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The Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion (IASR) is an independent, not for profit, organization that is committed to promoting the scientific study of religious thought and behaviour and advancing a general scientific understanding of religion. The research and educational activities of the Institute presuppose a framework of inquiry within which the study of religion is integrated with the social and natural sciences and directed toward the development of empirically testable theories.

The Institute’s primary functions are to foster a type of research currently under-appreciated and underdeveloped in most academic contexts, to support intellectual exchanges through symposia, colloquia, and conferences on central problems in the field, and to disseminate the results of such collaborative and interdisciplinary work. The Institute will also undertake to support other organizations committed to the same goals.