Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Plate will join the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion. Published by Oxford University Press, JAAR is one of the leading journals in the field of religious studies, and publishes articles by the top scholars from around the world.

The journal begins its 80th year of publishing in 2012. Plate was invited to join the board based on his expertise in the field of religious visual culture.