Contents
Welcome to the Annual Meetings!
Interview with Annual Meeting Program Unit Director, Nelly van Doorn-Harder
Getting to and around Baltimore
Where to Stay in Baltimore
What to Do in Baltimore
Drinking
Eating – In alphabetical order
Eating – Listed by cuisine
Shopping
Thinking
Viewing
Annual Meetings Employment Center
Plenary Speakers
Special Invited Guests
Performances
Highlighted Sessions and Events
Reel Religion
Special Topics Forum
Exploratory Sessions
Wildcard Sessions
Sessions with a Focus on Baltimore
Student Events
Tour Information
Workshop Information
Religion and Ecology Workshop on Mapping the Fields of Religion and Ecology: Theories, Methods, and
Future Directions
Religion and Media Workshop on Persuasion's Power: How Religions Makes Its Publics
Rethinking Islamic Studies Workshop on Teaching Islamic Studies: Key Topics and Best Practices
Study of Religion as an Analytical Discipline Workshop
Theological Education Workshop on Teaching Theological Education in the Global and Transnational World
First Annual AAR THATCamp
2013 Annual Meetings Sustainability Initiatives
Future Annual Meeting Sites and Dates
Guest Column
Mentoring Models with Promise
W. Anne Joh, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
In the Public Interest
Jean Bethke Elshtain (1941–2013) and the Chastened Lives of Public Scholars
Erik Owens, Boston College
Not for Women Only
Are Blurred Lines Really the Problem?
Kate Ott, Drew University
AAR Officer Elections
AAR Awards and Grants
Book Awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion and Best First Book
Excellence in Teaching Award
Best In-depth Reporting on Religion Awards
Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion
Religion and the Arts Award
Research Grants
International Research Dissertation Grants
Regional Development Grants
Awards and Grants Solicitations
Academy Fund Contributors
The Book Corner
Regionial Meeting Sites, Dates, and Calls for Papers
Eastern International
Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
New England-Maritimes
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain-Great Plains
Southeast
Southwest
Upper Midwest
Western
Briefs
In Memoriam: Otto Maduro
In Memoriam: Robert Bellah
In Memoriam: Jean Bethke Elshtain
Wendy Doniger Named 2015 ACLS Haskins Prize Lecturer
Henry Luce Foundation Awards Grants to Fund Boost Technology Expansion in Seminaries
New Polls and Analysis from the Pew Research Center Religion and Public Life Project
AAR to Conduct Survey to Analyze Long-term Impact of the Religious Studies Major
Call for Chapters: AAR-OUP Teaching Religious Studies Series, “Teaching Interreligious Encounters”
Team Teaching in Religious Studies: Editor’s Introduction
Ellen Posman, Baldwin Wallace University
Reid B. Locklin, University of Toronto
Embodied Religion, Embodied Teaching: Team Teaching "Food and Religion"
Norma Baumel Joseph and Leslie C. Orr, Concordia University, Montreal
Brain, Stomach, and Soul
Cara Anthony and Elise Amel, University of St. Thomas
Building Interdisciplinary Networks: Team Teaching Benefits for Religious Studies Professors
Melissa Stewart and Deborah Field, Adrian College
Jews and Christians Learn From Memoirs: A Collegially Taught Course
Mary C. Boys, Union Theological Seminary, New York
Sarah Tauber, Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Team Teaching India's Identities across State and National Borders
Amy L. Allocco, Elon University
Brian K. Pennington, Maryville College
Team Teaching in Religious Studies: Suggested Resources
