Category Archives: Resources
Wornom Innovation Grant applications open
The Wornom Innovation Grant offers a $3,000 award to help support innovative, practical projects in religious education, and the Harper Wornom Committee is looking for applicants! If you have a project in mind that might qualify, please do so by … Continue reading
Battling Indifference: How We Teach the Holocaust
Gratz College is sharing an online teach-in opportunity all day November 6th, to which REA members are thoroughly welcomed! To kickoff the Holocaust Teach-In’s day of learning, Elisha Wiesel and the Honorable Irwin Cotler will discuss the importance of Holocaust … Continue reading
Counseling LGBTQ+ Persons of Faith: Dilemmas and Double Deals in zoom on Nov. 12
The LGBT-Allies Working Group will be holding a Zoom gathering on Nov 12 (Sat), at 8.30am-10.00am (ET). To encourage interdisciplinary thinking on issues of gender and sexuality, the Working Group has invited Dr. Chuan Fei Chin – a philosopher and … Continue reading
Help us find a new networking coordinator!
As you know, from our July meeting and past eREACH issues, Mary Hess is retiring from her role as REA’s networking coordinator as of next July’s annual meeting. We are very much in search mode, and seeking applications by October … Continue reading
Celebrating Faith Ringgold’s art
There’s a powerful story in the NYTimes this week about Faith Ringgold. Did you know she has a connection to REA? Back in 2012 REA President Yolanda Smith (she of blessed memory), hosted the annual meeting in Atlanta, and as … Continue reading
Confronting white supremacy
The Spirit&Place Festival, an institution at IUPUI, last week held a conversation between Leah Gunning Francis (long time REA scholar and previous board member) and Robert P. Jones. The verdict in the Rittenhouse trial plunges us right back into the … Continue reading
Watch and share Rita Nakashima Brock’s plenary
For those of you who were not able to join in the REA2021 annual meeting, held online this year in Run The World, you can now watch the plenary sessions at our YouTube site. As you watch Dr. Rita Nakashima … Continue reading
2022 Wabash workshop information
The Wabash Center has recently released the dates, faculty, and application information for their menu of 2022 workshops. Please check it out and share widely! Maybe you know someone who would benefit from a workshop but doesn’t even know they … Continue reading
Invitation to participate in research on religious didactics
Prof. Dr. Martin Rothgangel at Universität Wien and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Riegel at Universität Siegen are seeking other research scholars in religious education (defined here as scholars with a PHD) who are willing to complete a research survey on the … Continue reading
Resources for stopping hatred against AAPI communities
Thanks to Dr. Boyung Lee, REA president, for sharing Emily Wu’s module “Stop AAPI Hate Movement: History and Narratives” with us. This is a printable pdf full of useful information and links to videos, advocacy groups and other resources engaging … Continue reading
