Our October 2000 joint meeting with the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Houston was the first of our second half-century. A rich and successful meeting it was, too! Paula Nesbitt deserves our gratitude for her excellent work as Program Chairperson, in collaboration with her SSSR counterpart (and retiring RRA Board member) Peter Beyer.

The theme of Gender, Religious Organization and Practice was reflected in a large proportion of RRA's sessions. Coupled with SSSR's theme dealing with transnationalism and twenty-first century challenges, the program offered a wide diversity of specific topics.

Saturday night's BBQ banquet followed by Zydeco music contributed in a special way to the enhancement and celebration of communitas.

Ed Lehman's presidential address, entitled Clergywomen's World: Musings of a Fox, and reflecting his extensive research of twenty years on the distinctive experiences and challenges of women clergy, was the RRA's headline event. The published version will soon appear in the Review.

View the program of the 2000 meeting