Category Archives: Resources
Fighting Anti-Asian hatred
Our hearts continue to break, this time in relation to the shootings in Atlanta. Here are some resources for engaging in fighting racism that are specific to Asian and Asian American communities: https://rjb.religioused.org/2021/03/resources-for-engaging-anti-asian-racism/
SSRC fellowships available
The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), with the support of the Fetzer Institute, aims to bring knowledge of the place of religion and spirituality into scholarly and public conversations about renewing … Continue reading
Lifelong Spirituality and God Connection
Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Schein, the 2018 Wornom Innovation grant award winner, has recently published yet another powerful resource: Life-Long Spirituality and God Connection: A Suite of Kaplanesque Learning Resources. The notion of life-long spirituality and God connection is clear enough … Continue reading
Latest eREACH published
Did you know that “eREACH” stands for the electronic version of the “Religious Education Association Clearing House” — otherwise know as our newsletter? It comes out four times a year, and always includes free educational resources, news from members, and … Continue reading
From Lament to Advocacy
The 2020 REA Fall Gathering included a powerful panel discussion of the new book edited by Anne Streaty Wimberly, Nathaniel West, and Annie Lockhart-Gilroy: From Lament to Advocacy: Black Religious Education and Public Ministry (Wesley’s Foundery Books 2020). It was … Continue reading
Lifelong learning survey
The Association of Lifelong Learning in Ministry (ALLLM), the professional guild supporting directors in lifelong learning — and REA’s related learning organization — is launching a research project. The goal? To map the landscape of continuing education in North America … Continue reading
Add to our resource list!
After the August pop-up zoom we held to support people in planning fall courses, we developed a page on our website where you can add resources as you think of them. As we approach planning for spring terms, please visit … Continue reading
Disrupting the consequences of difficult histories through education
The third plenary from the Religious Education Association’s annual meeting, held in Toronto, ON November 1-3, 2019 was entitled “Disrupting the consequences of difficult histories through education” and featured Greer Anne Wenh-In Ng, Emerita professor of religious education, Emmanuel College … Continue reading
Hermeneutics of the Other and Theologies of Difference
The second plenary from the 2019 Religious Education Association meeting held in Toronto, ON November 1-3 was entitled “Hermeneutics of the Other and Theologies of Difference,” and involved a panel discussion amongst Elie Holzer, Ochs Chair for Teaching Jewish Religious … Continue reading
2019 Wornom Innovation Award Announced
REA is delighted to announce that the 2019 Wornom Innovation Grant has been awarded to Dr. Elliot Ginsburg for a project called “Beloved Land: Israel and Palestine Through the Kaleidoscope,” sponsored by The Aleph Ordination Israel and Palestine Program. This … Continue reading