Events

2020 Annual Meeting

Your AAR staff continues to work toward holding the Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. 21-24, 2020. We are aware of the uncertainty and contradictory projections related to the COVID-19 pandemic and with health and safety as a priority, we will continue monitoring the guidance of governments and health experts as we plan and make decisions. Should any changes need to be made related to the 2020 Annual Meeting, we will promptly notify you.

2020 Regional Meetings

Open Registration:

All remaining regional meetings for 2020 have been canceled

Press Releases

September 17, 2018
2018 Book Awards Announced

July 17, 2018
AAR Announces Winners of 2018 Best In-Depth Newswriting on Religion Contest

June 12, 2018
2018 Jacob Olupona Wins Award for the Public Understanding of Relgion

October 17, 2017
2017 AAR Book Awards Announced

June 12, 2017
AAR Honors Journalists for Best In-Depth Newswriting on Religion

August 22, 2016
2016 AAR Book Awards Announced

June 13, 2016
Journalists Honored for Best Religion Reporting

August 25, 2015
2015 AAR Book Awards Announced

June 17, 2015
AAR Honors Journalists for In-Depth Reporting on Religion

September 8, 2014
2014 American Academy of Religion Book Awards Announced

June 18, 2014
Winners of Best In-Depth Reporting on Religion Award Announced

August 9, 2013
American Academy of Religion Book Awards Announced

June 26, 2013
AAR Honors Journalists for Best In-Depth Reporting on Religion

March 25, 2013
Lecture Series on Early Christianity

August 27, 2012
American Academy of Religion Book Awards Announced

June 20, 2012
AAR Honors Journalists for In-Depth Religion Newswriting

August 17, 2011
AAR Receives $200,000 Grant from the Luce Foundation for Continuing Summer Seminars in Theologies of Religious Pluralism and Comparative Theology

June 23, 2011
AAR Honors Journalists for Best Religion Newswriting

December 3, 2010
AAR Joins Sakai Foundation

October 20, 2010
Thousands of Religion Scholars Meet in Atlanta, October 30-November 1

August 5, 2010
Book Awards Announced by American Academy of Religion

July 1, 2010
2009–2010 International Dissertation Research Grant Winners Announced

June 1, 2010
AAR Honors Journalists for In-Depth Reporting on Religion

January 21, 2010
U.S. Governament Appears to End Exclusion of Professor Tariq Ramadan

October 29, 2009
Thousands of Religion Scholars Meet in Montréal

October 7, 2009
Thousands of Religion Scholars Meet in Montréal, November 7–10

July 27, 2009
Book Awards Announced by American Academy of Religion

May 29, 2009
AAR Honors Journalists for In-Depth Reporting on Religion

Steptember 10, 2008
Luce Grant to Train Theology Faculty about Religious Pluralism

September 8, 2008
Thousands of Religion Scholars Meet in Chicago, November 1–3

May 29, 2008
AAR Honors Journalists for In-Depth Reporting

November 13, 2007
Ann Taves Elected Vice President of the American Academy of Religion

November 8, 2007
Thousands of Religion and Bible Scholars Come to San Diego, November 17–20

August 16, 2007
2007 Book Awards Announced

July 16, 2007
Journalists Honored for In-Depth Reporting

November 1, 2006
Ten Thousand Bible and Religion Scholars Come to Washington

November 9, 2006
Mark Juergensmeyer Elected Vice President of the AAR

September 12, 2006
Best First Book in the History of Religions Award Announced

August 10, 2006
Journalists Honored for In-Depth Reporting

July 26, 2006
American Academy of Religion Book Awards Announced

April 19, 2006
New Director to Head World’s Largest Association of Religion Scholars

January 25, 2006
American Academy of Religion Sues to Prevent U.S. from Denying Foreigners Entry Solely for their Ideas