International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion

International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion
AbbreviationIACESR
Formation2006; 18 years ago (2006)
AffiliationsInternational Association for the History of Religions, American Academy of Religion
Websitewww.iacesr.com

The International Association for the Cognitive and Evolutionary Sciences of Religion (IACESR), founded in 2006, is a scholarly association dedicated to the promotion of the Cognitive Science of Religion. The IACESR 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 IACESR 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.[1]

The IACESR supports the Electronic Archive for Religion & Cognition at the Centre for Religion & Cognition,[2] Groningen,[3] the Journal of Cognition & Culture (Brill Publishers),[4] and two-book series, Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation (Bloomsbury Academic), which was formerly the series Cognitive Science of Religion (AltaMira Press), and Religion, Cognition and Culture (Equinox Press).

  1. ^ IACESR as cited in "IACESR-about-us". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ^ "Centre for Religion & Cognition". www.religionandcognition.com/crc. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. ^ "Archive for Religion & Cognition". www.csr-arc.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  4. ^ "Journal of Cognition and Culture | Brill". www.brill.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-19.