Shall I include this in my syllabus?
The American Academy of Religion resoundingly condemns white
nationalism and urges all members, individually, institutionally, and
collectively, to fight against white supremacy and white nationalism
while standing alongside those who bear the brunt of this violent
ideology, willful ignorance, and oppressive behavior. The American
Academy of Religion advocates for the study of religion as a powerful
means to resist white supremacist structures, policies, and thought
patterns. In promoting its values of academic excellence, professional
responsibility, free inquiry, critical examination, diversity,
inclusion, respect, and transparency in the study of religion, the
American Academy of Religion hopes to help uncover and dismantle white
supremacy at the structural and personal levels. The American Academy of
Religion acknowledges that the lives of scholars, teachers, and
students of religion are made better, more productive, and more
meaningful by diversity of all kinds.
