Religious Research Association

Religious Research Association
AbbreviationRRA
FormationJune 21, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-06-21)
Membership312[1] (2016)
President
Patricia Wittberg
Executive officer
Kevin Dougherty
Websiterraweb.org Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Religious Research Fellowship

The Religious Research Association (RRA) is an association of researchers and religious professionals.[2][3]

It was created in 1951 as the Religious Research Fellowship, although it existed informally as far back as the 1920s as a partnership between the Institute of Social and Religious Research and the Federal Council of Churches.[2] Since 1958, it has held an annual lecture series in the name of H. Paul Douglass.[4] Since the 1970s, it has met annually with the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.[3]

It publishes the Review of Religious Research four times a year (September, December, March, and June).[3][5] It contains articles, book reviews and reports on research projects.[5]

Presidents

  • 1959–1961: Lauris B. Whitman
  • 1962–1964: Walter Kloetzli
  • 1965–1966: Paul Mundy
  • 1967–1970: George W. Kaslow Jr.
  • 1971–1973: Thomas M. Gannon
  • 1974–1975: Earl D. C. Brewer
  • 1976–1977: Ross P. Scherer
  • 1978–1979: Barbara J. W. Hargrove
  • 1980: Dean R. Hoge
  • 1981: G. Douglass Lewis
  • 1982: David O. Moberg
  • 1983: Jackson W. Carroll
  • 1984: William McKinney
  • 1984–1986: Constant H. Jacquet
  • 1986–1988: Hart M. Nelsen
  • 1988–1990: James D. Davidson Jr.
  • 1990–1992: Wade Clark Roof
  • 1992–1994: Peggy L. Shriver
  • 1994–1996: Benton Johnson
  • 1996–1998: Carl S. Dudley
  • 1998–2000: Edward C. Lehman Jr.
  • 2000–2002: Doyle Paul Johnson
  • 2002–2004: Nancy Nason-Clark
  • 2004–2006: Daniel V. A. Olson
  • 2006–2008: C. Kirk Hadaway
  • 2008–2010: Keith Wulff
  • 2010–2012: John P. Bartkowski
  • 2012–2014: Joy Charlton
  • 2014–2016: Jack Marcum
  • 2016–2018: Scott Thumma
  • 2018–2020: Patricia Wittberg
  • 2020–2022: Melinda Denton
  • 2023–??: Elaine Howard Ecklund

See also

References

  1. ^ "RRA Strategic Plan | Religious Research Association".
  2. ^ a b Official website
  3. ^ a b c Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
  4. ^ Jeffrey K. Hadden, 'H. Paul Douglass: His Perspective and Work', in Review of Religious Research, Vol. 22, No. 1 (September): 66-88 [1]
  5. ^ a b "Journal". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2012.


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