Author Archives: Mary
Longing for an in-person REA?
You can have the best of all worlds! Join in the online annual meeting — live translations offered, great papers, and more — and do so while also gathering in person with colleagues in Tulsa, OK at the same time. … Continue reading
Annual Meeting Plenaries Announced!
We are pleased to share many additional details about the primary plenaries for our upcoming —July 10-14—annual meeting. You can find all of the details on the conference website, and here are direct links to each of the plenary descriptions: … Continue reading
Special journal forum available
We are less than two months away from our annual meeting! We are looking forward to exploring “Whose children are they?” with you. Did you know there was a pre-conference journal issue with this theme? If you are a member, … Continue reading
Join in person in Tulsa, OK!
The REA Board is working to support in-person gatherings that are more regional in nature, and REA VP Anne Walker has organized one such gathering at Phillips Seminary in Tulsa, OK. The gathering will coincide with REA’s annual meeting, and … Continue reading
Dir. of Jewish Learning Community / LA, CA
Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, CA is accepting applications for their next Jewish Community Learning director. From their online post: “We are a Conservative Jewish congregation in Los Angeles that takes pride in being a warm, caring, and welcoming … Continue reading
YDS: Instructor/Coordinator for Joint Degree Program in Divinity and Social Work
Yale Divinity School seeks a full-time instructor for its joint Divinity/Social Work degree program, operated in partnership with the University of Connecticut Graduate School of Social Work. This is a new full time, grant-funded three-year position located at the Divinity … Continue reading
Thinking about proposing an annual meeting theme?
Any member (or team of members) of the Religious Education Association can propose a theme for the guild’s annual meeting program. If your proposal is selected, you then work collaboratively with the REA Steering Committee and Board to develop and … Continue reading
Loss, mental well-being, and self compassion: Conversations with Joyce Ann Mercer
Recently pastoral theologian Eileen Campbell-Reed (Union Theological Seminary) sat down with our journal editor, Joyce Ann Mercer (Yale Divinity School), and recorded a series of conversations about loss and grief, self compassion, and mental wellbeing. The brief blogs and videos … Continue reading
Boston in person regional gathering planned for March 16, 2023
The first of what will be several in-person regional gatherings will be held in Boston on the 16th of March 2023.
Board issues statement on loss of life
2023 has begun with a series of painful shootings, war, earthquake, and more. The REA Board recently met and issued a statement on these events:
