The International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion (IACSR), founded in 2006, is a scholarly association dedicated to the promotion of the Cognitive Science of Religion. The IACSR is an interdisciplinary association, including scholars from a wide variety of disciplines in the human, social, natural and health sciences that are interested in the academic, scientific study of religious phenomena. The IACSR seeks to advance the naturalistic study of religion. It is strictly scientific and does not encourage or welcome those who are interested in dialogue between science and religion, attempt to find religion in science and science in religion, or attempt to validate religious or spiritual doctrines through cognitive science. The IACSR supports the ''Electronic Archive for Religion & Cognition'' at the ''Centre for Religion & Cognition'', Groningen, the ''Journal of Cognition & Culture'' (

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), and two book series, ''Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation''
Bloomsbury Academic
, which was formerly the series ''Cognitive Science of Religion'' (

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), and ''Religion, Cognition and Culture'' (Equinox Press).

History

The IACSR was founded in 2006, and the inaugural meeting took place in

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, in

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

. First General Assembly: January 7, 2006, Aarhus University, Denmark. Second General Assembly: May 30, 2008, Aarhus University, Denmark. Third General Assembly: August 16, 2010,

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, Canada. Fourth General Assembly: June 25, 2012, Aarhus University, Denmark. Fifth General Assembly: June 20, 2014
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Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. Sixth General Assembly: August 22, 2016, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Seventh General Assembly: August 12-16, 2018, Boston, MA, USA. Other IACSR meetings: July 29, 2009, at the

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, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the

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Executive committee

Past President:

Joseph Bulbulia Joseph A. Bulbulia is a Professor of Psychology in the Faculty of Science at Victoria University of Wellington (2020-present). He was the Maclaurin Goodfellow Chair in the School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts at University of Auckland (2018-2020) ...

, Maclaurin Goodfellow Chair,

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President: Ann Taves, Professor, Department of Religious Studies,

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President Elect: Dimitris Xygalatas, Assistant Professor,

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Secretary General: John H. Shaver, Lecturer, University of Otago Treasurer: Justin Lane, Postdoctoral Fellow,

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External links

Official home page of the IACSR
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History

Executive committee

See also

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