Conferences
Dates are the ones published by the societies as of 12 November 2026. Check the program link before you travel.
SBL and AAR meet in Denver, 21–24 November 2026.
Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting
Society of Biblical Literature · Bible, early Christianity, ancient Judaism, Qur'an (some units)
sbl-site.org/feed returns HTTP 410 (RSS disabled), so watch pages or the YouTube channel instead. Public membership from $26/yr (income-based).
- SBL Annual Meeting 2026 · 2026-11-21 – 2026-11-24 · Colorado Convention Center, Denver, COhigh · Source
- Nov 20-23, 2027 · Washington, DC
- Nov 18-21, 2028 · Boston
- Nov 17-20, 2029 · San Antonio
- Nov 23-26, 2030 · San Diego
- Nov 22-25, 2031 · Washington, DC
2026 Online Program / Preliminary Schedule (public, speaker search)Program Units listCall for Papers (2026 window Jan 29-Mar 9, 2026)
SBL International Meeting
Society of Biblical Literature · Bible and related fields
- SBL International Meeting 2027 · 2027-07-18 – 2027-07-22 · Leuven, Belgiumhigh · Source
American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting
American Academy of Religion · Religious studies broadly (incl. early Christianity, Islam)
Old aarweb annual-meeting URL 404s; use /events/annual-meetings/.
North American Patristics Society (NAPS) Annual Meeting
North American Patristics Society · Patristics / early Christian studies
No NAPS meeting in May 2027 because of the Oxford Patristics Conference (per NAPS site).
- NAPS Annual Meeting 2028 · 2028-05-25 – 2028-05-27 · Chicagohigh · Source
North American Syriac Symposium
(rotating host; announced via NAPS/Syriac networks) · Syriac studies
Date seen on NAPS site; confirm on host page when posted.
- North American Syriac Symposium 2027 · 2027-06-27 – 2027-07-01 · Vanderbilt University, Nashvillemedium · Source
International Conference on Patristic Studies (Oxford)
University of Oxford (Oxford Patristics Conference) · Patristics, late antique Christianity
Registration and abstract submission opened 1 May 2026 (per site). Proceedings appear in Studia Patristica (Peeters).
- XX International Conference on Patristic Studies · 2027-08-02 – 2027-08-06 · Oxford, UKhigh · Source
International Qur'anic Studies Association (IQSA) Annual Meeting
IQSA · Qur'anic studies, Qur'an and biblical traditions
- IQSA Annual Meeting 2026 · Usually alongside SBL in November; 2026 program not found on public pages as of 2026-11-12low · Source
Westar Institute / Jesus Seminar meetings and webinars
Westar Institute · Critical/progressive study of Christian origins (Jesus Seminar, Christianity Seminar)
westarinstitute.org/feed is 404 (Webflow site); watch the events page. Blog posted a tribute to Lloyd Geering (1918-2026) on Nov 10, 2026.
- Ongoing webinars and seminar meetings · online / annual meetingmedium · Source
Enoch Seminar (biennial/annual meetings, Nangeroni, virtual conferences)
Enoch Seminar · Second Temple Judaism and Christian origins
- 18th Enoch Seminar, Lugano: "Sacrifice and Atonement..." · 2027-06-06 – 2027-06-09 · Lugano, Switzerlandhigh · Source
The Context Group (social-scientific study of the Bible)
Context Group · Social-scientific criticism
The former public site is not linked. The domain has been hijacked and now serves unrelated material. Use a program from before that lapse only after checking it by hand.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (not a conference; review feed)
BMCR · Classics incl. late antique Christianity