Read the letter to AAR members from Board President José Cabezón and Executive Director Alice Hunt about the AAR's new COVID-19 Crisis Fund.

2020 Annual Meeting Travel Grant and Annual Meeting Religion and the Arts Travel Grant application deadlines have been extended to April 22, 2020!

We were saddened to learn that Theodore W. Jennings, Jr., Professor of Biblical and Constructive Theology Emeritus at Chicago Theological Seminary and long-time AAR member, passed away on March 25, 2020. Read the remembrance from the CTS community.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 22nd Quinquennial World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) has been canceled. The event was set to take place August 23-29, 2020, at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.

The rapidly evolving developments with the COVID-19 outbreak have moved us into a time of unprecedented uncertainty. As we all scramble to navigate the crisis, we want to assure you that the AAR staff is continuing the work we have been doing for you. We are steadfast in our efforts to bring you a new, improved website soon. Not only will the redesigned website have an updated look, it will also feature a cleaner navigation so that members can take full advantage of the many resources and benefits an AAR membership provides.

Michael Graziano, professor of religious studies at the University of Northern Iowa, was awarded a $10,000 seed grant from Whiting Foundation for the 2020-21 Whiting Public Engagement Program Funding.

AAR Executive Director Alice Hunt has issued a letter to members regarding the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and its impact on the AAR's meetings in 2020.

The AAR’s Research Grants Jury is pleased to announce the recipients of the Individual and Collaborative Research Grants for the 2019-2020 cycle.

Congratulations to recent NEH grantees (and AAR members!) Amanda Baugh, Katharine Gerbner, Leor Halevi, Timothy Lubin, Karline McLain, Stephen Shoemaker, Jessica Starling, and Sufia Uddin. Read more about their winning projects.

Caleb Simmons's book investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty, religion, and mystical pasts in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (1782–1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799–1868).

The AAR Board of Directors recently adopted new Professional Conduct Procedures, which build upon the AAR Professional Conduct Policy and go into effect January 1, 2020.

The AAR Board of Directors issued a statement urging the Trump administration to rescind its recent Executive Order.

The AAR has been awarded a three-year, $1M grant from The Henry Luce Foundation to advance public scholarship.

Majid Daneshgar's new book examines what it is like to study and teach the Qur'an at academic institutions in the Muslim world, and how politics affect scholarly interpretations of the text.

The American Academy of Religion has published guidelines outlining what every undergraduate student should know about religion. Made possible through a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the guidelines include suggested outcomes, FAQs, and other information designed to aid both faculty and administrators. Read the press release.