2015
Proposals Requested for New Book Series on Africana Religions
Pennsylvania State University Press invites proposals for its new book series on Africana Religions.
“The book series will emphasize the translocal nature of Africana religions across national, regional, and hemispheric boundaries,” according to series co-editor Sylvester A. Johnson of Northwestern University,
“We want to publish academic monographs in addition to books designed for classroom use about Africana religious experiences, identities, beliefs, aesthetics, ethics, and institutions,” said Edward E. Curtis IV, co-editor from the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts in Indianapolis. “And we welcome a variety of methods, including archival, theoretical, literary, sociological, and ethnographic approaches.”
The series’ prestigious editorial board includes Afe Adogame of Princeton Theological Seminary, Sylviane Diouf of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Paul Christopher Johnson of the University of Michigan, Elizabeth Pérez of Dartmouth College, Elisha P. Renne of the University of Michigan, and Judith Weisenfeld of Princeton University.
Potential authors should send 3-5 page proposals outlining the intent of the project, its scope, its relation to other work on the topic, and potential audience. Please include one or two sample chapters if available. The proposal and current CV can be sent to the editors at series@africanareligions.org.
Book Series Flyer: Africana_Religion_Series
2015
‘The Spirituality of Africa’, an interview with Prof. Jacob Olupona
By Anthony Chiorazzi, Harvard Correspondent
October 6, 2015
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/10/the-spirituality-of-africa/
2015
Photos from IAHR 2015 Congress
Check out a few photos from the recent IAHR Congress in Erfurt, Germany: https://www.a-asr.org//iahr-2015-congress-photos/
If you have any photos you’d like to share with the AASR, email these to Corey Williams: c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl
2015
Welcome Our New AASR Members
We would like to welcome the following new members who have recently joined the AASR:
Abigail Kerubo Osoro
Adjunct Lecturer in Kisii and Laikipia Eldoret Town Compus
Kisii University, Kenya
Reverend Jacob Chirchir
Kapsabet Bible College, Kenya
Ullrich Relebogilwe kleinhempel
Independent Researcher, Fuerth, Germany
Susan J. Too
PhD Student
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Moi University, Kenya
Samuel Kehinde Fabunmi
Department of Christian Religious Studies, Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Nandi Ogodo Manyasa Jacob, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Sciences
Kaimosi University College, Kenya
Mobolaji Oyebisi Ajibade, PhD
Lecturer II, Department of Religious Studies, Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Nigeria.
Blessing Nyauma
Lecturer, Solusi University, Zimbabwe
Mesaki, Simeon, PhD (anthropology)
University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ndaluka, Thomas Joseph, PhD
Department of Sociology, University of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Nyanto, Salvatory Stephen
Department of History and Archaeology, University of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ngozi Emeka-Nwobia, PhD
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
Ckikas Danfulani, PhD
University of Jos, Nigeria
Adeoluwa Okunade, PhD
University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Atinuke Okunade, PhD
Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos, Nigeria
Pauline Mark Lere, PhD
University of Jos, Nigeria
For those interested in joining the AASR, check out: How to Join the AASR
2015
New Membership Dues Structure from 2016
The AASR General Meeting held in Erfurt approved a motion that revises the structure of AASR membership fees. Members in Europe, America and other western or stronger economy countries will now pay a minimum annual fee of 60 US dollars from 2016 while other members will pay a minimum of 30 US dollars. Student and retired persons will continue to pay half of the standard annual fee for their country or region.
Please read the following letter from AASR Treasurer, Abel Ugba: 2016 Membership Dues
