About the Event
Dr. Laurel Schneider is the newly installed President of the American Academy of Religion for 2026.
Join us for an informal interview between Dr. Schneider and AAR Executive Director, Claudia Schippert, to learn more about Laurel’s vision and goals for the AAR in 2026 including her presidential theme: Future/s.
Dr. Schneider is Research Professor at Boston University. Trained at Harvard (MA, MDiv) and Vanderbilt (PhD), her research and teaching focuses on Christian queer, feminist, postcolonial, and liberation possibilities. An interest in Indigenous traditions of eastern North America has influenced her work and teaching.
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