About

Founded in 1997, the American Religion and Literature Society (ARLS) is a member society with the American Literature Association. ARLS explores the mutual influence of religion and literature in American culture. We welcome a variety of scholarly approaches and methodologies that will put the traditional religion and literature canon in conversation with new texts and perspectives. Literary artifacts may include, but are not restricted to, print texts such as novels, short stories, poetry and non-fiction prose from any period of American history. Religious and spiritual experience may be broadly construed, favoring no religious creed or affiliation.

For all inquiries, please contact information officer Jonathan McGregor:jdmcgregor@mail.smu.edu 

To become a member, please see the “Links” page for more information. 

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ARLS Officers:

President:                                   Andrew Ball andrew_ball@emerson.edu

Vice President:                            Kathryn Ludwig  kludwig@bsu.edu

Treasurer:                                    Ryan Siemers   ryansiemers@suu.edu

Information Officer:                    Jonathan McGregor jdmcgregor@mail.smu.edu 

Bibliography Editor:                    Dave Morris dcmorris@illinois.edu

Social Media Officer:                   Killian MacDonald killian@kgmacdonald.com                 

Websitemaster:                           AnaMaria Seglie Clawson  anamaria.clawson@snc.edu

ARLS Advisory Board: 

Dawn Coleman, Associate Professor of English, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
 
Christopher Douglas, Professor of English, University of Victoria 
 
Tracy Fessenden, Professor of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, Arizona State University 
 
Sharon Kim, Professor of English, Judson University 
 
Vincent P. Pecora, Professor of English, University of Utah 
 
Catherine Rogers, Retired Faculty, Savannah State

 

 

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