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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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 Studies and Director of the Stern Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Education,
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One of our long time members, Callid Keefe-Perry, is circulating a survey as part of his dissertation research. Please participate and share it widely. Here is his introduction: Colleagues in the world of Religion and Education!I’m writing with hopes that you might be able to assist me in completing some research that is a part
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Once again the Board of the REA is offering a live opportunity to discuss with them recent changes in governance — both those that have already been enacted, and those which require a by-laws change (and thus a vote). You can find out more about the changes here on our website, as well as in
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The Concentration in Education and Jewish Studies (EdJS) at the Stanford Graduate School of Education invites applications for the Jim Joseph Post-Doctoral Fellowship in education and religion for a two-year appointment, beginning in the fall of 2020. The EdJS is a unique hub for studies at the intersection of religion and education, and we invite
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As the REA Board continues to work on enhancing the transparency and participatory nature of governance in our Association, they are putting together information pages to keep track of what has already been done, as well as any proposed changes that require a change in by-law. You can read about the governance changes here (a
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The second in a series of live zoom meetings will take place this coming Thursday, September 5th at 3 pm eastern, 2 pm central using this zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/9230801444 Please join the Board to talk about the proposed governance changes. You can read about them here on our website, in preparation for this meeting, as
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