About the BASR
The British Association for the Study of Religions (BASR) was founded in 1954 and is a member association of the International Association for the History of Religions and of the European Association for the Study of Religions.
The object of BASR is to promote the academic study of religion/s, understood as the historical, social, theoretical, critical and comparative study of religion/s through the interdisciplinary collaboration of all scholars whose research is defined in this way. BASR is not a forum for confessional, apologetic, or similar concerns.
BASR pursues its aims principally through an annual conference and general meeting, a regular Bulletin, and a Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religions. Membership is open to all scholars normally resident in the United Kingdom.
Latest statement from the BASR
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EASR Statement Concerning the Scholasticide in Gaza
The BASR would like to draw attention to the European Association for the Study of Religion’s recent statement on the suffering of Palestinian scholars, teachers, and students as well as the destruction of education in Gaza.
The BASR joins with the EASR in condemning the violence perpetrated by the state of Israel in Gaza and other parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory that undermines, among others, the right to freely teach and learn.
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Religious Studies Project podcast
The Religious Studies Project podcast is currently on hiatus but it has a deep archive of discussions on the social-scientific and critical study of religion.
The Religious Studies Project is supported and funded by a number of organisations, including the BASR.
