REA Annual Meeting 2021
5-9 July 2021, Online in Run The World
As scholars and practitioners of Religious Education and as members of the Religious Education Association, we approach teaching and learning as a holistic endeavor, and that is what often sets our work apart from other theological and religious fields. Taking the etymology of Religion and Education seriously, we engage people’s wholeness beyond their cognition for gaining information.
REA2021 invites participants to critically engage gender and sexuality as a fundamental way to pursue holistic religious teaching and learning. These are topics that are uncomfortable, difficult, or not encouraged, depending on contexts. We hope to avoid taking sides and, instead, explore the issues at stake, hold space for those in need, discuss topics with human wholeness in mind, and share healing and generative religious education models and approaches with one another.
See the call for papers for more about this theme, and read about the plenary speakers. You can also see the basic version of the schedule in a public form (more details available once you register).
Recent Updates
- Faculty Position in Pastoral Theology and Contextual Education (AST) 10 April 2026Atlantic School of Theology (AST) is inviting applications for a full-time tenure-track position in pastoral theology and contextual education. Applicants should have an interest in the emerging needs of the church. This appointment includes overseeing AST’s advances in contextual education, one that blends distance and residentially based students. The contextual education program at AST coordinates ...
- Open-Rank Professor of Contextual Education and (Field of Specialization) 1 April 2026An open faculty position at Eden Theological SeminaryEden Theological Seminary (Eden) announces the vacancy of an open-rank professorship of contextual education and the potential faculty colleague’s field of teaching/research specialization. A full member of the faculty, the colleague collaborates with team leaders and faculty at the Seminary to oversee and manage the contextual education program. ...
- The Collaborative Network for Climate Change in Religious Education (CORE) 9 March 2026The Collaborative Network for Climate Change in Religious Education (CORE) brings together scholars from around the world to explore how Religious Education and Practical Theology can contribute to understanding and responding to climate change and global environmental changes. Registration Now Open: Climate Collaborations Conference 2026Registration is now open for the international digital conference Climate Collaborations, taking place 1–3 ...
- Call for Papers Zeitschrift für Pädagogik und Theologie 9 March 2026Call for Papers “Shaping the Future of Religious Education: Contributions from Early Career Researchers” of our “Zeitschrift für Pädagogik und Theologie” (De Gruyter: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/zpt/html) The planned special issue aims to highlight Early Career research perspectives such as: What are the current social challenges that have led or are leading to the selection of the specific research topic? What new ...
- Director of Formation/Assistant Professor 14 February 2026The University of Saint Mary of the Lake (USML), founded in 1844, is comprised of Mundelein Seminary (the major seminary of the Archdiocese of Chicago, serving over 30 dioceses nationwide), the Pontifical Faculty of Theology, and the School of Parish Leadership and Evangelization, the latter of which includes graduate degree programs (DMin, MTS, MAPS, MALS) ...
- AAR 2026 Call for Proposals 14 February 2026The Religious Education Association Unit invites proposals for individual papers, full panel sessions, and full roundtable sessions for its in-person meetings at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in November 2026. We welcome proposals on topics including, but not limited to, the following areas. We encourage submissions that engage religious education in faith communities, public ...
- REA 2026 Call for Candidates 8 January 2026The Religious Education Association would like to issue an open call for candidates. We have several open positions within our organization and would like to extend an invitation for interested members to apply. Descriptions of the positions and/or committees are listed below. The open positions available are: President for a 2 year term from Sept 1, ...
- Let’s talk about your next book! Meet ThiP at AAR in Boston 31 October 2025The editorial board of the Theology in Practice Series (Brill) is hosting PROPOSAL CHAT conversations at this year’s American Academy of Religion in Boston on Sunday, November 23. We invite you to sign up for a one-on-one conversation with one of our series board members. Share your ideas and get immediate conversation and feedback. Read about the Theology in Practice ...
- International Conference of The Korean Association for the Study of Religious Education 22 October 2025Theme: Religious Education in the Era of IrreligionTime: 9:30-18:00 (Korean Time)Part 1: Online 9:30-13:00 (Korean Time) Moderator: Joung Chul LeePresentations: 09:30-09:50Thomas Groome (Boston College, USA) “Religious Education in an Age of Secularization: For the Life of the World” 09:55-10:15 Kitajima Gishin (Yokkaichi University, Japan) “On the Relationship between Subjectivism and Education in the Era ...
- REA@AAR 2025 18 October 2025Monday, November 2411:00 AM-12:30 PM | Marriott Copley Place (Vermont)Session P24-101 Theme: Pursuing Freedom through Religious Education in a Digitalized World Karen-Marie Yust, Union Presbyterian Seminary, presiding In the digital age, religious education has the potential to empower individuals to think critically, question thoughtfully, and make independent choices. Yet digitalization also shapes—and sometimes constrains—the ways people develop spiritual, ethical, and critical ...