Benefits of Membership

Become a member of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality and receive benefits such as:
  • A subscription to Spiritus
  • Access to online Society information
  • Invitations to Annual Meeting events
  • The opportunity to be part of the Society's listserv
The Society welcomes to membership all who share the Society’s interest in the study of Christian spirituality, a growing ecumenical, interdisciplinary, and academic field. Students are invited to join at a reduced rate.

Those interested in becoming members may do so through Johns Hopkins University Press, which publishes the Society’s journal, Spiritus, sent to all members. Membership dues include a subscription to Spiritus.

Members receive the journal; the opportunity to be part of the Society’s listserv; an annual mailing preceding the Annual Meeting; and invitations to special events of the Society held before and during the AAR. Members are also encouraged to participate in the Society’s work by attending the annual Business Meeting, nominating members of the Governing Board, and proposing topics for sessions held during the AAR.
Ann Astell

My encounter in 1994 with the newly founded Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality was transformative for me. It gave me an intellectual home in the American Academy of Religion, put me in contact with wonderful colleagues, and inspired in me the courage to study and to write about matters that were unusual for a professor of medieval English literature. The SSCS helps one to rediscover Christianity, past and present, as a dynamic way of holiness entailing all the dimensions of lived experience. What could be more beautiful, more challenging?

Ann W. Astell
--Department of Theology
--University of Notre Dame