May 2013: In this Issue Print

From the Editor

  The Beginning of Summer

AAR Membership Services

  Enrich Your Professional Life

Annual Meeting News

  Future Annual Meetings Sites and Dates
  2013 Annual Meeting News
    Welcome to the Annual Meetings!
    Getting To and Around Baltimore
    Where to Stay in Baltimore
    Things to Do in Baltimore
      Drinking
      Eating — In alphabetical order
      Eating — Listed by restaurant type
      Shopping
      Thinking
      Viewing
    2013 Annual Meetings Deadlines
    Plenary Speakers in Baltimore
    Special Invited Guests
    Annual Meetings Employment Center 2013
    Workshop Information
      Religion and Ecology Workshop on "Mapping the Field of Religion and Ecology: Theories, Methods, and Future Directions"
      Religion and Media Workshop on "Persuasion's Power: How Religion Makes Its Publics"
      Rethinking Islamic Studies Workshop on "Teaching Islamic Studies: Key Topics and Best Practices"
      Study of Religion as an Analytical Discipline (SORAAD) Workshop: Methodologies and the Analytical Study of Religion
      Theological Education Workshop: Teaching Theology in a Global and Transnational World
    Tour Information
    2013 Annual Meetings Sustainability Initiatives
    Call for Papers Trends, Stats, and Report

Features

  Research Briefing and Regional Development Grants:
    Religious Black Internationalism
  From the Student Desk:
    A New Pedagogy?
    "From the Student Desk" Editor Solicitation

News

  Upcoming AAR Officer Elections
  Notice about Otto Maduro
  New AAR Committee
  2013 ALHR Lecture Series
  Religion Newswriters Identify Year's Top Ten Religion Stories
  Awards and Grants Solicitations
  2012-2013 Research Grant Winners
  Regional Meetings Sites and Dates
  Briefs
    In Memoriam: Nancy McCagney, d. 2013
    2013 Templeton Prize Winner
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts Three AAR Members into Its 233rd Class of Members
    Association of Theological Schools and Luce Foundation Name Six Faculty Members as 2013–2014 Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology
    Christianity Today Book Awards

Spotlight on Teaching

  Translating Religion Courses to an Online Format: Introduction
  Rethinking Online Education
  Introducing Religion to Cyberstudents
  Diversity in Online Education
  Hybrid or Blended Teaching Formats: What and Why
  Dancing Online with Your Students
  The Challenge of Online Education
  The Internet Is Not a Classroom: Online Education and the Challenges of Socialization
  Navigating the Sea of Cyberspace
  Translating Religion Courses to an Online Format: Suggested Resources