Religious Research Association
The Religious Research Association (RRA) is an association of researchers and religious professionals.[2][3]
| Abbreviation | RRA | 
|---|---|
| Formation | June 21, 1951 | 
Membership (2016)   | 312[1] | 
President  | Patricia Wittberg | 
Executive officer  | Kevin Dougherty | 
| Website | rraweb | 
Formerly called  | Religious Research Fellowship | 
It was created in 1951 as the Religious Research Fellowship, although it existed informally as far back as the 1920s as a partnership between the Institute of Social and Religious Research and the Federal Council of Churches.[2] Since 1958, it has held an annual lecture series in the name of H. Paul Douglass.[4] Since the 1970s, it has met annually with the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.[3]
It publishes the Review of Religious Research four times a year (September, December, March, and June).[3][5] It contains articles, book reviews and reports on research projects.[5]
Presidents
    
- 1959–1961: Lauris B. Whitman
 - 1962–1964: Walter Kloetzli
 - 1965–1966: Paul Mundy
 - 1967–1970: George W. Kaslow Jr.
 - 1971–1973: Thomas M. Gannon
 - 1974–1975: Earl D. C. Brewer
 - 1976–1977: Ross P. Scherer
 - 1978–1979: Barbara J. W. Hargrove
 - 1980: Dean R. Hoge
 - 1981: G. Douglass Lewis
 - 1982: David O. Moberg
 - 1983: Jackson W. Carroll
 - 1984: William McKinney
 - 1984–1986: Constant H. Jacquet
 - 1986–1988: Hart M. Nelsen
 - 1988–1990: James D. Davidson Jr.
 - 1990–1992: Wade Clark Roof
 - 1992–1994: Peggy L. Shriver
 - 1994–1996: Benton Johnson
 - 1996–1998: Carl S. Dudley
 - 1998–2000: Edward C. Lehman Jr.
 - 2000–2002: Doyle Paul Johnson
 - 2002–2004: Nancy Nason-Clark
 - 2004–2006: Daniel V. A. Olson
 - 2006–2008: C. Kirk Hadaway
 - 2008–2010: Keith Wulff
 - 2010–2012: John P. Bartkowski
 - 2012–2014: Joy Charlton
 - 2014–2016: Jack Marcum
 - 2016–2018: Scott Thumma
 - 2018–2020: Patricia Wittberg
 - 2020–2022: Melinda Denton
 - 2023–??: Elaine Howard Ecklund
 
References
    
- "RRA Strategic Plan | Religious Research Association".
 - Official website
 - Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
 - Jeffrey K. Hadden, 'H. Paul Douglass: His Perspective and Work', in Review of Religious Research, Vol. 22, No. 1 (September): 66-88
 - "Journal". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
 
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