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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">The<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__click.icptrack.com_icp_relay.php-3Fr-3D55268338-26msgid-3D1644132-26act-3D41A8-26c-3D330837-26destination-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fpapers.aarweb.org-252Fcontent-252Fwelcome&d=DQMFaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=QuGWZE3bxjSV6b6tRaeY5wBdt0i0wS9wb6ldjFCRAOs&m=Z865amynpanUPCGYuK46Dxm3JiwxaDldax0Yf8bsBZg&s=w_qZpOhmC1azfp0FYwbPrWdcCA75rK2y59d-R6WUHuw&e=">
Call for Papers</a> for the 2017 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, 18-21 Nov 2017, is now online. Proposals may be submitted through the
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Program Administration Proposal, Evaluation, Review, and Submission (PAPERS) System</a>. The deadline for proposal submission is
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">5:00 PM EST, Wednesday, March 1.</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note especially the specific calls from the Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit (<a href="https://papers.aarweb.org/content/eastern-orthodox-studies-unit">https://papers.aarweb.org/content/eastern-orthodox-studies-unit</a>), the Traditions
of Eastern Late Antiquity Unit (<a href="https://papers.aarweb.org/content/traditions-eastern-late-antiquity-unit">https://papers.aarweb.org/content/traditions-eastern-late-antiquity-unit</a>), and the Middle Eastern Christianity Unit (<a href="https://papers.aarweb.org/content/middle-eastern-christianity-unit">https://papers.aarweb.org/content/middle-eastern-christianity-unit</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">J. Eugene Clay, PhD, Head of Religious Studies Faculty, SHPRS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Arizona State University, PO BOX 874302, Tempe, AZ 85287-4302 USA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/185">https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/185</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Spectarem desertum, omni amoenius civitate!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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