Events
A lot is happening around the religious education community. These are the latest events from our REA news stream, just click on a headline for more information. If there is an event you think the rest of the community would like to know about, just email it to us for consideration. Thanks!
- REA LGBTQ+-Allies Working Group – Fall Gathering, Dec 2 (posted on 14 November 2023)
The LGBTQ+ – Allies Working Group will be having a Fall gathering on Dec 2(Saturday), 9.00am-11.00am (Eastern Time). Sheryl A. M. Metzgner will be sharing her research entitled ‘Homesteading’ on theJourney of LGBTQ Spirituality: Movements of Making a Home for the Self. Sherylis in our working group and she is currently a Doctoral Researcher in the Department ofTheology and Religion ...
- REA Dinner @ AAR (posted on 14 October 2023)
There is still time to sign up for the Wabash-sponsored dinner gathering at the AAR/SBL Annual Meeting in San Antonio next month. See details in the announcement below. Reservation responses by November 1st appreciated. REA Dinner @ AAR Sunday, November 19, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Location: A local San Antonio restaurant (TBA) An informal gathering and conversation about teaching and learning for ...
- Online Forum on Youth Ministry, Princeton Theological Seminary (posted on 30 September 2023)
Topic: Calling: The Future of Youth Ministry Date: Monday, October 9, 9 am- 3 pm (EST) This forum is designed for Christian adults who are in a relationship with teenagers and who want to work together to support and nurture young people. If you are a parent, a teacher, a coach, an employer, a caregiver, a ...
- The launch of WRERU: the World Religions and Education Research Unit, at Bishop Grosseteste University (posted on 26 September 2023)
WRERU is the World Religions and Education Research Unit, at Bishop Grosseteste University. This event is its official launch. It is also the ‘launch’ (the inaugural professorial lectures) of both Julian Stern and Leslie Francis, and the launch of John Holdsworth’s new book, Hidden in Plain Sight. This event is held both in-person and online. ...
- Int'l Assoc. for Children's Spirituality (posted on 14 July 2023)
The International Association for Children’s Spirituality is meeting July 20-21, and July 24-25, and participation is FREE! Follow the link to see the schedule of sessions, papers, and pre-recorded presentations. Register for live online discussions by emailing your name, institutional affiliation, and geographic location to IACS (at) RealKidsRealFaith (dot) org. Zoom links will be sent ...
- And we begin! (posted on 10 July 2023)
REA2023 begins today. We are so excited by all of the papers, collaborative sessions, posters, and plenaries that await our learning on the theme “Whose children are they? Responsibilities for religious formation of a new generation. Check out the schedule and join this entirely online meeting that will unfold throughout the week across numerous countries ...
- 2024 Nordic conference on RE (posted on 28 June 2023)
The 17th Nordic Conference of Religious Education will explore ‘the other’ in RE. The theme includes, but is not limited to, discussing the multicultural state, minority voices, otherification and exotification, using the perspective of the majority to describe a minority, how culturation into an ‘us’ by implication necessarily creates a ‘them’, as well as ...
- Longing for an in-person REA? (posted on 30 May 2023)
You can have the best of all worlds! Join in the online annual meeting — live translations offered, great papers, and more — and do so while also gathering in person with colleagues in Tulsa, OK at the same time. Our colleagues there have arranged an excellent companion regional gathering.
- Annual Meeting Plenaries Announced! (posted on 15 May 2023)
We are pleased to share many additional details about the primary plenaries for our upcoming —July 10-14—annual meeting. You can find all of the details on the conference website, and here are direct links to each of the plenary descriptions: July 11 plenary on “Irresponsible answers” featuring Henry Zonio, Christine Diindiisi McCleave, Ramona Grad, and moderated ...
- Join in person in Tulsa, OK! (posted on 30 April 2023)
The REA Board is working to support in-person gatherings that are more regional in nature, and REA VP Anne Walker has organized one such gathering at Phillips Seminary in Tulsa, OK. The gathering will coincide with REA’s annual meeting, and along with opportunities to participate in that online portion, there are local field trips and ...
