Welcome to the website of the North American Patristics Society! NAPS promotes the study of late antiquity and early Christianity primarily through our annual meetings and official publications, the Journal of Early Christian Studies and the Christianity in Late Antiquity Monograph Series. Browse the menu to learn more about membership, activities, and more. In spite of the Society’s current name, membership is open to scholars throughout the world. Join today!
There is no annual meeting in May 2027, so that our members can gather in Oxford in August for the 20th International Conference on Patristic Studies. Our next annual meeting in Chicago will be in May 2028, at a new conference location!
Please remember to keep your membership active so that you can continue to receive JECS as well as important communications from the Society.
Meanwhile, we wish everyone a wonderful year and best regards for your research endeavors.
Mark DelCogliano
President
Contact and mailing address for the Society:
Dr. Paul Kolbet
Secretary and Treasurer
North American Patristics Society
naps.sectreas@gmail.com
Membership & Subscriptions
A subscription to the Journal of Early Christian Studies is included with your membership (student discount available).
Interested in having your work published in an upcoming volume? Read our Submission Guidelines.
Recent News
- Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Eastern Christian Theology & Culture, Villanova University
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary: 1-year Visiting Assistant Professor, Humanities
- Call for papers for the annual Journées Augustiniennes de Carthage conference
- Postdoctoral Fellowships in Theology and Religious Studies
- The Canadian Society of Patristic Studies / Association Canadienne des Études Patristiques conference, May 26–28, 2026