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Professional Organizations

The following list of professional organizations and conference dates was originally compiled in 1992. Beware: conference dates and membership information have not yet been completely updated.


American Academy of Religion (AAR) / Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
Membership: Membership Services
Scholars Press
P. O. Box 15399 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333-0399
($32 joint membership includes journals)
Publications: Semeia; JBL; Journal of the AAR
Annual Mtg: The weekend before U.S. Thanksgiving.
AAR Regional Meetings
SBL Regional Meetings
AAR/SBL Membership Services handles membership applications for the following three societies:
American Philological Association (APA)
($18)
Transactions of the APA 
American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)
($65, $40, $25)
Bulletin of ASOR, Biblical Archaeologist, ASOR Newsletter 
American Society of Papyrologists (ASP)
($15)
Bulletin of the ASP 


The American Jewish Historical Association
Membership: Register online or call Membership Services at (617) 891-8110
($18 students, $50 regular)
Publications: American Jewish History, Heritage

American Classical League (ACL)
Membership: Deborah Rae Davies
University of Michigan
Department of Classical Studies
2160 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
(313) 647-2330
drdavies@umich.edu
($3)


American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Membership: Societies only
Publications: ACLS Annual Reports; ACLS Newsletter; ACLS Occasional Papers


American Society of Church History
Membership: William B. Miller, Sec/Treas
328 Deland Avenue
Indialantic, FL 32903
($15)
Publication: Church History
Annual Mtg: Late December


American Society of Missiology (ASM)
Member CSSR
Membership: American Society of Missiology
616 Walnut Avenue
Scottsdale, PA 15683
($20 includes journal)
Publication: Missiology: An Internal Review ($15)
Annual Mtg: June


Association of Ancient Historians
Membership: Chris Wells
Department of Classical Studies
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
e-mail: cwells@trinity.edu
Annual Mtg: Early May

Association for Jewish Studies
Membership: MB 0001
Brandeis University
PO Box 9110
Waltham, MA 02254-9110
(617) 736-2981; FAX (617) 736-2982
e-mail: ajs@brandeis.edu
Publications: AJS Review; AJS Newsletter
Annual Mtg: December 21-23, 1997
Boston, MA


Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education (APRRE)
Member CSSR
Membership: Padraic O'Hare
10 Phillip Street
Midway, MD 02053
(508) 837-5000 x.4521
Publications: Religious Education; Newsletter; Abstracts of Dissertations; Annual Review of Research in Religious Education


Catholic Biblical Association (CBA)
Member CSSR
Membership: Joseph Jensen, OSB, Executive Secretary
Catholic Biblical Association
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C. 20064
(202) 319-5519
($17 includes journal)
Publications: CBQ; CBQ Monograph Series; Old Testament Abstracts
Annual Mtg: August 9-12, 1997
Seattle, WA

 August 8-11, 1998
Scranton, PA


Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA)
Member CSSR
Membership: Office of the Secretary
Jesuit Residence
Loyola University
Chicago, IL 60626
Publications: Proceedings; Directory 
Annual Mtg: June


College Theology Society (CTS)
Member CSSR
Membership: Anita Hyslop, Society Secretary
Religious Studies Department
University of San Diego
Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
($15 Graduate Student Associate Membership includes all publications)
Publications: Horizons; Bulletin; Annual Volume
Annual Mtg: First week of June


Council on Graduate Studies in Religion (CGSR)
Affiliate Member CSSR
Membership: Institutions only



The Council of Societies for the Study of Religion (CSSR)
Membership: Organizations only.
Publications: Religious Studies Review; Bulletin; CSSR Directory of Departments and Programs of Religious Studies in North America; CSSR Directory of Faculty of Departments and Programs of Religious Studies in North America; Career Guide for Graduate Studies in Religion


Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS)
Affiliate Member CSSR
Membership: Ursula Goodenough, IRAS President
Department of Biology
Washington University
St. Louis, MO 63130
($30 with student i.d.)
Publications: Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science; Newsletter
Annual Mtg: Early August
Star Island, NH (near Porstmouth)


Jewish Bible Association, Jerusalem (IRAS)
Membership:
 
 
Publication: Jewish Bible Quarterly


National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion (NABPR)
Member CSSR
Membership: Richard F. Wilson
Executive Secretary/Treasurer
National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion
Mercer University
Macon, GA 31207
($20 includes journal)
Publication: Perspectives in Religious Studies 
Annual Mtg: Coincides with AAR/SBL


North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL)
Member CSSR
Membership: David Truemper, Secretary
Room 120, Huegli Hall
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN 46383 
(219) 464-5340; FAX 219- 464-5496
e-mail: dtruemper@exodus.valpo.edu
Publication: Proceedings
Annual Mtg: First week of January


North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR)
Member CSSR
Membership: Luther H. Martin, NAASR
Department of Religion
The University of Vermont
481 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405
(802) 656-3080
($15)
Annual Mtg: coincides with AAR/SBL


North American Patristics Society (NAPS)
Membership: Charles A. Bobertz, Sec/Treas
Loyola College Theology Dept
4501 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210
($6 includes publications)
Publications: Journal of Early Christian Studies; Membership Directory
Annual Mtg: Late May
Loyola Univ. of Chicago


Societas Liturgica
Membership:
Publication: Studia Liturgica
Annual Mtg: August


Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies (SB-CS)
Member CSSR
Membership: David Chappell
Department of Religion
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2530 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-8569
($15)
Publications: Buddhist-Christian Studies; Newsletter
Annual Mtg: Coincides with AAR/SBL meeting


Society of Christian Ethics (SCE)
Member CSSR
Membership: John Cartwright
Executive Secretary, SCE
Boston University
745 Commonwealth Ave. 
Boston, MA 02215
($12 includes journal)
Publication: Annual
Annual Mtg: January 


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