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In Memoriam: Otto Maduro
Otto Maduro, past president of the American Academy of Religion and…
Read MoreInterview with Program Unit Director, Nelly van Doorn-Harder
Nelly van Doorn-Harder was born and raised in the Netherlands where…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Robert Bellah
Preeminent sociologist and long-time AAR member Robert N. Bellah passed away…
Read MoreInterview with Outgoing Program Unit Director, Nelly van Doorn-Harder
Nelly van Doorn-Harder was born and raised in the Netherlands where she…
Read MoreAre Blurred Lines Really the Problem?
Every year as the AAR Annual Meeting approaches and closes, I am…
Read MoreMentoring Models with Promise
At most institutions, mentoring happens capriciously, accidentally, selectively, informally, and sporadically. It…
Read MoreAn Interview with the 2013 AAR Excellence in Teaching Award Winner, Carolyn Medine
Carolyn Medine, professor in the religion department and the Institute of African…
Read MoreJean Bethke Elshtain (1941–2013) and the Chastened Lives of Public Scholars
The distinguished University of Chicago professor Jean Bethke Elshtain died in August…
Read MoreTeam Teaching in Religious Studies: Editor’s Introduction
Autonomy and/or Collaboration—Competing Values? Academia is often a solitary pursuit. We design…
Read MoreEmbodied Religion, Embodied Teaching: Team Teaching “Food and Religion”
Participation and Particularity Both of us aim in our individual teaching to…
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