About the Event
2025 Conference Theme: Performing Religions, Faith, and Spirituality
Roberta Sabbath, Ph.D., President Elect and Program Chair
Religious Studies intersects with every aspect of our lives: political, spiritual, pastoral, creative, performative, and relational. The study of religious life, thought, and practice touches upon our identities, responsibilities, and cultures. It can help us to explore our own selves as we acknowledge the diversity of religious expression across time and space.
The American Academy of Religion-Western Region has always embraced the diversity of such expressivity — whether through academics, artistry, leadership, or other praxis domains. This year at Arizona State University March 14-16, 2025, we would like to continue in that tradition.
Innovation is an endemic aspect of the ASU culture. This year, AAR-WR takes inspiration from its location for its 2025 theme, acknowledging both the exciting prospects and serious concerns that the future holds, and broadcasting a vision of hope about new opportunities for appreciating one another as individuals and communities.
Attendees at the 2024 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, conference made clear their preference: Expand our acknowledgement of diverse religious expression and take inspiration from our roots as we tackle the religious dimensions of new frontiers in science and technology. We encourage you to share with us your work relating to the varieties of eclectic, particular, indigenous, diasporic, ancient, and novel religious practices.
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