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Researcher of the Month: Dr. Fidelis Olokunboro

Introducing the AASR Researcher of the Month: Fidelis Olokunboro Fidelis Olokunboro hails from Nigeria, where he completed his priestly formation and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the University…

Jeffrey Haynes

For our Researcher of the Month feature, we spoke with new AASR member Dr. Jeffrey Haynes about his long academic journey. Below is the conversation.

Dr Jeffrey Haynes is emeritus professor of politics at London Metropolitan University, UK. His areas of expertise are religion and international relations, religion and politics, democracy and democratisation. He is…

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Josiah Taru

AASR Scholar of the Month

“Since joining AASR, my network and visibility have increased. The community is a platform for mentoring and collaboration.” Those are the words of Dr Josiah Taru, AASR Scholar of…

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Call for Papers: AASR Conference 2026

The next submission date is 6 February 2026. These papers will receive a response by 1 April 2026. 10th Conference of the African Association for the Study of Religions  Regional Conference…

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Call for Papers: urban-religious worldmaking in Africa

urban-religious worldmaking in Africa CALL FOR PAPERS 16-20 September 2025 Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, South Africa Funded by the German Research Foundation’s “Point Sud” programme [...]Read More... from Call…

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