Regional Associations
ASOR does not have direct affiliations with regional organizations. All regional organizations are independent from ASOR and have their own governance structure. Most are affiliated with the Society of
Biblical Literature (SBL) and/or the American Academy of Religion (AAR).
Pacific
Northwest (PNW): Web
Site [AK, AB, BC, ID, MT, OR, WA]
Regional Groups: AAR/SBL/ASOR
ASOR Rep: Gloria London (glondon18@gmail.com)
Next Meeting: May 5–7, 2017. St. Mary's University, Calgary, Alberta.
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 17-18, 2013. 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: April 4-5, 2013. Clarion Hotel, Erie, PA.
Mid-Atlantic
Region: Web
Site [Eastern PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE]
Regional Groups: SBL/AAR/ASOR
ASOR Rep:
Next Meeting: March 13-15, 2013. Sheraton Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.
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 15-17, 2013. Furman University, Greenville, SC.
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: Eric Mitchell (EMitchell@swbts.edu)
Next Meeting: March 8-10, 2013.
Marriott Hotel, Dallas Fort Worth North, Dallas, 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: May 3, 2013. Location to be announced.
Midwest
Region: Web Site [IL, WI, MI, IN]
Regional Groups: SBL/AOS/ASOR
ASOR Rep: K. Lawson Younger (lyounger@teds.edu)
Next Meeting: February 8-10, 2013. Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois
Pacific
Coast Region: Web
Site [CA, AZ]
Regional Groups: AAR/SBL
ASOR Rep:
Next meeting: March 23-24, 2013. Hope International University, Fullerton, 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: April 6-8, 2013. Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Rocky Mountains/Great Plains Region: Web Site [CO, NE, WY, NM, UT, MO]
Regional Groups: SBL
ASOR Rep: Jeffrey Chadwick (jrchadwick@byu.edu)
Next Meeting: April 5-6, 2013. Denver Seminary, Denver, CO.
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 email the information to asorarch@bu.edu.