"Foraging at Golden Hour" (c) 2023 by Madjeen Isaac The African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) is proud to present its twelfth conference on the theme “The Power of Place: Home, ‘Foreign,’ and Belonging in Africana Religions” to be held at The City College of...
The Journal of Contemplative Studies (JCS) is a peer-reviewed academic open access digital journal published by the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia. The journal publishes original research and scholarship on issues and topics related to the world’s contemplative practice traditions. The upcoming special...
The ADRSA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Danielle N. Boaz as our Director of Public Education. In this role, she will spearhead initiatives supporting our mission of supporting scholarship in Africana Religions, and bringing underrepresented voices to the fore by creating and...
Kalfou, the crossroads, stands as a majestic symbol uniting the cosmovision of several intersecting Africana religious systems and spiritual practices. As an emblem, it encapsulates the idea of chance, fate, possibilities and the passage of time, uniting the realms of the visible and invisible in...
With this year's conference theme highlighting wellness, we're delighted to have Harmony Health Services as a sponsor and to welcome conference participants to a mini wellness retreat hosted by Harmony on Saturday, April 21, 2023. The retreat, which will include a tour of Harmony's facilities...
We are pleased to announce Dr. Yolanda Covington-Ward as our Opening Plenary speaker for ADRSA 2023! Dr. Yolanda Covington-Ward is Department Chair and an Associate Professor of Africana Studies, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is...
We are pleased to announce Baba Dr. Wande Abimbola as our 2023 keynote speaker for Crafted from Clay: The Body, (Dis)Ability, and Wellness in Africana Religions. Baba Dr. Wande is a babalawo, professor emeritus, and holds the distinguished title of Awise Agbaye, or spokesperson for Ifa...
Dealing with a global pandemic for the last two years has brought many of us closer to grief more frequently than we might ever have been before. From unplanned shifts in lifestyles, to social isolation, to the loss of loved ones, many of us have...
The ADRSA is pleased to announce Baba Dr. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá as our keynote speaker for ADRSA 2022, I Put a Spell on You: Magic, Miracles, and Mystique in Africana Religions, where we will celebrate 10 years of supporting scholarship in Africana Religions.Dr. Abímbọ́lá is Associate...
The African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) is proud to present its tenth conference on the theme “I Put A Spell On You”: Magic, Miracles & Mystique in Africana Religions. As exemplified in songs from Nina Simone’s enchanting 1964 rendition of “I Put a Spell...