Following extensive consultation, including both a membership poll and significant discussion amongst both the REA Steering Committee and the REA Board, we have decided to once again hold our annual meeting in an online format. We decided to move to an online-only meeting for three reasons: (1) to ensure the design and delivery of an […]
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Enhancing Opportunities for Collaboration Between Religious and Theological Studies Scholars and K-12 Educators Religious studies scholars widely support enhancing education about religion in K-12 public schools that leads to greater religious literacy and democratic pluralism. The difficulty arises when translating this support into action. Scholars quickly encounter the legal and social complexity of U.S. public
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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 anguish and anger that accompanies recognizing the depth of white supremacy that is baked into
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Association of Practical Theology 2022 Biennial Meeting: Imagining Community Within Chaos: Re-membering, Re-energizing, and Futuring Practical Theology “Please join us to consider the present challenges and future possibilities for the field(s) of practical theology in this extraordinary time. We will gather, virtually, on April 1 and 2, 2022, to consider questions like: What are critical
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Please note that the call for proposals is now open for the REA2022 annual meeting. Please read the guidelines carefully before responding to the call. The deadline for proposals is February 1, 2022.
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For those of you who were unable to join us for this year’s informal fall gathering on November 3rd, Drs. Mark Jordan and Lucila Crena gave us permission to record the presentation and make it available to you. Please note that the paper they refer to is the one Dr. Jordan offered for our July
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The LGBTQ+ and Allies Working Group will be having an informal gathering via Zoom on November 13, 2021 (9.00-10.30AM, Central Time USA, Chicago). As a newly formed working group, we are looking forward to having more people join us. We welcome all who share in our hope of being a think-tank for queering religious education,
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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 Brock’s plenary — “Gender and sexuality oppression and spiritual healing for moral trauma” — know
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The Catholic Community of Practice met on Run The World on Monday, July 5, 2021, during the REA Annual Meeting. We had a stimulating and moving experience, as COP member Dr. Charles Chesnavage offered a presentation on “Digital Stories as a Creative Assignment for Studying World Religions.” For more information, please see Chuck’s slide deck
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Head on over to the REA2021 annual meeting website for more details. This meeting is happening in a new platform, RunTheWorld, and is full of exciting plenary speakers, multiple RIG papers, and much, much, more.
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