Category: Conference News

  • CFP: National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion

    CFP: National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion

    AAR-SW Friends, The National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion  has issued a CFP for their annual conference on religion to be held on May 21-23, 2018 at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC. The NABPR invites paper proposals dealing with any aspect of religious studies. This year they especially encourage proposals dealing with the pedagogy…

  • CFP: Texas A&M University 9th Annual History Conference

    CFP: Texas A&M University 9th Annual History Conference

    AAR-SW Friends, Texas A&M has announced the Call for Papers for their 2018 graduate and undergraduate history student conference. This year’s conference is scheduled for March 23-24, 2018. Potential presenters are asked to submit a 250 word abstract and CV by Friday, December 15, 2017 via email to [email protected]. Completed copies of accepted papers should be submitted…

  • CFP: The Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches (Dallas, TX)

    CFP: The Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches (Dallas, TX)

    The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies is proud to announce that The University of Texas at Dallas is the new home of The Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches (ASC). The Ackerman Center invites you to join fellow scholars March 3-5, 2018 as we continue the important legacy established by Franklin H. Littell and…

  • CFP: Representing Religion (Boston)

    CFP: Representing Religion (Boston)

    Call for Papers Representing Religion Boston College Biennial Conference on the History of Religion March 23-24, 2018 From illuminated manuscripts to Buddhist stupas to the Pope’s twitter account, the representation of religion has taken many forms over time. Further, the question of who represents religion — lay people or priests, men or women, believers or non-believers —…

  • Conference: Southern Historical Association

    Conference: Southern Historical Association

    AAR-SW Friends, The Southern Historical Association will be hosting their 83rd annual meeting in Dallas, TX on November 9-12, 2017. Regional scholars all all aspects of the history of the American South are invited to attend. Registration is now available on their website. The Southern Historical Association was organized on November 2, 1934 and charged…

  • CFA: IIIT Winter Student Program in Islamic Studies (Jan 3-12, 2018)

    CFA: IIIT Winter Student Program in Islamic Studies (Jan 3-12, 2018)

    Call for Applications  IIIT Winter Student Program in Islamic Studies January 3 – 12, 2018 The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is inviting applications from undergraduate students enrolled in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada to apply for the 2018 IIIT Winter Student Program (WSP) in Islamic Studies. WSP is designed for currently enrolled undergraduate students, regardless…

  • CFP Agents of Cultural Change: Jewish and other Responses to Modernity, ca. 1750–1900

    CFP Agents of Cultural Change: Jewish and other Responses to Modernity, ca. 1750–1900

    Agents of Cultural Change:  Jewish and other Responses to Modernity, ca. 1750–1900 International Conference, Washington, DC, October 8–10, 2018 Conveners: Simone Lässig (German Historical Institute, Washington DC), Zohar Shavit (Tel Aviv University), Kerstin von der Krone (German Historical Institute, Washington DC) Deadline: November 15, 2017 Everyday language posits a dichotomy between the traditional and the new, but…

  • Conference: The Bible and the Reformation

    Conference: The Bible and the Reformation

    AAR-SW Friends, The Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion and Westminster Theological Seminary invite you to attend their 2017 Symposium on Faith and Culture on “The Bible and the Reformation.” The Symposium will be held on October 25-27, 2017 at Baylor University. Interested participants may register online at the conference website. Relevant Links: Conference Website.…

  • SWCRS CFP Deadline Approaching (October 15)

    SWCRS CFP Deadline Approaching (October 15)

    CALL FOR PAPERS Interested participants should submit a paper proposal of no more than 500 words to the session chair of the unit for which they wish to present. Paper Proposal Deadline: October 15, 2017 Proposal Acceptance/Rejection Notifications: November 7, 2017 All accepted participants must register for the regional conference via the SWCRS website by…

  • International Qur’anic Studies Association (Boston, MA)

    International Qur’anic Studies Association (Boston, MA)

    AAR-SW Friends, When preparing for the annual AAR meeting in Boston this year, be sure to check out the International Qur’anic Studies Association. The IQSA was formed in 2012 with the help of a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation awarded to the Society of Biblical Literature. The IQSA now regularly holds its annual meeting…