The ISSRNC is a community of scholars interested in religion, nature, and culture. We are dedicated to helping scholars think across disciplines and foster critical inquiry and engaged scholarship. Learn more…
by Issrnc Admin · Published May 25, 2026
I served as ISSRNC’s President from 2015-2018 and was fortunate to take the position after Bron Taylor’s, Kocku von Stuckrad’s, and Laura Hobgood’s leadership had already turned the society into a vibrant community of scholars…One of the most rewarding aspects of my involvement with ISSRNC has been supporting our collegial conference communities as welcoming venues for international and early-career scholars…
by Issrnc Admin · Published May 4, 2026
Over the past decade, but especially since the beginning of Trump’s second term, the US federal government has steadily intensified its assault on institutions of higher education, on climate science, on student activist organizations, on student loan forgiveness programs, and on programs of study that focus on social and racial inequalities…
by Issrnc Admin · Published April 24, 2026
We are excited to share information on two upcoming ISSRNC panels that have been organized as part of the American Academy of Religion...
by Issrnc Admin · Published March 18, 2026 · Last modified May 4, 2026
The idea to create the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture began in conversations I had with Sarah McFarland Taylor and Rebecca Gould in the late 1990s, as we lamented the difficulty at large conferences, such as the American Academy of Religion, in sustaining extended conversations with those interested in the complex ways that what we construe as “religion” is entangled within Earth’s socioecological systems…
by Issrnc Admin · Published January 20, 2026 · Last modified January 21, 2026
We’re excited to share details on an upcoming event that the ISSRNC is co-sponsoring that may be of interest to our members. Wild...
by Issrnc Admin · Published January 19, 2026
Foundations and Fluidity will mark the 20th anniversary of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC)—a milestone not only for the Society but also for the emerging field of Religion and Nature/Ecology. October 10-14, 2026 | Casa Artom, Venice, Italy. See full details in the CFP.
by Issrnc Admin · Published November 14, 2025
Our 2025 AAR reception will feature a Q&A with Melanie Harris on her new edited volume Preaching Black Earth as well as remarks from Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, founders of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. Fri 11/21, 5-8pm.
