The Taha Al-Alwani Lectures in Muslim-Christian Dialogue will be presented this year on March 14, 2018 from 6 to 9 pm, at the El-Hibri Foundation in DC. Dr. Mualla Selçuk, our current president, will be speaking along with Dr. Ian Markham, from Virginia Theological Seminary. The title of their lectures is “Religious Education in a […]
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Theopoetics is holding a conference for “thinkers, doers, and makers” March 9 and 10th, just outside of Boston at the Walker Conference Center. Theopoetics has set up a discount code for REA member (REAMEMBER) that will give you 10% off the conference price. I’ve held events at the Walker Center — it’s a lovely old
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Mualla Selçuk, Halis Albayrak and John Valk announced a number of months ago that their book ( An Islamic Worldview from Turkey: Religion in a Modern, Democratic and Secular State) would soon be published. They would now like to announce that it has been published and is available for purchase, either as hardcopy or ebook. Furthermore,
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At our recent meeting in St. Louis, the REA Board decided to encourage people to write letters informing the US government about our concern over the travel ban. Several members of our association were not able to be with us in St. Louis — one in particular had a visa denied — and we all
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Wipf and Stock has announced the publication of a new book by a former REA executive and archivist, Boardman “Barney” Kathan. Entitled American Holy Days: The Heart and Soul of Our National Holidays, the book had its genesis at the REA convention in Philadelphia in 1975 on the theme, “Patriotism, Piety, and Pedagogy: Confronting Civil
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2017 NCID Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to scholars who are engaging in diversity scholarship, in any field or department represented at the University of Michigan’s schools and colleges. NCID provides $55,000 per year for the winning candidates. The application deadline is November 1, 2017. Applicants can get more information at NCID Postdoctoral Fellowship
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P19-400 Religious Education Association Theme: Teaching In and For Multifaith Contexts: Concepts and Practices Sunday – 6:45 PM-8:15 PM Marriott Copley Place-Boston University (Third Level) How shall we educate our faith communities so that they can practice hospitality in the world of many faiths? How are we to prepare religious leaders who are capable of
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Taylor & Francis has given us a succinct FAQ on ways in which authors of articles in the journal might re-use their original content. Please note the distinctions made there between “accepted manuscript” (which is prior to copyediting and typesetting), and “article” (which is a fully published version).
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Karen-Marie Yust extends a special invitation to all REA members to join her in a reception celebrating the teaching ministry and retirement of Pamela Mitchell-Legg, the Sarah Gambrell Professor of Christian Education at Union Presbyterian Seminary. The reception will take place Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the Charlotte campus, 5141 Sharon Road. Further
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Wesley Theological Seminary, a seminary of the United Methodist Church in Washington, DC, invites applications for a full-time, untenured, four-year faculty position in Christian Formation and Young Adult Ministry from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2021. The faculty position is made possible by a grant from the Lilly Endowment for young adult (ages 22-29)
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