We the undersigned members of the American Academy of Religion petition the Board of Directors of the AAR to rescind its action taken in April and July 2003 to discontinue concurrent annual meetings with the Society of Biblical Literature.

We request that this action to rescind be taken at the Spring 2004 meeting of the AAR Board of Directors. We support the laudable goals expressed in the Centennial Strategic Plan 2004-2009 and support the Board in finding alternative constructive and creative ways to meet them.