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The job market for faculty positions in religion was relatively stable in 2012,date is sic. the religion associations aren't as current as others. -sj better than it was immediately after the economic downturn hit in 2008, but still down from earlier, according to a report by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion.
Based on job listings with the associations, the report says that the 2012 totals were only about 80 percent of those in 2008. In the past three years, the scholarly sub-specialties in which there were the greatest increases in positions were New Testament, Christian origins and ancient Christianity; and systematic/constructive theology.
Among the specialties showing declines were introduction to religion; Hebrew Bible; and religions of the ancient Near East.
