Professional Associations
Religion and education is an incredibly interdisciplinary field. Scholars and educators find colleagues, communities, and opportunities to share their work as members of many professional organizations and associations. Special interest groups and units within these organizations that focus on religion and education are highlighted below.
National Council for the Social Studies
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is the largest professional organization in the US dedicated solely to social studies education.
- Religion and Education SIG (special interest group)
- Catholic Education SIG
- Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Education SIG
- Law and Education SIG
- Moral Development and Education SIG
- Spirituality and Education SIG
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) is an interdisciplinary academic association that stimulates, promotes, and communicates social scientific research about religious institutions and experiences.
Call for Proposals and Upcoming Conferences
Registration Open for AAR 2021 – In Person & Virtual Options
The 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion will be held in San Antonio, TX November 20-23 in conjunction with the Society for
Call for Proposals: Convergence International Conference on Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities
Convergence invites scholars, practitioners, chaplains, graduate students, policy makers, and others working, teaching, and researching in support of equity and inclusion for college students’ diverse
AERA 2022 Call for Papers Open
The Call for Submissions for the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting is open. The deadline for submissions is July 12, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PDT
REA Annual Meeting – July 2021
The Religious Education Association will hold its annual meeting online July 5-8, 2021. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Gender, Sexuality, and Wholeness.”
