Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture
@csraac.bsky.social
https://raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/
The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUI explores the connection between religion and other aspects of American culture.
The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUI explores the connection between religion and other aspects of American culture.
Meet the panelists for our upcoming conversation on Religion & Teaching in Times of Tension ft. Dr. Robert Orsi!
We are honored to have these brilliant scholars join us for this important conversation.
Learn more and register today:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
We are honored to have these brilliant scholars join us for this important conversation.
Learn more and register today:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Meet the panelists for our upcoming conversation on Religion & Teaching in Times of Tension ft. Dr. Robert Orsi!
We are honored to have these brilliant scholars join us for this important conversation.
Learn more and register today:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
We are honored to have these brilliant scholars join us for this important conversation.
Learn more and register today:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
#aarsbl25 is still going strong. In the last few sessions of the conference, hear about Black religion and death, Latin American culture wars, contextual approaches to "Evangelical scholarship," and more with RAAC staff, scholars, and fellows.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#aarsbl25 is still going strong. In the last few sessions of the conference, hear about Black religion and death, Latin American culture wars, contextual approaches to "Evangelical scholarship," and more with RAAC staff, scholars, and fellows.
Our reception last night was a blast! Thank you to all who came out and had a great time connecting with friends and colleagues.
#aarsbl2025
#aarsbl2025
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Our reception last night was a blast! Thank you to all who came out and had a great time connecting with friends and colleagues.
#aarsbl2025
#aarsbl2025
Wake up, Boston! Sunday at #aarsbl25 is full of sessions featuring the Center's fellows, Young Scholars, and staff. Check out a few of the highlights for the early blocks and follow along for more updates throughout the day and all conference long.
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Wake up, Boston! Sunday at #aarsbl25 is full of sessions featuring the Center's fellows, Young Scholars, and staff. Check out a few of the highlights for the early blocks and follow along for more updates throughout the day and all conference long.
#aarsbl2025 is going strong! Today, the Center's Associate Director, Joseph Tucker Edmonds, hosted a panel on religion, teaching, and games with former YSAR member Jeffrey Wheatley!
Stop by our reception tomorrow night!
Stop by our reception tomorrow night!
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
#aarsbl2025 is going strong! Today, the Center's Associate Director, Joseph Tucker Edmonds, hosted a panel on religion, teaching, and games with former YSAR member Jeffrey Wheatley!
Stop by our reception tomorrow night!
Stop by our reception tomorrow night!
Saturday afternoon features conversations on the job market, secularization in politics, challenges in Islamic studies, and the perception of the death of lived religion. Join our fellows and scholars for any of these and other informative sessions. #aarsbl25
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Saturday afternoon features conversations on the job market, secularization in politics, challenges in Islamic studies, and the perception of the death of lived religion. Join our fellows and scholars for any of these and other informative sessions. #aarsbl25
#aarsbl25 is in full swing. Yesterday, the Center's Associate Director, Joseph Tucker Edmonds, kicked off the conference as a panelist for Centers for Religion and Public Life Workshop. Stay tuned and let us know which sessions you'll be leading, responding, or attending.
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#aarsbl25 is in full swing. Yesterday, the Center's Associate Director, Joseph Tucker Edmonds, kicked off the conference as a panelist for Centers for Religion and Public Life Workshop. Stay tuned and let us know which sessions you'll be leading, responding, or attending.
Saturday early sessions include:
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Saturday early sessions include:
The annual meetings of @aarweb.bsky.social are underway! All weekend, the Center will be highlighting just a few of the sessions featuring some of our network of fellows and scholars who are presenting at the conference. Follow along and let us know which sessions you are planning to attend!
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The annual meetings of @aarweb.bsky.social are underway! All weekend, the Center will be highlighting just a few of the sessions featuring some of our network of fellows and scholars who are presenting at the conference. Follow along and let us know which sessions you are planning to attend!
Join us this Sunday November 23, from 8-10 p.m. EST at the Westin Copley Place, Huntington Ballroom at #AARSBL for our annual reception!
Learn more & sign up to skip the line: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/aar-2025/
Learn more & sign up to skip the line: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/aar-2025/
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Join us this Sunday November 23, from 8-10 p.m. EST at the Westin Copley Place, Huntington Ballroom at #AARSBL for our annual reception!
Learn more & sign up to skip the line: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/aar-2025/
Learn more & sign up to skip the line: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/aar-2025/
Join us Dec. 4th for an important episode of Religion &. Religion & Teaching in Tense Times will focus on exploring how the state of today’s campuses and classrooms impact the work of religion scholars and scholarship.
Register today:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Register today:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Join us Dec. 4th for an important episode of Religion &. Religion & Teaching in Tense Times will focus on exploring how the state of today’s campuses and classrooms impact the work of religion scholars and scholarship.
Register today:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Register today:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
The recording and podcasts are live and now so are the teaching resources and show notes!
Explore our most recent episode of Religion & and make sure to follow along for more information about upcoming episodes.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Explore our most recent episode of Religion & and make sure to follow along for more information about upcoming episodes.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The recording and podcasts are live and now so are the teaching resources and show notes!
Explore our most recent episode of Religion & and make sure to follow along for more information about upcoming episodes.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Explore our most recent episode of Religion & and make sure to follow along for more information about upcoming episodes.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
If you were unable to join us live or would like to revisit or share this timely conversation on religion & the shifting demands for philanthropy with others, the recording is now available to watch on YouTube or listen to on major podcast platforms!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zYs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zYs...
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you were unable to join us live or would like to revisit or share this timely conversation on religion & the shifting demands for philanthropy with others, the recording is now available to watch on YouTube or listen to on major podcast platforms!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zYs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zYs...
The second article in this free virtual issue is Amanda Izzo's “The Homosocial Gospel: Winnifred Wygal and the Women Couples of the Young Women's Christian Association of the USA" which won the 2025 Jane Dempsey Douglass Prize from the American Society of Church History!
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The second article in this free virtual issue is Amanda Izzo's “The Homosocial Gospel: Winnifred Wygal and the Women Couples of the Young Women's Christian Association of the USA" which won the 2025 Jane Dempsey Douglass Prize from the American Society of Church History!
For the rest of the month we are offering free access to two award winning articles! The first is Sonia Hazard's “How Joseph Smith Encountered Printing Plates and Founded Mormonism”, which won the 2023 Pollock Best Historical Article Award.
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
For the rest of the month we are offering free access to two award winning articles! The first is Sonia Hazard's “How Joseph Smith Encountered Printing Plates and Founded Mormonism”, which won the 2023 Pollock Best Historical Article Award.
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Check out another Native American Heritage month resource from our library.
Find the syllabus here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/teaching_res...
Read all of the articles for free until the end of the month!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Find the syllabus here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/teaching_res...
Read all of the articles for free until the end of the month!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Check out another Native American Heritage month resource from our library.
Find the syllabus here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/teaching_res...
Read all of the articles for free until the end of the month!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Find the syllabus here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/teaching_res...
Read all of the articles for free until the end of the month!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Will we see you this year at our annual AAR/SBL Reception?
The Center's reception is a prime opportunity to connect with new & familiar peers, further conversations, and enjoy an assortment of refreshments.
Learn more & sign up to skip the line: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/aar-2025/
The Center's reception is a prime opportunity to connect with new & familiar peers, further conversations, and enjoy an assortment of refreshments.
Learn more & sign up to skip the line: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/aar-2025/
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Will we see you this year at our annual AAR/SBL Reception?
The Center's reception is a prime opportunity to connect with new & familiar peers, further conversations, and enjoy an assortment of refreshments.
Learn more & sign up to skip the line: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/aar-2025/
The Center's reception is a prime opportunity to connect with new & familiar peers, further conversations, and enjoy an assortment of refreshments.
Learn more & sign up to skip the line: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/aar-2025/
Join us today for Religion & the Shifting Demands for Philanthropy, live on Zoom at 3pm!
Learn more and register here:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Learn more and register here:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Join us today for Religion & the Shifting Demands for Philanthropy, live on Zoom at 3pm!
Learn more and register here:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Learn more and register here:
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Read Sullivan's article, Song and Dance, which looks at the way we teach, explore, and understand different Native American Religions and American History.
Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Read Sullivan's article, Song and Dance, which looks at the way we teach, explore, and understand different Native American Religions and American History.
Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Get ahead of this Thursday's episode with resources from our panelists. From books and articles to podcasts & more.
Learn about the episode & join us this Thursday for an important conversation around religion, philanthropy, community, and shifting needs.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Learn about the episode & join us this Thursday for an important conversation around religion, philanthropy, community, and shifting needs.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Get ahead of this Thursday's episode with resources from our panelists. From books and articles to podcasts & more.
Learn about the episode & join us this Thursday for an important conversation around religion, philanthropy, community, and shifting needs.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Learn about the episode & join us this Thursday for an important conversation around religion, philanthropy, community, and shifting needs.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
This week's highlights focus on song, dance, music, religion, and Native American life! Check out Brandi Denison's Dancing for Snow. Fitting for those in Indy today!
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This week's highlights focus on song, dance, music, religion, and Native American life! Check out Brandi Denison's Dancing for Snow. Fitting for those in Indy today!
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From now until November 30th, our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Special Virtual Issue of our Journal is free to access!
Read “Holy Ghost Tribe” by Skyler Reidy.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read “Holy Ghost Tribe” by Skyler Reidy.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
From now until November 30th, our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Special Virtual Issue of our Journal is free to access!
Read “Holy Ghost Tribe” by Skyler Reidy.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read “Holy Ghost Tribe” by Skyler Reidy.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We are one week away from out next episode of Religion &!
Join us next week at 3pm for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy.
Learn more and register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Join us next week at 3pm for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy.
Learn more and register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We are one week away from out next episode of Religion &!
Join us next week at 3pm for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy.
Learn more and register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Join us next week at 3pm for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy.
Learn more and register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Another aspect of this November special issue is that we will be sharing teaching resources either from the author or related to the topic. Check out another resource from Dr. Rachel Wheeler!
Don't forget to read the free articles while they are open.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Don't forget to read the free articles while they are open.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Another aspect of this November special issue is that we will be sharing teaching resources either from the author or related to the topic. Check out another resource from Dr. Rachel Wheeler!
Don't forget to read the free articles while they are open.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Don't forget to read the free articles while they are open.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From now until November 30th, our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Special Virtual Issue of our Journal is free to access for all!
Starting off today with Women and Christian Practice in a Mahican Village by Rachel Wheeler.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Starting off today with Women and Christian Practice in a Mahican Village by Rachel Wheeler.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
From now until November 30th, our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Special Virtual Issue of our Journal is free to access for all!
Starting off today with Women and Christian Practice in a Mahican Village by Rachel Wheeler.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Starting off today with Women and Christian Practice in a Mahican Village by Rachel Wheeler.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...