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These are general posts about news and events of interest to ISSRNC members.

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The Origins of the ISSRNC and its Journal

The idea to create the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture began in conversations I had with Sarah McFarland Taylor and Rebecca Gould in the late 1990s, as we lamented the difficulty at large conferences, such as the American Academy of Religion, in sustaining extended conversations with those interested in the complex ways that what we construe as “religion” is entangled within Earth’s socioecological systems…

2025 AAR Reception

Religion, Nature, and Ecology – 2025 AAR Reception

Our 2025 AAR reception will feature a Q&A with Melanie Harris on her new edited volume Preaching Black Earth as well as remarks from Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, founders of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. Fri 11/21, 5-8pm.

ISSRNC Board

Meet Our New Board Members

We’re happy to welcome aboard our new board members. Keep reading to learn a bit more about each. We’d also like to thank our former board members whose terms ended, which includes Elizabeth Allison, Dan Smyer Yu, Susannah Crockford, Carol Wayne White, Elonda Clay, and Jessica Beaudette.

2023 videos

ISSRNC 2023 Conference Videos

Below you can find copies of the main ISSRNC conference events and the livestreamed panels.  

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2023 Conference Updates

Dear ISSRNC Conference Participants: As the new year approaches and the 2023 Conference draws near, here are some brief reminders and some exciting...