If you are a member of REA, you should already have received your October 2020 eREACH. But if not, you can now access it here at our website. It’s chock full of information, including the schedule for our fully online — and free! — 2020 fall gathering which will take place November 5-8. Quick tip: […]
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We are deeply saddened to share the news that Rabbi Dr. Sarah Tauber has died. Sarah had a very rapid, seven-week decline from pancreatic cancer and is survived by her parents, Joseph and Phyllis, her brother Daniel, and her two young adult children, Benjamin and Hannah. She was an incredible colleague—she co-founded the Religious Persecution
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We are experimenting with “pop-up zoom” meetings — the first is tomorrow, August 12th 9 pm NYC time (10 am August 13 Seoul time). All are welcome to join us for a syllabus/teaching brainstorming session. Please register in advance.
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On Tuesday, August 4th we held a zoom session for members to “meet and greet” our new executive secretary, Dr. Lakisha Lockhart. We’ve now made the video available at our YouTube channel for anyone else who’s interested in learning a bit more about Dr. Lockhart. Feedback is always welcomed either to our networking coordinator, or
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Who is on your syllabus? What practices are you teaching? Are they current, relevant, representative of global voices and meeting the needs of students right now? We find ourselves in a very unknown place this fall. We will be teaching students, many online for the first time, during a global pandemic in a time of great
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Join us at 9 am central, 13 GMT — today, August 4 — for a zoom “meet & greet” with our new executive secretary Dr. Lakisha Lockhart. Find us via zoom (link was also published in the latest eREACH).
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The Board of the Religious Education Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Lakisha Lockhart, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary, has agreed to be our next executive secretary starting as of July 15, 2020. Dr. Lockhart takes up this role following the retirement of Dr. Lucinda Huffaker, who has agreed to
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A number of religious education scholars from around the world are collaborating in an international survey seeking to learn what churches are doing in this time of pandemic. You can find more information online (in multiple languages) or by contacting Mary Hess directly.
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After careful consideration of all of the issues, the REA Steering Committee has decided to postpone our annual meeting to July 6-9, 2021. In doing so we realize there are many things that will have to change, but we feel very strongly that the REA community does its best work — both in scholarship and
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You are invited to apply for the position of executive secretary of the REA. Dr. Lucinda Huffaker is retiring after ten years of dedicated service to the association. The primary tasks of the executive secretary are administering all aspects of the association and overseeing daily operations. The executive secretary works closely with the REA networking
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