If you missed the news, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza has been chosen as the 2012 recipient for the Martin Marty Public Understanding of Religion Award. The Marty award seeks to recognize extraordinary contributions to the public understanding of religion. Dr. Schüssler Fiorenza will be honored at the American Academy of Religion award ceremony on Sunday, November 18, 7pm, at the Hilton Chicago-Boulevard AB.Dr. Schüssler Fiorenza will also be honored at the Marty Forum at the AAR. More >
Feminist Studies in Religion
Feminist Studies in Religion, Inc. (FSR, Inc.) is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to foster feminist studies in religion in all its variety and diversity.
Once again, FSR will be sponsoring a Reception at the AAR/SBL conferences. Please join us Friday, November 16, 8:30-10:30pm in the Hilton Chicago Hotel, Room 4K. If you've not yet had a chance to join FSR for a reception, then you have missed a fun evening of collegiality and conversation. FSR sets the table with light refreshments and a cash bar is available. The evening is a great opportunity to reconnect as well as to make new connections with scholars and students who share a committment to feminist studies in religion. More >
This November in Chicago, Feminist Studies in Religion, Inc. will be sponsoring a number of sessions throughout the AAR/SBL conferences. On Saturday afternoon, there will be a special time of remembering Jane Schaberg, a pathmaker in feminist studies in religion. There will also be two related panels to address "The Future of Feminist Biblical Studies Across Disciplines and Communities" and "Feminist Studies in Religion Across Disciplines and Communities." Please join in these important discussions. More >
At the FSR Reception at the joint meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Bibilical Literature in San Francisco, three authors were honored with an Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza New Scholars Awards. More >
Feminist Studies in Religion, Inc. (FSR) announces the re-launch of its website, www.fsrinc.org. Since its founding in 1983 as a nonprofit organization designed to foster and promote feminist studies in religion in all of its variety and diversity, FSR has sought to create connections among feminist activists, scholars, students, and religious communities. More >