Year, Place, Topic, Presenters

1960, Arden House, [Miscellaneous], W. Smith, von Grunebaum, Bellah, Kitagawa

1961, New York, “Religion and Social Change,” Parsons, Berkes, McFarland; Nelson

1962, New York, “Images,” Eliade, Goodenough, Hodgson; Schneider

1963, New York, “Piety through Law,” Blau, Chan, C. Adams; Hein

1964, New York, “Adaptation of Tradition to New Conditions,” Kitagawa, Singer, Goldin; Harrelson

1965, New York, “Religion and Government,” Frye, Jacobsen, Ross

1966, New York, “Types of Methodology in the Study of Religion,” Stendahl, M. Smith, Tapp; Long

1967, New York, “Secularization and the Sacred,” Campbell, H. Smith, Taubes; Bellah

1968, New York, “The Nature and Role of Religious Belief,” Dimock, J. L. Adams, W. Smith; W. King

1969, Chicago, “The Culture of Unbelief,” Bellah, Perry, (Kitagawa); McFarland

1970, Cambridge, “The Nature of Religious Authority,” Werblowsky, Robinson, Tiryakian; Panikkar

1971, New York, “New Modalities of the Sacred,” Hutchison, Nelson, Long; Jonas

1972, Chicago, “Secrecy in Religion,” Welbon, Middleton, Schimmel; Bolle

1973, Nashville, “Root Metaphors in Religious Traditions,” Oxtoby, Wayman, Ricoeur; Carman

1974, New Haven, “Divinized Femininity in the Development of Religious Traditions,” Kramrisch, Pope, McFarland; C. Adams

1975, Toronto, “Demonic Powers and Their Cults,” Tiryakian, J.Z. Smith; H. Smith

1976, Princeton, “Transformation in Sacrifice,” Turner, van Buitenen, Glatzer; Campbell

1977, Chicago, “The Meaning and Function of the Dead,” Earhart, Oxtoby, Sandmel; Harrelson

1978, Philadelphia, “Scripture, Theories and Uses,” Carman, Stendahl, Carstens; Streng

1979, Cincinnati, “The Role of Biography in Religious Traditions,” Schimmel, Reynolds, Silberman, Smart; J.Z. Smith

1980, Chicago, “Methodology,” Polomé, Gager, Harrelson; O'Flaherty

1981, Toronto, “How Religions Express Themselves Politically,” Lawrence, Hopkins, Earhart; Perry

1982, Durham-Chapel Hill, “Religious Uses of the Visual Arts,” Maquet, McFarland, Vazquez; Middleton

1983, Stony Brook, “Religions and Change I: Pluralism,” Tapp, Elder, Kraabel; Peacock

1984, Chicago, “Religion and Change II” (Special Silver Anniversary Program), Panikkar, Fernandez, Smart, Kitagawa, Sivin; Long

1985, Claremont, “New Religions: Ancient and Modern,” Robinson, Robertson, Middleton; Penner

1986, Toronto, “How Religions Handle Conflict Situations,” Hein, Berling, Silberman; Ching

1987, Minneapolis, “Sacraments,” Welbon, Williams, Slater; Smart

1988, Stony Brook, “What Makes Some Categories Better for Comparison than Others?” J.Z. Smith, Robertson, Lincoln; Davis

1989, Philadelphia, “Conversion a Useful Comparative Category?” Nagata, Peacock, Long; Waldman

1990, Dallas, “Formatting Comparisons toward Understanding Religious Life,” Berling, Carman, Smart, Hopkins, Lawrence, Keyes, Penner; Sullivan

1991, Columbus, “Interpreting Religious Texts,” W. Smith, Middleton, Lawrence; Tapp/Streng

1992, Cambridge, “The Practice of Religion: Meditation and Mysticism,” Sivin, Swearer, Williams, Segal; Welbon

1993, Chicago, “The Practice of Religion: Violence,” H. Smith, Morgan, Oxtoby; C. Adams

1994, Williamsburg, “The Practice of Religion: Pilgrimage and Diaspora,” Graham, Hein, Welbon, Earhart, Davis, Ebersole, McFarland; Knipe, Nagata, & Strong

1995, Santa Cruz, “Religion and Political Responsibility,” Davis, Tiryakian, Kasulis, Hopkins; J.Z. Smith

1996, Baltimore, “The God Hypothesis,” Swearer, Reynolds, Bell, Eaton, Segal, Oxtoby; Earhart

1997, Atlanta, “The Changing Face of North American Religious Pluralism,” Eck, Kasulis, Swearer, Nanji, G. Laderman (guest), Lawrence Earhart, Segal, Slater; McAuliffe, Lawson, Courtright, Eck

1998, Durham-Chapel Hill, “Focusing on the Marginalized: New Methodological Issues,” B. Smith, Kasulis, Lawrence, Lease, Peacock, Berling, Hackett, Martin, J.Z. Smith, Ernst, Holt, Nagata, Reynolds, Graham, Hawley, Hecht

1999, Northfield, Minnesota, “The Role of Scholars Responding to Religious Controversy, Conflict, or Change,” Hackett, Jurgensmeyer, Strenski, Tweed, Silk (guest), Kasulis, Lease, Berling, Elder

2000, Chicago, “Religious Self-Definition: The Influence of Other Local Religions,” B. Smith, Bell, Ebersole, Reynolds, Graham, Newby, Oxtoby, Tiryakian, Kasulis, Strenski, Segal

2001, Lazy K Bar Ranch, near Tucson, “The Other Senses of Religion: Taste, Sound, Smell, and Touch,” Keyes, Lawrence, Richman, Segal, Strenski, Lease, Hackett

2002, Cambridge, “Responding to September 11th,” Kasulis, Graham, Tiryakian, Hackett, Ernst, Holt, Strenski, Patton, Lawson

2003, Waynesville, North Carolina, “Religious Groundings: Making Connections to Particular Places,” Peacock, Klein, Keyes, Strong, Hawley, Aronowicz, Ebersole

2004, Newark, “Urban Religion,” Newby, Eck, Brown, Berling; J.Z. Smith

2005, Atlanta, “Who Can Speak for Traditions? Scholarship, Politics, Diaspora, and e-Religion,” Patton, P. Johnson, Courtright, Robbins, Newby, Hackett

2006, Cambridge, “Visual Culture,” Blier (guest), Kendall, Gyatso, Hopkins, Carrasco, Tiryakan, Tweed, Jones, Eck

2007, Berkeley, “Food and Food Practices,” Shapiro (guest), Sullivan, Knipe, Mann, Lease

2008, Lewiston, Maine, “Dreams,” Kripal, Cabezón, Johnston, Bongmba, Cladis; Patton

2009, Chicago, “The Real and the Fake,” J.Z. Smith, Peacock, P. Johnson, Doniger, Jones, Patton, W. Sullivan, Tweed; Reynolds

2010, Granville, Ohio, “Religion and Economy,” Graf (guest), Swearer, McDermott, Richman, Shiels (guest), Lepper (guest); Johnston, Ernst

2011, Atlanta, “Miracles,” Patton, Strong, Yu, Frankfurter, Hollenback, Aronowicz, Lawrence, Hackett

2012, Santa Barbara, “Embodied Mind,” Tweed, Taves, Kasulis, Holdrege, Robbins, Weisenfeld; Peacock

2013, Chapel Hill/Durham, “Children,” Orsi, Ziolkowski, P. Johnson; Hardacre, Strenski

2014, Cambridge, “Scale,” Sullivan, Nielsen, Urban, Newby; Hardacre, Strong

2015, Houston, “Myth,” DeConick (Guest), Strenski, Patton, Kripal, Gottschalk, Johnston; Bender, Newby

2016, Bloomington, “Syncretism,” Sullivan, Frankfurter, Graf, Ernst, Klassen; Ernst

2017, New York, “Jurisdiction and Topography,” McDermott, Sullivan, Masuzawa, Promey

2018, Atlanta, “Traces,” Ernst, Holdrege, Courtright, Ebersole, Bender; Kasulis

2019, Middlebury, “Past Legacies and Future Possibilities,” Ernst, Strong, Patton, Johnston, Hackett

2020, Chicago [Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic]

2021, Virtual Meeting [No papers presented]

2022, Chicago, “Race, Ecology, and the Matter of Religion,” Holdrege, Jenkins (Guest), Carter, Wedemeyer, G. Johnson, Juergensmeyer, Hackett, Richman

2023, New Haven, “What Does the Study of Black Religion Mean for the Critical Study of Religion?” Weisenfeld, Carter, Stewart (Guest) Hucks (Guest), P. Johnson, Curtis (Guest)

2024, Ann Arbor, “Desacralization,” Guinn (Guest), McAlister, Wedemeyer, Kendall, Gottschalk; McDermott

2025, New York, "Materiality," Como, Csordas, Newby, Rubenstein; Promey