Kudos to Stefan C. Reif

Stefan C. Reif, fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, and honorary research professor at the Haifa and Tel Aviv universities, was appointed officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to scholarship as founder and director of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, University of Cambridge.

Kudos to Sr. Barbara Reid, OP

Sister Barbara Reid, OP, was elected to the presidency of Catholic Theological Union (CTU). In accepting the post, she succeeds the Rev. Mark R. Francis, CSV, who is retiring from the office on December 31, 2020. Sr. Barbara will be the first woman religious to be president of CTU.

2021 International Meeting Call for Papers

The call for papers for the 2021 International Meeting in Canterbury, England is now open. More Information.

The Humanities in American Life: A Survey of of the Public’s Attitudes and Engagement

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has just released an important survey on The Humanities in American Life: A Survey of of the Public’s Attitudes and Engagement. The full report is posted here. Included in that survey is the public’s engagement with religion. A summary of key findings related to religion and religious studies is available here.

Save Ancient Studies in America

SASA regularly produces new, interesting video content for both lay, educational, and scholarly audiences. Visit SASA's YouTube Channel to watch episodes from series of SASA-produced videos, including "Ideas for Ancient Studies," "Ancient Kitchen," "Ancient FanFiction," and recordings of thier past live events.
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ASCSA William Sanders Scarborough Fellowships: Deadline Extended

This fellowship is intended to help foster diversity in the fields of Classical and Hellenic Studies and the Humanities more broadly by supporting students and teachers from underrepresented groups in their study and research at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Fellowship recipients need not be specialists in the field of Classical Studies. Deadline extended to Dec. 1, 2020.
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New Africana Scholarship Resources

To support the advancement of minoritized scholarship as well as minoritized students interested in pursuing biblical studies, SBL is developing a collection of resources on Africana Scholarship. These resources are linked under the Education drop-down on the SBL site. There you can find the archived videos of the two sessions from the Black Scholars Matter Symposium as well as three new pages, which will be continually be updated: Resources for Students Interested in Pursuing a PhD in Biblical Studies, Bibliography for Africana Scholarship, Anti-racism, and Minoritized Biblical Interpretation, and Contacts for Black Church Studies Programs.

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The SBL Virtual Annual Meetings Platform is now LIVE!

The SBL Virtual Annual Meeting Platform is live, meaning you can browse all available sessions and participating publishers, conduct specific searches, and start building your schedule!

To log in and build your schedule, view attachments, or participate in the session chats, you’ll need to be a registered attendee.  (Haven’t registered yet?  You can do so here.)

To login on your desktop, go here.  To download the mobile app at either the Apple App Store or Google Play, go here.

Login credentials for the virtual platform:

• Username = registration reference number (found on your confirmation email or the email announcing the launch of the mobile app and virtual platform)
• Password = last name

If you cannot find your registration reference number, contact annualmeeting@sbl-site.org

The SBL Virtual Annual Meeting will be held online November 29 to December 10, 2020.  For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, or to register for the meeting, please go here.

The Online Program Book is Now Available!

The Preliminary online Program Book is now available!

Please note that the schedule is still subject to change.

An abridged print version of the Program Book will be mailed to members who register by September 30 and request the printed book. 

SBL Awards Season Begins

As of October 1, the following awards are open for submission.

• A. R. Pete Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship
• David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship
• Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship

Please visit the award pages for submission requirements and additional information.

New from SBL Press

New from Bible Odyssey

Motherhood in the Ancient Near East
Absalom
Vanity of Vanities
Hezekiah

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