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

Reading Religion

Reading Religion LogoReading Religion (RR) is an open book review website published by the American Academy of Religion. Launched in 2016, the site provides up-to-date coverage of scholarly publishing in religious studies, reviewed by scholars with special interest and/or expertise in the relevant subfields. Reviews are concise, comprehensive, and timely.

RR reviews scholarly books about religion. Reviewers do not need to be members of the AAR, or be professional religious studies scholars. We welcome reviewers from diverse fields and viewpoints who engage with the topic of religion.

If you are interested in reviewing books for RR, please complete this form and tell us about your areas of expertise. Graduate students are eligible to write reviews for RR and are encouraged to fill out the form and submit your information.

For publishers interested in submitting books for review, please see here for the mailing address of RR.

Subscribe to the RR Newsletter for a twice-monthly list of books received and books reviewed.

Senior Editor: Kimberly Davis