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2014 Annual Meeting Call for PapersSociety for the Scientific Study of ReligionOctober 31-November 2, 2014JW Marriott, Indianapolis, IndianaBuilding BridgesSSSR's current web site notes:The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion was founded in 1949 byscholars in religion and social science. Its purpose is to stimulate andcommunicate significant scientific research on religious institutionsand religious experience. Scholars from all fields of study who areinterested in the scientific exploration of religion are invited to jointhe Society. Membership in the Society for the Scientific Study ofReligion gives scholars the opportunity to share their research andideas with other scholars.Our theme for the 2014 conference is ³Building Bridges² between allthose interested in the study of religion. This includes any disciplinesthat focus upon the study of religion as well as scholars from thewidest possible geographical and cultural areas. Our intent is to buildbridges between disciplines and cultures that have become isolated andcommunicate only among themselves and not to others with similarinterests but from different perspectives. Suggestions for contributionsinclude:· the study of religion in diverse cultures and regions (Eastern,Central Europe, Asia, South America, etc.)· the study of religion within diverse faith traditions (Islam,Christianity, Paganism, NRMs, etc.)· inter-disciplinary studies of religion (religious studies &#38; the socialand behavioral sciences, etc.)· new disciplines that study religion (cognitive science, evolutionarypsychology, etc.)· methodology interaction in the study of religion (quantitative,qualitative, creative, etc.)· the study of non-belief and atheismAll session and paper proposals must be submitted via the on-linesubmission system that will be available on the SSSR¹s web site,http://www.sssrweb.org &#60;http://www.sssrweb.org/&#62; . In addition to thesession proposer¹s fullcontact information, a session proposal requires a session title and anabstract of not more than 150 words describing the goal of the sessionand how the proposer expects the session to contribute to scientificknowledge about religion. Individual paper proposals require the name(s)of the author(s), first author¹s full contact information, an abstractof not more than 150 words that succinctly describes the question(s)motivating the research, the data and methods used, and what the papercontributes or expects to contribute to the knowledge or understandingof religion. PLEASE NOTE NEW POLICY ON PREREGISTRATION OUTLINED BELOW.Submissions Open: February 03, 2014 (see http://www.sssrweb.org&#60;http://www.sssrweb.org/&#62; )Submissions Close: March 31, 2014Decision Notification: April 30, 2014In 2014, the SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting will require all programparticipants to preregister for the meeting, and to pay thenon-refundable fees, by May 31, 2014.  For submitted papers, thepresenting author must pre-register, although co-authors not attendingthe meeting are not required to do so.  For submitted sessions, theorganizer and all presenters must pre-register and pre-pay.  Onlineregistration will open immediately after decision notifications areemailed.  Those presenters and organizers who do not preregister will bedropped from the program.Please direct questions to: Ralph Hood (UTC), Program Chair(Ralph-Hood@utc.edu)Co-chair for Asia-Pacific region: Alphia Possamai-Inesedy(Alphia.Possamai@uws.edu.au)Co-Chair for Western, Central, and Eastern Europe: Elisabeth Arweck(Elisabeth.arweck@warwick.ac.uk)Special assistant for developing sessions on Islam: Besheer Mohamed(BMohamed@PewResearch.org)Graduate Student Representative: Christopher F. Silver(Christopher-Silver@utc.edu)