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<strong>and</strong> research agendas. The “Centers <strong>and</strong> Institutes Project,” meanwhile, brings together those organizations<br />

dedicated to the academic study <strong>of</strong> religion in the U.S. in order to discuss common problems<br />

<strong>and</strong> solutions, as well as to identify areas for cooperative efforts. The work <strong>of</strong> these various<br />

centers <strong>and</strong> institutes will be highlighted in future issues <strong>of</strong> the “Newsletter from the Center for the<br />

Study <strong>of</strong> Religion <strong>and</strong> <strong>American</strong> Culture” <strong>and</strong> the Center’s reception at the annual meeting <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>American</strong> Academy <strong>of</strong> Religion.<br />

We continue to explore other areas <strong>of</strong> potential research in the relation between religion <strong>and</strong> other<br />

aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>American</strong> culture. As these projects materialize, they will be announced on this website <strong>and</strong><br />

in the “Newsletter.”<br />

Periodicals<br />

Religion <strong>and</strong> <strong>American</strong> Culture, A Journal <strong>of</strong> Interpretation. Center books include the series, “The<br />

Public Expressions <strong>of</strong> Religion in America.”<br />

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