2017 AAR Call for Proposals Program Units are Hyperlinked Below Contents African Diaspora Religions Unit ............................................................................................................ 1 African Religions Unit ............................................................................................................................ 2 Afro-American Religious History Unit ................................................................................................... 3 Animals and Religion Unit ..................................................................................................................... 4 Anthropology of Religion Unit .............................................................................................................. 5 Arts, Literature, and Religion Unit ........................................................................................................ 7 Arts Series ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Asian North American Religion, Culture, and Society Unit ................................................................... 8 Augustine and Augustinianisms Unit .................................................................................................. 10 Baha’i Studies Unit .............................................................................................................................. 10 Bible in Racial, Ethnic, and Indigenous Communities Unit ................................................................. 11 Bioethics and Religion Unit ................................................................................................................. 12 Black Theology Unit ............................................................................................................................ 13 Body and Religion Unit ........................................................................................................................ 14 Bonhoeffer: Theology and Social Analysis Unit .................................................................................. 15 Buddhism in the West Unit ................................................................................................................. 16 Buddhism Unit .................................................................................................................................... 17 Buddhist Critical––Constructive Reflection Unit................................................................................. 18 Buddhist Philosophy Unit .................................................................................................................... 19 Childhood Studies and Religion Unit ................................................................................................... 20 Chinese Religions Unit ........................................................................................................................ 21 Christian Spirituality Unit .................................................................................................................... 22 Christian Systematic Theology Unit .................................................................................................... 23 Class, Religion, and Theology Unit ...................................................................................................... 24 Cognitive Science of Religion Unit ...................................................................................................... 25 Comparative Approaches to Religion and Violence Unit .................................................................... 26 Comparative Religious Ethics Unit ...................................................................................................... 27 Comparative Studies in Religion Unit ................................................................................................. 29 Comparative Theology Unit ................................................................................................................ 30 Confucian Traditions Unit ................................................................................................................... 32 Contemplative Studies Unit ................................................................................................................ 33 Contemporary Islam Unit .................................................................................................................... 34 Contemporary Pagan Studies Unit ...................................................................................................... 35 Critical Approaches to Hip-Hop and Religion Unit .............................................................................. 36 Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Unit ................................................................................. 38 Cultural History of the Study of Religion Unit ..................................................................................... 39 Daoist Studies Unit .............................................................................................................................. 40 Death, Dying, and Beyond Unit ........................................................................................................... 41 Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit ........................................................................................................... 42 Ecclesial Practices Unit ........................................................................................................................ 43 Ecclesiological Investigations Unit ...................................................................................................... 44 Employment Services Workshop Series .............................................................................................. 46 Ethics Unit ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Evangelical Studies Unit ...................................................................................................................... 47 Exploratory Sessions ........................................................................................................................... 48 Feminist Theory and Religious Reflection Unit ................................................................................... 49 Film Series ........................................................................................................................................... 50 Gay Men and Religion Unit ................................................................................................................. 51 Graduate Student Committee............................................................................................................. 52 Graduate Student Committee Art Show ............................................................................................. 53 Hinduism Unit ..................................................................................................................................... 53 History of Christianity Unit .................................................................................................................. 55 Human Enhancement and Transhumanism Unit ................................................................................ 57 Indian and Chinese Religions Compared Unit ..................................................................................... 58 Indigenous Religious Traditions Unit .................................................................................................. 59 International Development and Religion Unit .................................................................................... 60 Interreligious and Interfaith Studies Unit ........................................................................................... 61 Islam, Gender, Women Unit ............................................................................................................... 62 Islamic Mysticism Unit ........................................................................................................................ 65 Jain Studies Unit .................................................................................................................................. 66 Japanese Religions Unit ...................................................................................................................... 66 Kierkegaard, Religion, and Culture Unit .............................................................................................. 68 Korean Religions Unit .......................................................................................................................... 69 Law, Religion, and Culture Unit........................................................................................................... 70 Lesbian-Feminisms and Religion Unit ................................................................................................. 71 Liberal Theologies Unit ....................................................................................................................... 72 Liberation Theologies Unit .................................................................................................................. 73 Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions