New Brunswick, NJ Winston-Salem, NC Annual Meeting Registration,gg 1999–2003 Midwest Southwest 10,000 April 8–9 March 12–13 9,000 DePaul Center Harvey Hotel, DFW 8,000 Chicago, Illinois Dallas, TX 7,000 6,000 New England–Maritimes Upper Midwest 5,000 In 2005, the region will co-sponsor various April 16–17 4,000 conferences proposed by regional members. Luther Seminary 3,000 St. Paul, MN 2,000 Pacific Northwest 1,000 April 29–May 1 West 0 Boston Nashville Denver Toronto Atlanta Seattle University March 12–14 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Seattle, Washington Arizona State University AAR 3,557 3,216 3,965 4,145 4,278 Tempe, AZ ❧ SBL 2,404 2,321 2,721 3,086 2,847 Joint* 1,635 Dual Registrants† 1,395 157 404 828 Other 1,108 1,389 933 982 799 To ta l 8,704 8,321 7,776 8,617 8,752 Future AAR Annual Meeting * Joint AAR/SBL was discontinued in 2000 due to the closing of Scholars Press. Dates and Sites † Registrants who are members of AAR and of SBL. 2005 Philadelphia, PA, November 19–22 2009 Montreal, Canada, November 7–10

Exhibit Booths, AAR Sessions, Additional Meetings, 1999–2003 2006 Washington, D.C., November 18–21 2010 TBA

2007 San Diego, CA, November 17–20 2011 San Francisco, CA, November 26–29 ❧ 350

300 2008 Chicago, IL, October 25–28

250 200 Outreach 150

100 Resources for Media the Study of Religion, Religionsource provided workshops on how scholars can 50 The AAR operates Religionsource, which serve as good sources for journalists. provides referrals to journalists seeking 0 Exhibitor Booths AAR Sessions SBL Sessions Additional Mtgs informed sources on religion topics and Boston 1999 272 260 215 278 provides scholars with tips on how to be a Public Advocacy Nashville 2000 287 273 217 258 good source for journalists. The Pew Nine AAR members and staff participated Denver 2001 300 271 220 280 Charitable Trusts has awarded the AAR a in Humanities Advocacy Day, meeting Toronto 2002 258 270 225 276 two-year $560,000 renewal grant to contin- with members of Congress representing 275 281 225 303 Atlant a 2003 ue Religionsource through September 2005. Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin to advocate This year, the AAR responded to more increasing the National Endowment for Annual Meeting Sessions by Program Unit, 1999–2003 than 1,500 queries from journalists, the Humanities budget. including queries from ABC News, Associated Press, Boston Globe, Chicago Executive Director Barbara DeConcini Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, serves on the Board of Directors of the 300 Congressional Quarterly, Dallas Morning National Humanities Alliance, whose News, (Toronto) Globe and Mail, Los mission is advocacy for the humanities 250 Angeles Times, Miami Herald, National and social sciences at the federal and pub- Public Radio, The NewsHour with Jim lic policy levels. 200 Lehrer, Newsweek, New York Times, Religion News Service, Reuters News For the third year in a row, 18 professors 150 Service, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Time, on a Fulbright program sponsored by the Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. University of California, Santa Barbara 100 Religion Department visited the AAR The AAR promoted Religionsource at executive offices in Atlanta for an orienta- 50 seven annual conventions of various jour- tion to the evolution of the field of reli- nalist associations, and Religionsource has gion in North America and the role of the 0 been added to the search engine directo- AAR in the field. The professors were Sections Groups Seminars Consultations Special Sessions Total ries of Google.com, Ansme.com, Any from faculties of law, language, and the Boston 1999 83 110 6 6 55 260 Search Info (search-info.com), humanities at universities in Africa, Asia, Nashville 2000 85 121 6 9 52 273 Denver 2001 87 115 5 18 46 271 InternetResources.com, NetServe.com, and Eastern Europe. Toronto 2002 88 131 5 18 28 270 Just-Religion-Links.com, and LTN.net Atlant a 2003 88 122 3 20 48 281 (Spanish-language search engine). The AAR has developed plans for an enhanced government relations program At the annual meetings of the AAR, the aimed at increasing policy makers’ under- Society for the Scientific Study of standing of and appreciation for the field Religion, and the Canadian Society for and the work of religion scholars. ❧

January 2005 AAR RSN • 25 AAR Annual Report Publications

The Academy has enjoyed a healthy year of Reflection and Theory in the publishing. Oxford University Press Study of Religion Series JAAR Editorial Board continues to publish JAAR and AAR James Wetzel monographs in five series. We also offer a Department of Philosophy and Religion grant program to fund the translation of Terry F. Godlove, Jr., Hofstra University Colgate University projects for publishing in the Texts & 13 Oak DR Sunil Goonasekera, University of Translations Series. During this past year Hamilton, NY 13346 Peradeniya we have published 7 new titles and have USA placed 13 new titles under contract. We Yudit K. Greenberg, Rollins College PHONE: 315-228-7683 have also published two issues of Spotlight E-MAIL: [email protected] Christine Gudorf, Florida International on Teaching (Teaching about Religions, University Medicine, Healings, and Teaching about Religion and Violence) and four issues of Teaching Religious Studies Series EDITOR William David Hart, University of North our newspaper of record, Religious Studies Carolina, Greensboro Susan Henking Glenn Yocum, Whittier College News–AAR Edition. Department of Religious Studies Nancy Howell, Saint Paul School of Hobart & William Smith Colleges Charles Mathewes, University of Virginia Theology Geneva, NY 14456-3382 (2006 Editor Designate) Series and Editors Martin S. Jaffee, University of Washington USA Academy Series E-MAIL: [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITORS David Jasper, University of Glasgow Kimberly Rae Connor Mark Juergensmeyer, University of Gary Laderman, Emory University Interdisciplinary Studies Texts and Translations Series California, Santa Barbara College of Professional Studies Mark Csikszentmihalyi Joseph L. Price, Whittier College Tazim R. Kassam, Syracuse University University of San Francisco 1108 Van Hise Hall 2130 Fulton ST Zayn R. Kassam, Pomona College 1220 Linden DR San Francisco, CA 94117-1047 University of Wisconsin–Madison BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Olga Kazmina, Moscow State University USA Madison, WI 53706-1557 Sheila Greeve Davaney, Iliff School of PHONE: 415-422-2869 Hans G. Kippenberg, University of USA Theology FAX: 415-422-5036 Bremen and University of Erfurt E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] Lonnie Kliever, Southern Methodist PRODUCTION EDITOR University Publication Committee Chair Anne Enenback, Oxford University Press Cultural Criticism Series Kwok Pui-lan, Episcopal Divinity School Francis X. Clooney Jacob N. Kinnard Department of Theology Bruce Lincoln, University of Chicago Iliff School of Theology Boston College EDITORIAL BOARD Divinity School 2201 South University BLVD Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3806 Maria Pilar Aquino, University of San Diego Denver, CO 80210 Colleen McDannell, University of Utah PHONE: 617-552-3883 USA John Barbour, St. Olaf College FAX: 617-552-8228 Margaret R. Miles, Graduate Theological PHONE: 303-765-3164 E-MAIL: [email protected] ❧ Catherine Bell, Santa Clara University Union FAX: 303-777-0164 E-MAIL: [email protected] Maria Clara Bingemer, Pontifical Anselm Kyongsuk Min, Claremont Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Graduate University Rudiger V. Busto, University of Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University California, Santa Barbara Vasudha Narayanan, University of Florida Linda Barnes and Ines Talamantez, edi- Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony, Hebrew tors. Teaching Religion and Healing. Michiaki Okuyama, Nanzan Institute for University of Jerusalem Religion & Culture Catherine Bell, editor. Teaching Ritual. Caroline Walker Bynum, Institute for Robert A. Orsi, Harvard University Advanced Study David G. Bromley, editor. Teaching New Peter J. Paris, Princeton Theological José I. Cabézon, University of California, Religious Movements. Seminary Santa Barbara John K. Roth, Claremont McKenna New Monographs Arnfridur Gudmundsdottir. Meeting God Linell Cady, Arizona State University College Nikki Bado-Fralick. Coming to the Edge on the Cross: Feminist Christologies and the Elizabeth A. Castelli, Barnard College of the Circle. Theology of the Cross. Abdulaziz Sachedina, University of Virginia David Chidester, University of Cape Town Geoffrey Samuel, University of Newcastle Mark Bosco, S. J. Graham Greene's Joy Ann McDougall. Pilgrimage of Love: Francisca Cho, Georgetown University Catholic Imagination. Moltmann on the Trinity and Christian Life. Mona Siddiqui, University of Glasgow John Clayton, Boston University Brian K. Smith, University of California, Terry Godlove, editor. Teaching Carolyn Jones Medine and Theodore Francis X. Clooney, Boston College Riverside Durkheim. Louis Trost, editors. Teaching African American Religion. Paul B. Courtright, Emory University Gary Snyder, Yuba Watershed Council; Elizabeth Teresa Groppe. Yves Congar’s Barbara DeConcini, Emory University John Strong, Bates College Theology of the Holy Spirit. Christian Moevs. Love, Mind and Matter in Dante's Comedy. James J. DiCenso, University of Toronto Randall G. Styers, University of North Livia Kohn. The Daoist Monastic Manual: Carolina at Chapel Hill Paul Dundas, University of Edinburgh A Translation of the Fengdau Kejie. Habibeh Rahim. The Rasa 'El of Abdallah Richard Valantasis, Iliff School of Theology Ansari. Jean Bethke Elshtain, University of Thomas W. Selover, translator. Hsieh Chicago Manuel A. Vasquez, University of Florida Liang Tso and the Analects of Confucius. Sara L. Rappe, trans. Damascuis' Problems James H. Foard, Arizona State University Miroslav Volf, Yale Divinity School and Solutions Concerning First Principles. Randall Styers. Making Magic: Religion, Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Duke Jace Weaver, University of Georgia Magic & Science in the Modern World. Lucian Turcescu. St. Gregory of Nyssa and University Dale S. Wright, Occidental College ❧ the Concept of Divine Persons. Volney Gay, Vanderbilt University Monographs under John Wall. Moral Creativity: Paul Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton University Contract Richoeur and the Poetics of Modern Life. Carol S. Anderson, editor. Teaching About Donna Yarri. The Ethics of Animal Women and Religion. Experimentation. ❧

The AAR editors invite and encourage members to contact them about research projects and publishing plans. Grant funds are available to subvent translation projects. ❧

26 • January 2005 AAR RSN Religious Studies News — AAR Edition Grants and Awards The Department

Research Grant Awards Academic Relations In the past 12 years, the Academy has awarded well over half a million dollars in research grants to members. Here are this year’s awardees. Program

Paula Arai, Carleton College Moral Reform Politics in Late Nineteenth- Guides to the Study of Religion Healing Buddhist Women: Japanese and Early Twentieth-Century America With the support of the Lilly Endowment, Rituals of Transformation we completed five guides to promote, inter- Lance D. Laird, Boston University pret, describe, and map the undergraduate Robert M. Baum, Iowa State University School of Medicine and graduate study of religion. All are post- Messengers of God: Diola Women Prophets The Profession of Islam and the Health ed on the AAR Web site. in a West African Religious Tradition Care Profession in Boston Gudrun Buhnemann, University of Charles William Miller, University of ❖The full results of our graduate survey of Wisconsin–Madison North Dakota academic doctoral programs in the U.S.; Tantric Iconology of Nepal The Bible in the Pacific: Ideology, the resultant data and extensive analysis, Interpretation, and Colonialism in 19th along with several analytical articles pub- Jacob Paul Dalton, McMaster University Century Hawai’i lished in RSN. Beyond Anonymity: Paleographic Analyses ❖The Why Study Religion Web site, of the Dunhuang Manuscripts Vijaya Rettakudi Nagarajan, University of ❖The full data and comprehensive analysis directed to youth between the ages of San Francisco Nicola Denzey, Harvard Divinity School of the undergraduate survey, together with 17 and 23, with the intention of creat- Trees in Temples and Temples in Trees: and York University, Toronto several analytical articles published in RSN. ing awareness of and interest in the Sacred Groves and the Commons in Gendering the Journey: Women’s Lives The second survey of undergraduate pro- study of religion at the college and uni- Tamil Nadu, India and Deaths from the Catacombs of Rome grams will be conducted in 2005–2006. versity level. The Web site contains: 200–400 CE Diana Walsh-Pasulka, University of North Carolina, Wilmington ❖A comprehensive online searchable data- • Lively text written to appeal to 17-to Paul C. Kemeny, Grove City College Child Immortality in the Nineteenth base of over 100 programs in the U.S. and 23-year-old students and uninitiates The First Moral Majority: The New Century Canada offering academic doctoral degrees to the field of religion England Watch and Ward Society and in religion and theology. The guide is searchable by institution type, type of doc- • Use of graphics, color, and photos toral degree, fields of study, religious affilia- placed throughout the 45-page site Book Awards tion, Carnegie classification, key word, The American Academy of Religion offers Awards for Excellence in order to recognize new AAR region, and state or province. This • A navigation system that is easy and scholarly publications that make significant contributions to the study of religion. These promises to fulfill the need of undergradu- transparent awards honor works of distinctive originality, intelligence, creativity, and importance; ate faculty for resources to advise their stu- books that have a decisive effect on how religion is examined, understood, and interpreted. dents regarding advanced study in the field. The Web site is organized around seven concepts: Why Study Religion? What Is Awards for Excellence 2004 ❖An online finding list of nearly 900 under- Religion? Some Misconceptions about Studying Historical graduate departments and programs of reli- Religion. Pressing Issues in the Study of Analytical– gion at accredited colleges and universities Religion. What Will I Study? Where Can I Go in North America. with the Study of Religion? Where Do I Start? Descriptive Alan Bray. The Friend. University of Chicago David H. Brown. Press, 2003. Leadership Workshops Santería Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and The Academic Relations Task Force • Discernment: Laurie Patton, Emory Innovation in an sponsored a workshop on Scholarship, University Afro-Cuban Service and Stress: The Tensions of Being Religion. University a Chair at the 2003 Annual Meeting. In San Antonio the Task Force will spon- of Chicago Press, Twenty-three chairs discussed these top- sor a workshop on Being a Chair in 2003. ics with the panelists: Today's Consumer Culture: Navigating in Best First Book in the Knowledge Factory. Our panelists will Constructive– the History of • Identity and Leadership: Laurie be Elizabeth Say, Gerald Vigna, William Religions Patton, Emory University Mahony, Steve Friesen, Robert Neville, Reflective and Carol Anderson. Edward Slingerland. • Professional Identity: Ellen Armour, Jeffrey Stout. Effortless Action: Wu-wei Rhodes College; Joel Gereboff, In the spring of 2005 we will be conduct- Democracy and Conceptual Metaphor Arizona State University; Patricia ing chairs workshops at the Eastern Tradition. Princeton and Spiritual Ideal in Killen, Pacific Lutheran University International and Rocky Mountains–Great University Press, Early China. Oxford • Leadership Styles and Department Plains regional meetings. ❧ 2004. University Press, 2004 Cultures: Terrence Tilley, University of Dayton; Karen Jo Torjesen, Excellence in Teaching Award Claremont Graduate University Timothy Renick, Georgia State University Teaching and Learning Martin E. Marty Public Understanding of Religion Award Spotlight on Teaching Virtual Teaching and Huston Smith, Syracuse University, emeritus Learning Center The Center posts articles on pedagogy

IN THIS ISSUE Teaching with October 2004 Published by the American Academy of Religion Vol. 19, No. 4 Media Awards Site Visits www.aarweb.org (JAAR, the Carnegie Foundation Unexpected Learning Opportunities of the Site Visit ...... ii Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger

An Insider Perspective from the Temple ...... iii EACHING WITH Perspectives, Advocacy in the P. R a v i S a r m a T

Site Visits and Epistemological Diversity in the Study of Religion ...... iv Jeffrey Carlson The Nuts and Bolts Classroom: Problems and Possibilities) of Site Visits ...... v Grace G. Burford Site Visits Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger, Emory University News Outlets over 100,000 Circulation Native American Site Visits in the Context of Service Guest Editor Learning ...... vi Michael D. McNally and several new resources from the Site Visits to Synagogues . . .vii Michael S. Berger Site Visit to a Mosque . . . .viii From the Editor’s Desk Amir Hussain

Integrating Field Research First Place Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times in the Introductory Wabash Center for Teaching and Religion Course ...... ix Ground: World Religions in America Sheila E. McGinn (1997), eloquently, vividly, and impres- sively document the transformation of Integrating Site Visits in the religious landscape of the U.S. the Pluralism Project at Dotted across urban and rural America A picture’s not worth Connecticut College ...... x are places of worship, community cen- a thousand words ters, and cultural festivals that under- Patrice C. Brodeur score the stunning fact that “the United unless one knows all Learning in Theology and Religion. We States has become the most religiously “ them words! Site Visits from a diverse nation on earth.” The implica- Journalist’s Perspective . . . .xi tions of this are many, least of which is Second Place G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Religion News Service Gustav Niebuhr the need for enlightened mutual recog- nition, a prerequisite for civil society. Temples of Culture: Using The articles in this issue of Spotlight Museums for Site Visits . . .xii Tazim R. Kassam However, as the cartoon illustrates, ” carefully examine the complexity of Site Lisa Bellan-Boyer understanding requires far more than just Spotlight on Teaching Editor Visits (broadly defined) and the risks are in the process of making available: seeing. In a world saturated with images and opportunities involved in using (still and moving) that function as the The AAR Committee on them. Wide-ranging in scope, they primary medium for the message, Teaching and Learning (Eugene address the practical nuts-and-bolts of ORTUNATELY, the study of reli- Marshall McLuhan’s prediction that “The V. Gallagher, Chair) sponsors organizing site visits as well as their ped- gion offers much occasion for future of the book is the blurb” is not far Spotlight on Teaching. It appears agogical, ethical, and intellectual dimen- humor. This issue on Site Visits, off the mark. Modern communication twice each year in Religious F sions. Readers will learn why the con- shaped and produced with the expert technologies have intensified the use of Studies News—AAR Edition and tributors use site visits in their teaching; assistance of guest editor Joyce and (often exclusive) reliance upon the focuses on teaching and learn- how they prepare their students for Third Place Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune ing around a particular theme, Flueckiger, reminds me of a cartoon I visual senses as a source of information. the work of 20 teaching workshops; a them and integrate them into course concern, or setting. once stuck on my office door. In a Ironically, while students may assume assignments; the types of challenges dimly lit restaurant, family members are that reading a book or journal article is Editor their students and hosts face during site kneeling on the carpet around their harder to do than watching a video or visits; and alternatives or substitutes to Tazim R. Kassam table as diners look on astonished. A attending a religious festival, the rigors of site visits (for example, museums and Syracuse University customer asks, “Religious ceremony?” checking facts and sources, analyzing Web sites). Embracing the opportunity Waiter replies, “Lost contact lens!” A multiple perspectives, assessing logic, and to learn from the dynamic and multi- Guest Editor delightful way to cast doubt on the asking critical questions are intellectual faceted religious landscape of America, Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger WYSIWYG principle (what you see is tasks applicable to both. Hence, the train- section in support of religion in the the articles also signal the pitfalls of Emory University what you get). ing of perception and visual intelligence is mere sightseeing, and chart ways to a crucial part of developing students’ making these encounters truly transfor- Spotlight on Teaching Diana Eck’s A New Religious America thinking skills. To rephrase the Chinese mative and educational. ❧ is published by the (2001) and the myriad projects she has proverb: A picture’s not worth a American Academy of Religion undertaken under the Pluralism Project, thousand words unless one knows all 825 Houston Mill Road including the CD-Rom On Common them words! Suite 300 News Outlets under 100,000 Circulation Atlanta, GA 30329 schools; results of AAR projects, spon- Visit www.aarweb.org sored by the Carnegie Endowment, for First Place John Dart, Christian Century secondary teachers who include religion Second Place Julie Marshall, The Daily Camera This year’s two issues of Spotlight on in their syllabi; and a searchable image Teaching address Teaching about database. Developed by the Teaching Third Place Jane Lampman, Christian Science Monitor Religions, Medicines, and Healing, and and Learning Committee, and under Teaching with Site Visits. These issues the guidance of the Center Editor, Opinion Writing are available on our Web site along with Nicola Denzey, the Center’s objective is First Place Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun the full publication run of the series. to make scholarly contributions to teaching available to the entire field. ❧ Second Place Steven Waldman, Beliefnet Third Place Bill Tammeus, Kansas City Star ❧ January 2005 AAR RSN • 27 AAR Annual Report The Profession

The Job Market in Annual Meeting. The Center also facilitates resent all jobs in religion, nor even all jobs reporting means that the 2003 job classifi- the interview process by providing semi- advertised in Openings. They do, however, cation statistics are not comparable to the Religion private space in the Interview Hall, arrang- provide some indicator about the state of EIS statistics of the past. ing access to private interview rooms, the job market. The AAR administers the Employment administering a message center for commu- The AAR attempts to gather data on the Information Services for the field, provid- nication between job candidates and The EIS Center has always requested that results of searches that participated in the ing opportunities for communication employers, and mounting programs on registered candidates and employers select EIS Center. These data include whether the between employing institutions and candi- career development. job classifications from a provided list. position was filled, whether the appointee dates through Openings Online and the EIS Candidates select the classifications that was interviewed at the EIS Center, and the Center at the Annual Meeting. The 2003 EIS Center saw 405 candidates they consider to be their specialties, and rank, position type, education, gender, and and 98 employers register, looking to fill a employers select the classifications that best ethnicity of the appointee. Analysis of the Openings Online appears monthly, offering total of 121 positions. The ratio of regis- fit the description of the available position. resulting data will form a picture of the the most comprehensive listing available of tered candidates to registered positions was Beginning in 2003, we required that candi- religion job market beyond the interview faculty and administrative positions. The 3.35:1. dates and employers designate one classifi- process. These data are still being collected EIS Center serves hundreds of interested cation as the primary choice. Now, by and are not yet available for publication. candidates and employers by centralizing Each year, AAR gathers statistics on the use including only the primary choice in the information about position announcements of the Center. Candidates and positions annual EIS statistics, we are able to report and candidate qualifications onsite at the registered with the EIS Center do not rep- more accurately. This revised method of

Analysis

As can be noted in the previous Also noteworthy are some of the charts, the five subfields with the most ratios of employer classifications to positions available (in descending candidate classifications. However, it order) are: is important to remember that only primary classification choices are RATIO RATIO CANDIDATES CANDIDATES POSITIONS JOB CLASSIFICATIONS POSITIONS • Early Christian Literature/New shown. Many jobs fall under classifi- Testament cations that candidates are less likely Asian Religions Introduction to Religion 0 2 0:2 • Hebrew Bible to use to describe their primary field, (general or not listed separately) 3 2 1.5:1 Philosophy of Religion 1 16 1:16 • Catholic Theology (all areas) but may well select as a secondary or East Asian Religions • Islam tertiary specialization (e.g., World (general or not listed separately) 4 3 1.3:1 Religion/Theology: • Christian Theology (general or Religions or Christian Studies). The Two or More Subfields 6 11 1:1.8 not listed separately) classifications with the highest job to South Asian Religions Religious Ethics 3 10 1:3.3 candidate ratio are: (general or not listed separately) 6 5 1.2:1 The five primary subfields of candi- Buddhism 1 7 1:7 World Religions 6 0 6:0 dates (again in descending order) are: • World Religions • Preaching/Ministry Hinduism 1 6 1:6 Arts, Literature & Religion 0 5 0:5 • Hebrew Bible • Missiology • Early Christian Literature/New • Administration Islam 7 8 1:1.1 Central and South American ❧ and Caribbean Religions 1 1 1:1 Testament • Christian Studies Judaism 1 5 1:5 • Christian Theology: Critical Studies/Theory/ Systematic/Constructive Hebrew Bible 9 48 1:5.3 Methods in Religion 1 5 1:5 • Christian Ethics • History of Christianity/Church Catholic Studies 1 2 1:2 Gay/Lesbian Studies in Religion 0 1 0:1 History Catholic Theology (all areas) 8 8 1:1 Indigenous/Native/ Traditional Religions 0 0 0:0 Christian Ethics 5 25 1:5 New Religious Movements 0 0 0:0 EMPLOYERS Christian Studies 3 1 3:1 North American Religions 3 15 1:5 Total Registered 98 Christian Theology (general or Preregistered 76 not listed separately) 7 23 1:3.3 Racial/Ethnic Minority Studies in Religion 1 3 1:3 Registered Onsite 22 Christian Theology: Positions Available 121 Practical/Praxis 0 8 0:8 Social Sciences and Religion (e.g., Religion & Society, Ratio of Positions to Candidates 1:3.35 Christian Theology: Anthropology, Economics, Systematic/Constructive 5 35 1:7 Political Science, Psychology, CANDIDATES Sociology) 1 7 1:7 Early Christian Literature/ Total Registered 405 New Testament 13 40 1:3.1 Women’s Studies in Religion 1 4 1:4 Preregistered 331 History of Christianity/ Administration (e.g., president, Registered Onsite 74 Church History 3 24 1:8 dean, director, program director, Female Participants 144 coordinator) 1 0 1:0 Missiology 1 0 1:0 Male Participants 261 Old Testament 4 9 4:9 Editorial 0 0 0:0 Ratio of Female to Male 1:1.8

Pastoral Care 1 4 1:4 Library 0 0 0:0

Preaching/Ministry 2 0 2:0 Other 8 4 2:1

Comparative Religions 3 6 1:2 Not Reporting 0 47 0:47

History of Religion (general) 0 5 0:5 Total 121 405 1:3.3

28 • January 2005 AAR RSN Religious Studies News — AAR Edition Resources

Independent Accountant’s Report

To the Finance Committee American Academy of Religion Atlanta, Georgia

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of the American Academy of Religion as of June 30, 2004, and the related statements of activities and changes in net assets, and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the management of the American Academy of Religion. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. The prior year summarized comparative information has been derived from the Academy’s June 30, 2003 financial statements and, in our report dated August 28, 2003, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

We conducted our audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assur- ance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the American Academy of Religion as of June 30, 2004 and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The additional information on page 14 is presented for the purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. ❧

August 27, 2004

Jones and Kolb, Certified Public Accountants

2004 2003 Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Total (Memo Restricted Restricted 2004 2003 only) (Memo Only) ASSETS REVENUES Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,009,270 $ 1,065,629 AND GAINS Marketable securities 5,468,879 4,824,918 Membership dues $ 633,188 $ - $ - $ 633,188 $ 576,142 Accounts receivable, net Grants 569,779 569,779 363,035 Shared annual meeting 6,352 ARP dues 5,000 5,000 2,321 Other 11,480 15,601 Annual meeting 947,722 947,722 915,369 Shared Luce Center 627 17,797 Employment Pew grant receivable 343,000 114,000 information services 145,204 145,204 99,654 Prepaid expenses 45,748 40,570 Label sales 63,364 63,364 48,947 Furniture and equipment, net 31,713 32,886 Advertising and Share of Luce Center assets, net 2,212,231 2,240,150 publications 15,567 15,567 7,870 Total assets $ 9,122,948 $ 8,357,903 Royalties 4,053 4,053 2,621 Book sales 21,479 21,479 29,698 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Contributions 32,523 3,323 35,846 28,828 Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 95,969 $ 123,115 Luce Center rental Accrued vacation 60,868 55,832 income 106,798 106,798 124,588 Deferred revenue - memberships 294,997 291,979 Interest and dividends 79,172 38,191 117,363 159,644 Deferred revenue - annual meeting 420,727 381,408 Net assets released from restrictions 634,775 (634,775) Total liabilities 872,561 852,334 Total revenues and gains $ 2,688,845 $(23,482) $ 2,665,363 $2,358,717 Net Assets Unrestricted 5,782,302 5,167,927 Temporarily restricted 1,368,085 1,237,642 Permanently restricted 1,100,000 1,100,000 Total net assets 8,250,387 7,505,569 Total liabilities and net assets $ 9,122,948 $ 8,357,903

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Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Total 2004 2003 Restricted Restricted 2004 2003 (Memo only) EXPENSES Cash flows from operating activities Research and publications $ 274,365 - - $ 274,365 $ 170,646 Change in net assets $ 744,818 $ 254,897 Member services 263,270 263,270 249,452 Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash provided by (used in) Professional operating activities: development services 225,006 225,006 232,304 Depreciation 69,498 69,930 External relations 462,323 462,323 465,237 Unrealized (gain) loss on investments (410,113) (57,761) Annual meeting 612,231 612,231 542,456 Change in marketable securities (10,959) (31,127) Luce Center expenses 134,224 134,224 135,294 (Increase) decrease in receivables (201,357) 244,735 General and administration 282,861 282,861 294,025 (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses (5,178) 26,994 Fundraising 76,378 76,378 66,061 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (27,146) (12,503) Total expenses $2,330,658 $2,330,658 $2,155,475 Increase (decrease) in accrued vacation 5,036 Change in net assets Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 42,337 47,984 before investment gains 358,187 (23,482) 334,705 203,242 Total adjustments (537,882) 288,252 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 206,936 543,149 Investment gains 256,188 153,925 410,113 51,655 Cash flows from investing activities Acquisition of equipment (10,476) (26,061) Change in net assets 614,375 130,443 744,818 254,897 Purchase of marketable securities (252,819) (1,973,653) Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 1,706,358

Net assets Net cash provided by (used in) Beginning of investing activities (263,295) (293,356) the year 5,167,927 1,237,642 1,100,000 7,505,569 7,250,672 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (56,359) 249,793 Net assets Cash and cash equivalents End of the year $5,782,302 $1,368,085 $1,100,000 $8,250,387 $7,505,569 Beginning of year 1,065,629 815,836 Cash and cash equivalents End of year $1,009,270 $1,065,629

[Note: Audit reports are accompanied by many pages of footnotes, giving further information and describing the accounting methods used. Please con- tact the AAR for these footnotes.]

Sources of Revenue Distribution of Expenses

Annual Meeting Annual Meeting 37% 26% Luce Center 4% Professional Dev. External Relations Services 20% 26%

Grants and Contributions Member Services 24% 11%

Luce center Research and 6% Book Sales Publications Membership dues General and Admin 1% 12% 25% Marketing Fundraising 12% EIS 3% 3% 6%

30 • January 2005 AAR RSN Religious Studies News — AAR Edition The AAR deeply appreciates our contributors for their support during fiscal year 2004.

The Academy expresses our gratitude to the following foundations which have supported our work during the last several years. Special appreciation goes to the boards and executive staffs of: The Ford Foundation, Inc. Georgia Council for the Humanities The Henry Luce Foundation Japan Foundation New York Office Japan-United States Friendship Commission The Lilly Endowment, Inc. Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies The Pew Charitable Trusts

AAR’s development activities are a crucial part of our programs and services. Members’ generous contributions to the Academy Fund year after year support programs and important initiatives for our members and the field. In 2004 membership dues accounted for less than 25 percent of our annual budget. We are grateful for all contributions, whether they come in with membership renewals, annual meeting registrations, direct mail solicitations, or are spontaneous gestures of generosity. Most donors do not restrict their gifts, though the AAR also welcomes contributions directed to special programs. This following list reflects donations received from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004. We strive for accuracy in our records. Please notify the AAR office of any incorrect listings. Members and friends who would like to remember the American Academy of Religion in their wills or estates are asked to contact the AAR Executive Director, Barbara DeConcini, for information (404-727-3049).

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