Annual Meeting | October 30- November 1, 2026 | Denver, CO

The 2026 SSSR+RRA Annual Meeting will be held at the Denver Marriott Tech Center on October 30 - November 1, 2026. The theme of the 2026 Annual Meeting is Rethinking Religion for the 21st Century.

The Preliminary Program is now available. Please follow the instructions on this form to request any minor edits by September 15, 2026.

The annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion provides scholars from across the social and behavioral sciences the opportunity to present their research, network with other scholars, meet with acquisitions editors from major publishing houses, and become familiar with current research. Each year SSSR meets jointly with the Religious Research Association (RRA) in late October or early November. A typical annual meeting includes three plenary sessions, several receptions, and approximately 450 papers in 140 sessions over the course of three days.

The SSSR+RRA 2026 Annual Meeting will be held at the Denver Marriott Tech Center on October 30-November 1, 2026.  The theme of the 2026 Annual Meeting is Rethinking Religion for the 21st Century.