Imagining NAASR: Pasts and Futures

Abstract What kind of institution has the North American Association for the Study of Religion ( NAASR ) been in the past? What might it become in the future? In this 2024 presidential address, Craig Martin reflects on the history of the institution, considers the shared interests and intellectual investments that have drawn people to it over the last two scholarly generations, and suggests a vision for the future which respects the past while simultaneously moving us forward.