African Association for the Study of Religions
@aasreligions.bsky.social
AASR is an an academic association that promotes the study of religions in Africa and the African diaspora.
https://www.a-asr.org/
https://www.a-asr.org/
Save the Date! AASR End-of-Year Celebration 2025 🎉
Honoring member achievements.
3 Dec,2025 5 PM GMT
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Celebrating 📚Books 🎓PhDs 🏆Awards
Submit achievements to mamatikingasia@gmail.com by 29 Nov 2025!
#AASR #AcademicChatter
Honoring member achievements.
3 Dec,2025 5 PM GMT
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Celebrating 📚Books 🎓PhDs 🏆Awards
Submit achievements to mamatikingasia@gmail.com by 29 Nov 2025!
#AASR #AcademicChatter
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Save the Date! AASR End-of-Year Celebration 2025 🎉
Honoring member achievements.
3 Dec,2025 5 PM GMT
🔗: a-asr.us5.list-manage.com/track/click...
Celebrating 📚Books 🎓PhDs 🏆Awards
Submit achievements to mamatikingasia@gmail.com by 29 Nov 2025!
#AASR #AcademicChatter
Honoring member achievements.
3 Dec,2025 5 PM GMT
🔗: a-asr.us5.list-manage.com/track/click...
Celebrating 📚Books 🎓PhDs 🏆Awards
Submit achievements to mamatikingasia@gmail.com by 29 Nov 2025!
#AASR #AcademicChatter
New Book Alert!
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social published by
@psupress.bsky.social
.Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social published by
@psupress.bsky.social
.Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
admin.library.oapen.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New Book Alert!
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social published by
@psupress.bsky.social
.Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social published by
@psupress.bsky.social
.Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
New Book Alert!
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by Adriaan van Klinken. The book is open access, published by @psupress.bsky.social . Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by Adriaan van Klinken. The book is open access, published by @psupress.bsky.social . Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature
admin.library.oapen.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New Book Alert!
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by Adriaan van Klinken. The book is open access, published by @psupress.bsky.social . Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
The AASR is thrilled to announce and share Decolonizing Christianities in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, the latest publication by Adriaan van Klinken. The book is open access, published by @psupress.bsky.social . Download it for free here: admin.library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
AASR is proud to celebrate @Tshenolo Madigele, as AASR Scholar of the Month!
Join us in congratulating Dr. Madigele and learn more about her inspiring research on AASR website: www.a-asr.org/aasr-researc...
#AASRScholarOfTheMonth #AfricanScholarship #ReligiousStudies
Join us in congratulating Dr. Madigele and learn more about her inspiring research on AASR website: www.a-asr.org/aasr-researc...
#AASRScholarOfTheMonth #AfricanScholarship #ReligiousStudies
AASR Scholar of the Month- Dr. Tshenolo Madigele – The African Association for the Study of Religions
www.a-asr.org
October 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
AASR is proud to celebrate @Tshenolo Madigele, as AASR Scholar of the Month!
Join us in congratulating Dr. Madigele and learn more about her inspiring research on AASR website: www.a-asr.org/aasr-researc...
#AASRScholarOfTheMonth #AfricanScholarship #ReligiousStudies
Join us in congratulating Dr. Madigele and learn more about her inspiring research on AASR website: www.a-asr.org/aasr-researc...
#AASRScholarOfTheMonth #AfricanScholarship #ReligiousStudies
#CFP AASR Call for Papers: AASR Conference 2026 on Spirituality, Gender, and Agency, Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026 & Travel Grants for Graduate students
www.a-asr.org/.../call-for...
www.a-asr.org/.../call-for...
Call for Papers: AASR 10th Conference 2026 Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026 – The African Association for the Study of Religions
www.a-asr.org
October 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#CFP AASR Call for Papers: AASR Conference 2026 on Spirituality, Gender, and Agency, Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026 & Travel Grants for Graduate students
www.a-asr.org/.../call-for...
www.a-asr.org/.../call-for...
AASR is well represented at the ongoing IAHR Congress by Dr. Abel Ugba, @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social among other members of AASR.
A successful roundtable was held on “Studying Religion from Africa”, co-sponsored with the Africa Working Group of the German Association for the Study of Religions.
A successful roundtable was held on “Studying Religion from Africa”, co-sponsored with the Africa Working Group of the German Association for the Study of Religions.
August 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
AASR is well represented at the ongoing IAHR Congress by Dr. Abel Ugba, @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social among other members of AASR.
A successful roundtable was held on “Studying Religion from Africa”, co-sponsored with the Africa Working Group of the German Association for the Study of Religions.
A successful roundtable was held on “Studying Religion from Africa”, co-sponsored with the Africa Working Group of the German Association for the Study of Religions.
The AASR Scholar of the Month features B.A. Laboy, an emerging early-career scholar. Below is the interview www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
AASR Scholar of the Month – The African Association for the Study of Religions
www.a-asr.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The AASR Scholar of the Month features B.A. Laboy, an emerging early-career scholar. Below is the interview www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
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The AASR's latest Research of the Month feature highlights Dr. Fidelis Olokunboro. Read our interview with him. www.a-asr.org/researcher-o...
July 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The AASR's latest Research of the Month feature highlights Dr. Fidelis Olokunboro. Read our interview with him. www.a-asr.org/researcher-o...
The AASR's latest Research of the Month feature highlights Dr. Fidelis Olokunboro. Read our interview with him. www.a-asr.org/researcher-o...
July 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The AASR's latest Research of the Month feature highlights Dr. Fidelis Olokunboro. Read our interview with him. www.a-asr.org/researcher-o...
CALL FOR PAPERS:
"Reimagining the Study of Religions within the African Digital Humanities." This hybrid conference will take place from 6 to 8 October 2025 at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa.
Extended Deadline for Abstract: 31 July 2025
@aarweb.bsky.social
"Reimagining the Study of Religions within the African Digital Humanities." This hybrid conference will take place from 6 to 8 October 2025 at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa.
Extended Deadline for Abstract: 31 July 2025
@aarweb.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS:
"Reimagining the Study of Religions within the African Digital Humanities." This hybrid conference will take place from 6 to 8 October 2025 at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa.
Extended Deadline for Abstract: 31 July 2025
@aarweb.bsky.social
"Reimagining the Study of Religions within the African Digital Humanities." This hybrid conference will take place from 6 to 8 October 2025 at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa.
Extended Deadline for Abstract: 31 July 2025
@aarweb.bsky.social
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A few hours to go!
Join us today, June 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of the Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...,
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us today, June 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of the Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...,
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Studying African Religions in the 21st Century: (Re)setting the Agenda
journals.uj.ac.za
June 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A few hours to go!
Join us today, June 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of the Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...,
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us today, June 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of the Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...,
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
A few hours to go!
Join us today, June 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of the Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...,
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us today, June 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of the Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...,
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Studying African Religions in the 21st Century: (Re)setting the Agenda
journals.uj.ac.za
June 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A few hours to go!
Join us today, June 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of the Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...,
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us today, June 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of the Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...,
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Reposted by African Association for the Study of Religions
In less than two days, on 19 June 2025 at 3:00 PM (GMT) / 5:00 PM (EAT), the AASR will celebrate the launch of its newly styled journal, Utambuzi edited by Prof @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social and Dr. Abel Ugba: Save the date and be sure to join the celebration!
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...
Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Studying African Religions in the 21st Century: (Re)setting the Agenda
journals.uj.ac.za
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In less than two days, on 19 June 2025 at 3:00 PM (GMT) / 5:00 PM (EAT), the AASR will celebrate the launch of its newly styled journal, Utambuzi edited by Prof @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social and Dr. Abel Ugba: Save the date and be sure to join the celebration!
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...
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Get Ready for Tomorrow!
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal, scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal, scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
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Join conversation
teams.microsoft.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Get Ready for Tomorrow!
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal, scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal, scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Reposted by African Association for the Study of Religions
Get Ready for Tomorrow!
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj..., scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj..., scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Studying African Religions in the 21st Century: (Re)setting the Agenda
journals.uj.ac.za
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Get Ready for Tomorrow!
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj..., scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj..., scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Get Ready for Tomorrow!
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj..., scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj..., scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Studying African Religions in the 21st Century: (Re)setting the Agenda
journals.uj.ac.za
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Get Ready for Tomorrow!
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj..., scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj..., scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Get Ready for Tomorrow!
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal, scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal, scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join conversation
teams.microsoft.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Get Ready for Tomorrow!
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal, scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join us for the 2025 AASR General Meeting and the launch of Utambuzi Journal, scheduled for 19 June 2025 at 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM UK time.
Below is the link to the meeting:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
In less than two days, on 19 June 2025 at 3:00 PM (GMT) / 5:00 PM (EAT), the AASR will celebrate the launch of its newly styled journal, Utambuzi edited by Prof @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social and Dr. Abel Ugba: Save the date and be sure to join the celebration!
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...
Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Studying African Religions in the 21st Century: (Re)setting the Agenda
journals.uj.ac.za
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In less than two days, on 19 June 2025 at 3:00 PM (GMT) / 5:00 PM (EAT), the AASR will celebrate the launch of its newly styled journal, Utambuzi edited by Prof @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social and Dr. Abel Ugba: Save the date and be sure to join the celebration!
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/uj...
Check out the latest AASR Researcher of the Month, featuring Dr. Jeffrey Haynes. Remember to join AASR in celebrating the Relaunch of the AASR Journal Utambuzi on 19 June 2025. @benjaminkirby.bsky.social @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social @aarweb.bsky.social www.a-asr.org/category/new...
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June 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Check out the latest AASR Researcher of the Month, featuring Dr. Jeffrey Haynes. Remember to join AASR in celebrating the Relaunch of the AASR Journal Utambuzi on 19 June 2025. @benjaminkirby.bsky.social @adriaan-vanklinken.bsky.social @aarweb.bsky.social www.a-asr.org/category/new...
Check out the latest AASR Researcher of the Month, featuring Dr. Jeffrey Haynes. Remember to join AASR in celebrating the Relaunch of the AASR Journal Utambuzi on 19 June 2025. www.a-asr.org/category/new...
Researcher of the Month – The African Association for the Study of ReligionsAccessibility ToolsIncrease TextDecrease TextGrayscaleHigh ContrastNegative ContrastLight BackgroundLinks UnderlineReadable ...
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June 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Check out the latest AASR Researcher of the Month, featuring Dr. Jeffrey Haynes. Remember to join AASR in celebrating the Relaunch of the AASR Journal Utambuzi on 19 June 2025. www.a-asr.org/category/new...
Reposted by African Association for the Study of Religions
The African Association for the Study of Religions (AASR) is delighted to announce the publication of its restyled journal, now renamed as Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora!
Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora
journals.uj.ac.za
April 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The African Association for the Study of Religions (AASR) is delighted to announce the publication of its restyled journal, now renamed as Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora!
The African Association for the Study of Religions (AASR) is delighted to announce the publication of its restyled journal, now renamed as Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora!
Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora
journals.uj.ac.za
April 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The African Association for the Study of Religions (AASR) is delighted to announce the publication of its restyled journal, now renamed as Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its Diaspora!
Reposted by African Association for the Study of Religions
"Since joining AASR, my network and visibility have increased. The community is a platform for mentoring and collaboration."
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
April 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Since joining AASR, my network and visibility have increased. The community is a platform for mentoring and collaboration."
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
"Since joining AASR, my network and visibility have increased. The community is a platform for mentoring and collaboration."
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
April 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Since joining AASR, my network and visibility have increased. The community is a platform for mentoring and collaboration."
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
Dr Josiah Taru (Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University)
www.a-asr.org/aasr-scholar...
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Call for Papers: AASR 2026 Conference
The 10th Conference of the African Association
for the Study of Religions
Theme: Spirituality, Gender, and Agency in African Religions.
Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026
www.a-asr.org/call-for-pap...
The 10th Conference of the African Association
for the Study of Religions
Theme: Spirituality, Gender, and Agency in African Religions.
Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026
www.a-asr.org/call-for-pap...
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April 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Call for Papers: AASR 2026 Conference
The 10th Conference of the African Association
for the Study of Religions
Theme: Spirituality, Gender, and Agency in African Religions.
Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026
www.a-asr.org/call-for-pap...
The 10th Conference of the African Association
for the Study of Religions
Theme: Spirituality, Gender, and Agency in African Religions.
Gaborone, Botswana, 28 to 30 July 2026
www.a-asr.org/call-for-pap...