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RSN Article

May 20, 2025

The Financial Insecurities of Graduate Life

From a series by AAR’s Graduate Student Committee on the struggles and obstacles facing graduate students today

Benefits of Membership

When you become an AAR member, you join the largest society dedicated to the academic study of religion. You also gain a wide range of benefits that will enable you to elevate your career and grow your community.

Present at Our Annual Meetings

Present at Our Annual Meetings

Develop Your Skills and Career

Develop Your Skills and Career

Grow Your Network and Community

Grow Your Network and Community

Access Professional Resources, Discounts, and More

Access Professional Resources, Discounts, and More

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Emilie Townes

Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Religion and Black Studies, Boston University
Member since 1985

The opportunity to present papers, meet senior scholars, discover the scholars in my age cohort, forge both friendships and project partners, serve on committees, and become AAR's first Black woman president was made possible by my membership.

WebinAAR Recordings

AAR produces and sponsors webinAARs every month on topics related to the academic study and teaching of religion. Recordings typically require an AAR membership to view.

WebinAAR

April 30, 2025

The Departmental External Review: Preparation in Precarious Times

Religious Studies departments routinely use regular external reviews as an opportunity both to educate home colleagues and administrators about the nature of our field, as well as to envision or argue for potential areas of growth or change in the curriculum. The webinAAR discusses how to make the most of those reviews.

WebinAAR

April 29, 2025

Getting Engaged in Public Scholarship: Strategies and Modalities, Risks and Opportunities

How do you “succeed” in public scholarship — doing work of intellectual rigor that  “counts” as scholarship in the academy and has a meaningful impact in the public square? Hear a conversation with colleagues who are doing amazing work in this arena.

WebinAAR

February 20, 2025

2025 ALHR Lecture 2: Emilie Townes at Temple University

Womanist ethicist Dr. Emilie M. Townes was this year’s lecturer for the 2025 American Lectures in the History of Religion series. She delivered this lecture at Temple University called “Colored Orneriness as Critical Companion to U.S. Democracy.”

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Religious Studies News Podcast

Hear from emerging and established scholars in religious studies about what inspires and informs their work.

Book Reviews

Read the latest reviews published in our openly accessible book review website, Reading Religion.

Why AAR

Religious Studies Matters

Religion influences most aspects of our world and the study of religion has never been more important. AAR is committed to advocating for the academic study of religion. We support religion scholars working in many fields, and we provide resources and engagement opportunities to improve the public understanding of religion.

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