2017
Tentative Business Meeting Agenda for AAR/SBL 2017
Once again the AASR will be holding a business meeting at the annual AAR/SBL Conference. This year the conference is in Boston, USA from 18-21 November 2017. See below for the tentative agenda and the details for the sessions that are sponsored by the AASR. If you have any additions, please contact the General Secretary, Corey Williams.
Business Meeting (Tentative) Agenda
Date: Monday, 20 November 2017
Time: 1:00-3:30PM (the meeting will commence after the papers session)
Location: MCP-Grand Ballroom D
- Review and adoption of Minutes
- Reports (President, General Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of AASR E-Journal)
- Discussion: adding ‘Diaspora’ to the name the AASR. Suggestion: Association for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora (ASRAD).
- Lusaka Conference: 1-4 August 2018. Discuss ideas for involving young scholars.
- Revamping of Steering Committee
- Adding a PhD Representative to the Executive Committee
- Membership
- Thematic Proposals for AAR/SBL 2018
- Closing
Other Scheduled Sessions
P18-205
African Association for the Study of Religions
Crossing Borders: Interaction of Healing Practices of Religions in Modern Africa
Saturday 1:00-3:30PM
Hynes Convention Center 309 (Third Level)
P18-401
African Association for the Study of Religion Dinner
Saturday, 6:30-10:00 PM
Members are invited to a dinner at the home of Professor Jacob Olupona
A19-267/P19-252
Quaker Studies Unit and the African Association for the Study of Religions
Theme: Quakerism and Decolonization/Enculturation in Kenya and Rwanda
Sunday 3:00-4:30PM
Marriott Copley Place Vineyard (Fourth Level)
P20-201a
African Association for the Study of Religions
Theme: Texts in Context: Molding the Maasai and Prosperity Gospel in South Africa
Monday, 1:00-3:30 PM
Marriott Copley Place Grand D (Fourth Level)
2017
AASR Endorsement of Professor Jacob Olupona
From AASR President, Elias Bongmba:
The African Association for the Study of Religions is delighted to endorse the nomination of Professor Jacob Olupona for Vice President of the American Academy of Religion. We encourage our members to vote for Professor Olupona in the current ballot that has been sent out by the AAR.
As a founding leader of the Association, Professor Olupona has worked diligently to promote the study of African and African Diaspora Religions at the AAR and throughout the world.
https://www.aarweb.org/about/2017-aar-officer-elections
2017
AASR members dinner in Boston: 18 November
For those attending the AAR conference in Boston next month, former President Jacob Olupona has invited us to his home for dinner on Saturday, 18 November at 6:30PM. Email me (c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl) if you would like to attend and I can provide you with further details.
2017
Job Posting: Assistant Professor in the field of Religion and Healing
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Religion and Healing to begin August 2018. Screening of applications will begin November 1 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be made electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu and should include a cover letter and CV with a list of three references. Any questions about this search can be sent to Eric Hoenes del Pinal, Chair of the Religion and Healing Search Committee, at ehoenes@uncc.edu. Inquiries can also be directed to the department chair, Joanne Robinson, at Joanne.Robinson@uncc.edu. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained. UNC Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.
2017
AASR Bulletin 46 is available!
AASR Bulletin 46 is now available! It contains important information about the upcoming AASR conference in Zambia, a note from the President about the 25th anniversary of the AASR, and updated financials from the Treasurer.
