Religion & Politics - Organized Section, APSA

Purpose of the Section: to encourage political scientists to study religions and politics, including issues of church and state, law, morality, political behavior, social justice, and the contributions of faith to political knowledge.

Purposes of the Section Website: to advance the purpose of the section; to foster communication within the section; to magnify the public/media presence of political science research by, and the expertise of, section members.

Shouted on August 12, 2009

Topical Book:
Moral Argument, Religion, and Same-Sex Marriage: Advancing the Public Good

Shouted on August 10, 2009

Graduate Student Mentoring Section Program:

Call for section members to volunteer their time and expertise to mentor Ph.D. students in the study of religion and politics! Mentees must be Religion and Politics Section members to be eligible for the program.

Get all the details on the new Mentoring page

Shouted on July 16, 2009

Rich Resource:
The special collections department of the University of Arkansas Libraries recently opened the Billy James Hargis collection. From the press release: "Researchers studying the history of political and religious ideologies will get a fresh look at the origins of the Religious Right through studying the papers of conservative Tulsa minister Billy James Hargis. More here.

Shouted on May 21, 2009

Dear Colleagues:

We have several important decisions to make this year during our business meeting in Toronto. First, a revision to our bylaws providing for a process to choose and evaluate new editors for our section journal, Politics & Religion. These revisions were proposed by an ad hoc by-laws revision committee and approved by the Executive Committee. The full by-laws are posted below, please pay special attention to Section 5, paragraph F. Second, the Executive Committee has approved a proposal from the Treasurer to raise section dues by $4/year. This would mean regular members will pay $28 and student members will pay $19. The full proposal outlines the rationale behind the increase.

Please think about these issues, and be ready to vote on them in September. Also, please feel free to email me (conger@iastate.edu) if you have any questions or comments about either proposal.

Thanks,

Kim Conger
R&P Section Chair

Proposed By-Laws

Proposed Dues Increase