EuARe, launched in 2016, has meanwhile firmly established itself when it comes to conferences dealing with the study on religion. For the Executive Committee members, this was the reason to take another close look at EuARe’s principles, as laid out in statutes and other documents, answering questions like: Are we doing the right things? Should we perhaps do things differently? Should we maybe do different things?

At the end of the meeting, and after in-depth discussions, the Executive Committee members agreed that EuARe is on the right path to realizing its mission and to becoming a stable and widely accepted academic organization, offering the major podium for academic research on religion and its relevance for society. Its core business is and will be the annual conference, as the key event for realizing its purposes. However, EuARe aims at constantly improving the quality of the conference. There, important insights were gathered, which can help in the organization of future conferences and in providing a meaningful experience to the many visitors from all over Europe and from different disciplines, encouraging an interdisciplinary discourse and debate. Finally, arrangements were made to improve communication at various points to reach adequately as many interested academics in the field of religion as possible.