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Photo from the Oak Flat field trip at the ISSRNC conference in 2023. © Evan Berry.

Past President Future Tense

Over the past decade, but especially since the beginning of Trump’s second term, the US federal government has steadily intensified its assault on institutions of higher education, on climate science, on student activist organizations, on […]

Photo credit: Gabriela Palai

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 […]

Wild Women and Just Water

Wild Women and Just Water Event

We’re excited to share details on an upcoming event that the ISSRNC is co-sponsoring that may be of interest to our members. Wild...

Foundations and Fluidity

Foundations and Fluidity CFP – 2026 ISSRNC Conference

Foundations and Fluidity will mark the 20th anniversary of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC)—a milestone not only for the Society but also for the emerging field of Religion […]