Tanya M. Luhrmann, Stanford University, presiding

-Devaka Premawardhana, Emory University, Continuities of Change: ‘Traditional’ Religion and the Convertible Self

-Jon Bialecki, Independent Scholar, An Eldritch Singularity: theorizing rapid [religious] change

-Courtney Handman, University of Texas-Austin, The Conservatism of Conversion: Continuity Thinking in 20th Century Protestant Missions

-Rachelle Scott, University of Tennessee, Invented traditions: The power of history during rapid religious change in Thailand

-Joseph Hellweg, University of Florida—Respondent