AAR-SW Friends, Anthony Ballas of the University of Colorado at Denver has issued the following call for chapters. I am looking for 7-10 additional 4,000-5,000 word chapters on cinema and liberation theology for an edited collection which a major academic publisher is… Continue Reading →

AAR-SW Friends, Dr. Nevena Stojanovic has just extended her deadline for chapters for her edited collection on the famous nineteenth-century French Jewish actress Eliza Rachel Félix (1821-1858). Several possible topics include the intersection of religion and popular culture in the… Continue Reading →

AAR-SW Friends, Editors Russell M. Lawson and Benjamin A. Lawson have issued a call for contributors for their forthcoming four-volume encyclopedia on Race and Ethnicity. The encyclopedia is contracted with ABC-CLIO. Interested contributors should contact Dr. Russell Lawson via email russell.lawson@gmail.com. Below is… Continue Reading →

Description In the past few years, a number of books related to Islam and popular culture have been published demonstrating both the expansion of our collective research and the growing interest in the subject by broader audiences. We are currently… Continue Reading →

AAR-SW Friends, The journal Religions has announced a CFP for its special issue on “Sexuality and Greco-Roman Religions.” Portential authors should submit manuscripts for review by August 1, 2018. Below is the full CFP. Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/SGRR The journal Religions (ISSN 2077-1444) is… Continue Reading →

Description In the past few years, a number of books related to Islam and popular culture have been published demonstrating both the expansion of our collective research and the growing interest in the subject by broader audiences. We are currently… Continue Reading →

AAR-SW Friends, The editor of the Journal of Hellenic Religion invites article contributions for the September 2018 issue on Greek religion, theology, and mythology. Article proposals of 250-300 words should be submitted via email to redacteur_jfhr@meduse-d-or.fr by Feb 26, 2018. Important Dates:… Continue Reading →

Scott E. Hendrix of Carroll University (USA) will be editing a volume of the “cultural history of the universe” with a focus on the middle ages. The chapters I need authors for are below: 1.             Theories of the Universe 2.            … Continue Reading →

Assignments are still available for chapter-length contributions to Violence in American Society: An Encyclopedia of Trends, Problems, and Perspectives. Contributions will focus on the historical, cultural, and mediated aspects of various violent events and crimes, including specific entries on gun violence, sexual assault, terrorism and… Continue Reading →

AAR-SW Friends, Read any good books lately? Like to write a review for your AAR colleagues? Reading Religion (RR) is an open book review website published by the American Academy of Religion. Launched in 2016, the site provides up-to-date coverage of… Continue Reading →