{"id":1646,"date":"2025-06-10T12:29:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=1646"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:30:53","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UMaine Departments that Study Religion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These departments offer courses and expertise in the academic study of religion from their disciplinary perspectives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/anthropology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mlandc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Modern Languages and Classics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honors College<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/internationalaffairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/judaicstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Judaic Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spa\/academics\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/philosophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/socialwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sociology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Religious Studies Organizations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aasr.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Association for the Study of Religions (AASR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aarweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Academy of Religion (AAR)<\/a> &#8211; leading professional association in North American religious studies.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/basr.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British Association for the Study of Religions (BASR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ccsr.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion (CCSR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easr.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ibcsr.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Institute for the Biocultural Study of Religion (IBCSR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iacsr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion (IACSR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iahr.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csu.edu.au\/research\/ipra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Philosophy of Religion Association (IPRA)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isasr.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions (ISASR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzasr.ac.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Zealand Association for the Study of Religions (NZASR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naasr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sssreligion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aasr.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Association for the Study of Religions (AASR)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Religion in the Community<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations, institutions, and groups with interests in religion in the local area include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UMaine Student Organizations &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umsg\/organization\/black-bear-catholic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Bear Catholic&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umsg\/organization\/cru-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cru<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umsg\/organization\/university-of-maine-class-of-2021-council\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umsg\/organization\/hillel-jewish-student-org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hillel<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umsg\/organization\/caribbean-latinx-student-alliance\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umsg\/organization\/ratio-christi-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ratio Christi (UM)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umsg\/organization\/caribbean-latinx-student-alliance\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Churches &#8211;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Synagogues &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishbangor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Congregation Beth Abraham<\/a> &#8211; Bangor&#8217;s Orthodox Jewish Congregation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethelbangor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Congregation Beth El<\/a> &#8211; Bangor&#8217;s Reform Jewish Congregation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbisrael.org\/\">Congregation Beth Israel<\/a> &#8211; Bangor&#8217;s Conservative Jewish Congregation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mosques &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islamiccenterofmaine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Islamic Center of Maine<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;The Muslim community in Orono is a vibrant one and its Masjid hosts several activities throughout the week and all year round.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temples &#8211;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wilsoncenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wilson Center<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;The Wilson Center is an independent, progressive religious &amp; spiritual voice on campus.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMaine Departments that Study Religion These departments offer courses and expertise in the academic study of religion from their disciplinary perspectives.&nbsp; Religious Studies Organizations Religion in the Community Organizations, institutions, and groups with interests in religion in the local area include:&nbsp; UMaine Student Organizations &#8211;&nbsp; Black Bear Catholic&nbsp; Cru Hillel Ratio Christi (UM) Churches &#8211;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1692,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1646","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"dmichaud","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/author\/dmichaud\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1692"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1646"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1649,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1646\/revisions\/1649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}