From the Editor

AAR Membership

	Welcome to the Annual Meetings!
	Annual Meetings Fact Sheet
	Getting Around Chicago
	Where to Stay in Chicago
	Things to Do in Chicago
		Drinking
		Eating — In alphabetical order
		Eating — Listed by restaurant type
		Shopping
		Thinking
		Viewing
	Annual Meetings Employment Center 2012
	Plenary Speakers in Chicago
	Special Invited Guests
	Performances and Exhibits
	Highlighted Sessions and Events
		Reel Religion
		Special Topics Forums
		Exploratory Sessions
		Wildcard Sessions
	Student Events
	Tour Information
	Workshop Information
		Workshop on "The Study of Religion as an Analytic Discipline"
		Workshop on "Envisioning Alternative Academic Careers"
		Leadership Workshop on "More Time, Less Budget: The Role of the Department Chair in a New Economic Context"
		Religion and Media Workshop on "Feeling Political: Religion, Media, and the Politics of Emotion"
		Rethinking Islamic Studies Workshop on "Performance and Practice in Muslim Experience"
		Sustainability Workshop on "Global Perspectives on (In)equity and Ethics in Ecological Issues"
	Help to Green Our Annual Meeting
	Future Annual Meeting Sites and Dates

	In the Public Interest:
		Prison Chaplaincy Directors at the AAR Annual Meeting: Multireligion Literacy and Government Accommodation of Religion in Prisons
	Not for Women Only:
		Leadership and the Academy
	From the Student Desk:
		Friendship Is an Openness to Death
		"From the Student Desk" Editor Solicitation

	AAR Officer Elections
		Vice President
		Treasurer
		Regions Director
		At-Large Director
	In Memoriam: Ada María Isasi-Díaz
	In Memoriam: Kenneth William Morgan
	In Memoriam: Gabriel Vahanian
	AAR Awards and Grants
		Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza Wins Marty Award
		Martha J. Reineke to Receive Excellence in Teaching Award
		Holland Cotter Named the Religion and the Arts Award Winner
		Regional Development Grant Winners
		AAR Honors Five Authors in Its Annual Book Awards
		2011–2012 International Dissertation Research Grant Winners Announced
		AAR Honors Journalists for In-Depth Reporting
		Awards and Grants Solicitations
	A Report from the AAR/Luce Summer Seminars
	Introducing New Academy Series Book Editor
	The Book Corner
	Regional Meetings Sites and Dates
		Eastern International Region
		Mid-Atlantic Region
		Midwest Region
		New England–Maritimes Region
		Pacific Northwest Region
		Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Region
		Southeast Region
		Southwest Region
		Upper Midwest Region
		Western Region
	Briefs
		In Memoriam: Walter Harrelson
		In Memoriam: Hans H. Penner
		University of Utah Creates Major in Religion
		Rice Receives Grant to Study Science and Religion in the United States
		New Center for Pastoral Excellence at the Christian Theological Seminary
		New Program at Emmanuel College
		Bangor Theological Seminary’s Final Convocation

	Teaching Religious Studies in Stand-alone MA Programs: Guest Editor's Introduction
	Context and Conversation in a Stand-alone MA Program
	Teaching Split-level Classes
	Isolating a Passage from a Reading in “Mixed” or “Split-level” Courses
	Climb Up or Dig Down: Reflections on the Capstone Course in a Religious Studies MA Program
	Grappling With Less Commonly Taught Languages in a Stand-alone Master’s Program
	Graduate Student Pedagogical Training as a Key Component of Stand-alone MA Programs in Religious Studies
	Integrating Community Engagement and Service Learning into an MA Program
	The Master’s Thesis: Overcoming Its Challenges
	Teaching Religious Studies in Stand-alone MA Programs: Suggested Resources
	"Go-To" Teaching Resources