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Scholar of U.S. Religions, U.S. Catholicism, & Religious Studies

New York, NY
Joined July 2013
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It was published in _U.S. Catholic Historian_ in 2024. Be on the lookout for further details about a presentation by Dr. Acors on the theme of her essay in the Fall of 2025. Congratulations to Dr. Acors, whose win comes with $1500! We hope her work will be read and celebrated.
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Please keep an eye out for our 7th annual competition, with a deadline in Spring of 2026. @curran_center @FordhamNYC
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The 6th New Scholar Essay Prize for Catholic Studies in the Americas goes to Dr. Brittany Acors (@brittany_acors ), Ph.D. for her essay entitled “‘God wanted me to have another chance’: American Catholic Women, Disability, and Vocation in Polio Memoirs.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/16/article/…
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Check out the dedicated website for the Catholic Studies Call for Proposals for the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion 2025 (Boston)!! Deadline March 3. @aarweb.bsky.social @johncseitz.bsky.social Site: sites.google.com/fordham.edu… Submit: papers.aarweb.org/aar-login
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Get your essays ready for the 6th Annual New Scholar Essay Prize for Catholic Studies in the Americas $1500 award! March 15 deadline. @curran_center fordham.edu/academics/center…
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Catholic Studies Program @AARWeb Annual Meeting San Diego Nov 23-26 -- see ya there! sites.google.com/fordham.edu…
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Catholic Studies Unit AAR Program Website sites.google.com/fordham.edu…
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More New Scholar for Catholic Studies in the Americas @curran_center Prize News
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Our first ever "Honorable Mention" for Andrew Walker-Cornetta and his essay: “‘These Are Our Saints’: A Lourdes Shrine, the St. Coletta School for Exceptional Children, & the Catholic Remaking of Cognitive Disability”
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New Scholar Essay Prize for Catholic Studies in the Americas, sponsored by @curran_center at Fordham-- Prize Announcement: 1st Place: @SusanBReynolds1 “‘I Will Surely Have You Deported’: Undocumenting Clergy Sexual Abuse in an Immigrant Community” @TR_Fordham
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Congratulations, Susan! We look forward to having you at Fordham to discuss the work on October 29, 2024!
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AAR Catholic Studies Call for Proposals! Deadline March 8. sites.google.com/fordham.edu…
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Check our recent interview with Julia Feder, @heather_fryer, and Rebecca Murray, TR researchers of "Just one Jesuit" Project. "We have learned a lot from the research that we have been able to do, but we have many more unanswered questions." takingresponsibility.ace.for…
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New Scholar Essay Prize, Catholic Studies in the Americas-- Due Feb 15!!! $1500 prize. ABD or PhD 2017 or later. @curran_center @zegmed @BrianClites @CyberspaceClio @tuannyriver fordham.edu/academics/center…
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Thank you @TR_Fordham. #bearingwitness an important practice for #theology, for #pastoral care and for #memorials.
Stephanie Arel's new book is out: "Bearing Witness: The Wounds of Mass Trauma at Memorial Museums." An important contribution to the study of memorialization and communal recovery after mass trauma.
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