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Regional Associations

Regional Associations

 

Blue dots at left show locations of active regional associations.

Most are also affiliated with the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) or the American Academy of Religion (AAR). Additional associations are currently forming. Central States Pacific Northwest Eastern Great Lakes SECSOR New England Mid-Atlantic Southwest Pacific Coast Midwest

 

 


List of Regional Associations

**Please visit the regional association websites for details on the 2012 Call for Papers.

Pacific Northwest (PNW): Web Site   [AK, AB, BC, ID, MT, OR, WA]
Regional Groups: AAR/SBL/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Roger Anderson (rwander48@comcast.com)
Next Meeting: May 11-13, 2012. Concordia University, Portland, Oregon.

Central States Region: Web Site   [IL, IA, KS, KY, MO, NE, OK, TN]
Regional Groups:  SBL/ASOR
ASOR Rep:   David Chapman (david.chapman@covenantseminary.edu)
Next Meeting: March 18-19, 2012. St. Louis Marriott West, St. Louis, Missouri.

Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society: Web Site   [PA, NY, East MI, OH, East IN, WV, East KY, MD]
Regional Groups: SBL/CBA/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Suzanne Richard (Richard@gannon.edu)
Next Meeting: March 22-23, 2012. Quality Inn & Suites, Richfield, Ohio.

Mid-Atlantic Region: Web Site  [Eastern PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Barry Gittlen (bgittlen@towson.edu)
Next Meeting: March 15-16, 2012. Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR or Southeast Region): Web Site   [FL, GA, AL, MS, TN, KY, NC, SC]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Ralph Hawkins (Rhawkins@kcu.edu)
Next Meeting: March 2-4, 2012. Atlanta Marriott Century Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

Southwest Commission on Religious Studies (SWCRS or Southwest Region): Web Site [OK, TX, AK, LA, MO, KS, NM, CO]
Regional Groups:  SBL, AAR, ASSR, ASOR
ASOR Rep:Michael Homan (mhoman@xula.edu)
Next Meeting: March 9-11, 2012. Marriott Hotel, DFW North, Irving, Texas.

New England Region: Web Site   [MA, NH, VT, ME, RI, CT]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Andy Vaughn (asored@bu.edu)
Next Meeting: April 27, 2012. Andover-Newton Theological School, Newton, Massachusetts

Midwest Region: Web Site [IL, WI, MI, IN]
Regional Groups: SBL/AOS/ASOR
ASOR rep: K. Lawson Younger (lyounger@teds.edu)
Next Meeting: February 10-12, 2012. Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois

Pacific Coast Region: Web Site   [CA, AZ]
Regional Groups: AAR/SBL
ASOR Rep:  Beth Alpert-Nakhai (bnakhai@email.arizona.edu)
Next meeting: March 24-26, 2012. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California.

Upper Midwest Region: Web Site [IA, MN, ND, SD, WI, Manitoba, NW Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR
ASOR Rep: Mark Schuler (Schuler@csp.edu)
Next Meeting: March 30-31, 2012. Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Rocky Mountains/Great Plains Region: Web Site [CO, NE, WY, NM, UT, MO]
Regional Groups: SBL
ASOR Rep: Jeff Chadwick (jrchadwick@byu.edu)
Next Meeting: March 23-24, 2012. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Liaison with ASOR: Suzanne Richard, Chair, ASOR Regional Associations Committee (Richard@gannon.edu)

If you would like an announcement of your regional association's events posted to this page, please either email the information to asorad@bu.edu or fax it to the ASOR Boston office at 617-353-6575.

 

Last updated 01/09/12