Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education.

APRRE is the professional association of those who teach religious education in colleges, seminaries, private schools, and universities. Their membership is open, and they sponsor yearly meetings for their members. At this time, it is possible that APRRE may merge with the Religious Education Association (listed below). For more information, or for forms to apply for membership, contact:

EcuFilm.

EcuFilm is a ministry of the United Methodist Church. It is probably the most extensive collection of video resources available for Christian education—covering a full range of issues, traditions, and theological perspectives. Videos may be rented or purchased. The Web site is very helpful—complete with reviews and thorough descriptions of the products. They have a particularly strong selection of Bible and theology videos, most of which feature noted seminary and university professors. Print mailings and catalogs also available.

Episcopal Media.

Episcopal Media primarily serves the Episcopal Church and other liturgical Protestants. However, they do some things particularly well that may appeal to other traditions. Episcopal Media carries a large selection of video and audio of C.S. Lewis (including Lewis reading his own The Four Loves), a beautifully produced and intelligent series called Pioneers of the Spirit featuring the lives and works of major figures in the history of spirituality (including St. Augustine, Teresa of Avila, and Hildegard of Bingen), several videos on Celtic spirituality, preaching tapes by Barbara Brown Taylor, and some materials featuring Madeleine L'Engle. Many of their videos are well-suited for retreats and quiet days. They carry a much smaller range of material than EcuFilm, but it is well chosen, often exquisitely filmed, and focused around spirituality, the arts, history, and the liturgical year. They also distribute some BBC religion programs that are hard to find in the United States.

Religious Education Association.

The REA provides an forum for discussion and research for religious educators, promotes dialogue between religious traditions, supports professional development for religious educators, encourages research in religious education, and pursues issues that "challenge the task of religious education." They sponsor a journal (listed below) and REACH, an online newsletter.

Religious Education: An Interfaith Journal of Spirituality, Growth and Transformation.

Published by the Religious Education Association and the Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education. Subscriptions:

Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.

This is a first-rate, extensive, and easy to navigate site of selective and annotated electronic resources for religious education and includes everything from syllabi and resources for particular subjects ("Buddhism and Christianity," "The Death Penalty") and electronic journals to listserv discussion groups and liturgies. The guide serves academics, clergy, congregational leaders, and teachers. No Christian educator can be without the Wabash guide. If it isn't linked here, it probably doesn't exist. The guide is a virtual library of Christian education theory and resources.