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
Deadline Extended – NCSS 2021 Call for Proposals Now Open
The National Council for the Social Studies is accepting proposals for the 2021 Annual Meeting (Minneapolis, Nov. 19-21). This year’s theme is “Solidarity in Social Studies.”
Call for Proposals: 2021 National Humanities Conference
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for the 2021 National Humanities Conference is now available! The conference will be held November
SSSR+RRA 2021 Call for Papers
The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) and the Religion Research Association (RRA) are now accepting proposals for the 2021 Annual Meeting.
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.”
AERA 2021 Virtual Meeting Registration
Registration is now open for the American Education Research Association Virtual Annual Meeting, which will take place April 8-12. The meeting theme is “Accepting Educational Responsibility”
