Our particular disciplines and approaches reflect the diversity of the contemporary scholarly scene. Members are professors, students and others who share there interests. The annual meeting is the main occasion for members to share ideas and work, formally through presentations and workshops, informally through conversations. It takes place in the Spring within the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. Some CSBS members also gather at the annual Fall meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion.
Members receive the Bulletin annually.
This publication offers news about members and events, including a membership list and the previous year's Presidential Address. The Communications Officer is the Editor. Members receive regular e-mail news of professional interest. The CSBS sponsors two annual student essay prizes . The winners receive cash prizes and are invited and subsidized to read their papers at the annual Congress.