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Why Join AAR

By joining our vibrant community of 6,000+ global members, you join the largest professional association dedicated to the academic study of religion and the public understanding of religion.

Membership Overview

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Our members receive access to numerous career resources, the latest scholarship, special discounts on travel and technology, and more.

We offer membership options to individuals at any career stage as well as group memberships for organizations.

Member Spotlight

Tamisha Tyler

Tamisha A. Tyler (she/her/hers) is a visiting assistant professor of Theology and Culture, and Theopoetics at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Indiana. She also serves as a Theologian in Residence at The Center for Restorative Justice in Pasadena, CA, and is part of the Level Ground Artist Collective in Los Angeles, CA. Her current research explores religion in the literary world of Octavia Butler. Tyler is a member of AAR’s Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee which advocates cultural and structural change to ensure just work conditions, pay, and collective bargaining rights for contingent faculty in order to foster equity, labor justice, and the common good in the Academy.

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Membership dues vary depending on the category and type of membership. We offer flat-rate dues for our student members, special international members, and organizational members. We have income-based membership rates for professional and retired members.