October 2012: In This Issue
From the Editor
Welcome Back!
AAR Membership
Enrich Your Professional Life
Annual Meeting News
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
Features
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
News
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
Spotlight on Teaching
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