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A section of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444).
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Early Christian Communities: Exploring Theological Diversities before Christian Empire (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- The Interaction of Daoist, Buddhist and Confucian Thinkers in the Sui and Early Tang Dynasty (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- A Transformation in God: Change, Regret, and Inconsistency in the Deity of the Hebrew Bible (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Anthropological Perspectives on Diaspora and Religious Identities (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Theism in the Language of Humanism: Reincarnations of the Transcendent God in the Secular Subject (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Religions and Violence: Dialogue and Dialectic (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Expressions of Chinese Christianity in Texts and Contexts (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Ecclesiastical Tribunals and “Superstition” in Early Modern Europe (Fifteenth–Nineteenth Centuries) (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Dissolutions of Monasteries (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Asceticism, Mysticism, and the Affirmation of the World in Christianity and Islam (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- The Ethics of the Body in Different Religious Traditions and Spiritual Discourses (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Religious Ethics in a Conflicted World (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Critical Issues in Christian Ethics (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Middle East Religions from Comparative Perspectives—How Religion Is Shaping the Middle East (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Interreligious Dialogue and Conflict (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Theology and Science: Loving Science, Discovering the Divine (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Religious Conflict and Coexistence in Korea (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Sikhi, Sikhs and Caste: Lived Experiences in a Global Context (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Zoroastrianism: History, Texts, Exegesis (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Catholic Education and Pope Francis’ Dream for a Synodal Church (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Climate Crisis and Religions/Spirituality (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- The Catholic Encounter with Chinese Thought, Society and Politics in the Ming–Qing Dynasties (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Religious Wonder in Pre-Modern Korea: Its Social, Cultural, Political Aspects (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Religion and Medicine: Expanding Understandings of Human Flourishing (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Dolls and Idols: Critical Essays in Neo-Animism (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Religion and Public Agenda: Complexity and the Challenges of the Common Home (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Climate Change and Religion: Challenges, Changes and Next Steps in Theology and Praxis (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Localization, Globalization and Glocalization: Paradigm Shifts in the Study of Transmission and Transformation of Buddhism in Asia and Beyond (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Buddhism, Science and Technology: Challenges to Religions from a Digitalized World (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Medieval Judaism and Jewish Diaspora: With an Emphasis on Crypto-Judaism (Deadline: 5 June 2024)
- Saints and Cities: Hagiography and Urban History (Deadline: 16 June 2024)
- Shared Religious Education (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Liturgy between Tradition and Contemporary Practice (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Global Catholicism (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Buddhist Art, Artifact and Culture Worldwide (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Medieval Theology and Philosophy from a Cross-Cultural Perspective (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- C. S. Lewis and Film (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Texts, Interpretations, and Reception Histories in Chinese Christianity (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Reclaiming Voices: Women's Contributions to Baptist History (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Paul among Jews and Christians: Redescribing the “Jewishness” of Paul and His Receptions (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Bible Translation and Biblical Hermeneutics: Exploring the Nexus of Language and Interpretation (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The History of Religions in China: The Rise, Fall, and Return (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Buddhist Literature and Art across Eurasia (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The Swiss Reformation 1525–2025: New Directions (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The Role of Religions in Multiple Modern Societies: The Global South (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Renewal, Innovation, and Transformation: The Changing Face of Judaism in Modern Times (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Celluloid Jesus—Beyond the Text-Centric Paradigm (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Religion and/of the Future (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Spirituality, Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Theology and Anthropology: A Critical Discussion (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Constructing the ‘European Muslim Crisis’: Discourse, Policy, and Everyday Realities (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The Growth of Global Evangelicalism (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Early Church Fathers: Their Contributions and Legacy in Christian Thought (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Sport and Religion: Continuities, Connections, Concerns (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Past and Present (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Diasporic Hybridity: How It Impacts Religious Identity and Practice in Today’s Pluralistic World (Deadline: 5 July 2024)
- Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Care and Counselling (Deadline: 13 July 2024)
- Religious Ethics and Law: A Comparative Perspective (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Studies on Medieval Liturgy and Ritual (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Topography of Mind (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Buddhist Art and Ritual Spaces in the Global Perspective (Deadline: 21 July 2024)
- Religion in Extractive Zones (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Christology: Christian Writings and the Reflections of Theologians (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- New Testament Studies - Current Trends and Criticisms (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- The Right to Freedom of Religion: Contributions (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Disputed Issues about the Psalms in History and Research (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Religious Diversity and Social Studies Education (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Transformative and Emancipatory Potentials of Indigenous, Folk, and Other Religions at the Margins (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Engaging Sacred Practices: Explorations in Practical Theology (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- Faith in Action: Examining the Power and Purpose of a Public Theology in Contemporary Society (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- Religion and Politics: Historical Developments and Contemporary Transformations (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- Sustainable Development: The Normative Contribution of Theology (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Theology and the Arts: Embodied Belief (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Roots, Religion and Resistance: Unpacking the Spectrum of Black Nationalist Movements (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Postcolonial Literature and Ecotheology (Deadline: 24 August 2024)
- Evangelical Theology Today: Exploring Theological Perspectives (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Travel and Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Voices from the 'Periphery of Islam': Discourses of Authenticity, Rooting and Community-Building (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Muslim Women in the 21st Century: Agency, Influence, and Lived Experience (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- The Energy God and Other Alternatives to the Theistic View of God and Spirituality (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Christian Leadership: Exploring the Theological, Biblical, and Social–Scientific Foundations and Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Spirituality in Religious Music (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Restoring Our Spirits with the New Testament: Spirituality in Biblical Research (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Transformations in Daoist Ritual Texts and Other Daoist Literature Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Varieties of Revelation: Scripture, Theology, and Philosophy in the Perspective of Divine Disclosure (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Reassessing Religion and Social Movements: From Rebellious Clergy to Counter-Hegemonic Theology and Praxis (Deadline: 1 September 2024)
- Exploring the Origins of Religious Beliefs (Deadline: 1 September 2024)
- Engaged Buddhism for an Engulfed World: New Perspectives on Humanistic Buddhism (Deadline: 1 September 2024)
- The Role of Theology and the Bible in Building Communities of Peace, Justice and Reconciliation (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Infidels, Enemies or Humanists? The European–Italian “Renaissance” and the Fictional Imaginary of the Muslim–Ottoman Turk (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Peoples Linking the Shores: The Indian Ocean as an Islamic Space (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- The Sociological Study of Religion (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- The Question of “Theodicy” in Contemporary Society: The Imagery of (after) Death in Religion and New Forms of Spirituality (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Faith and Education: Contemporary and Global Issues in Historical Perspective (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Systematic Theology and Social Ethics: On the Unity of Theory and Praxis (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Christian Missions and the Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Whither Spirituality? (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Cancer and Theology: Personal and Pastoral Perspectives (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Intersections of Religiousness/Spirituality and Forgiveness and Implications for Mental Health and Well-Being (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Examining Religion's Influence in Non-formal and Informal Educational Contexts: Beliefs, Practices and Narratives (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Preaching in Multicultural Contexts (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Beyond the “Spice Routes”: Indic and Sinitic Religions across the Asian Maritime Realm (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- "What Does Theology Do, Actually?” Dialogue between Differing Theological Approaches (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Un-glossing East Asian Buddhism: Gender, Sangha and the State in the Early-Modern Era (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Contemporary Worship Music and Intergenerational Formation (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Situating Religious Cognition (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Vivere Sine Proprio: The Relevance of Franciscan Spirituality for Today’s Big Questions (Deadline: 4 October 2024)
- Inter-Religious Encounters in Architecture and Other Public Art (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Divine Encounters: Exploring Religious Themes in Literature (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Disclosing God in Action: Contemporary British Evangelical Practices (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Geopolitics and Religion(s): Neglected Topics in the Current World Crisis (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Pilgrimage Routes, Sacred Places, and Contribution to Territories’ Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Religious Nationalism in Global Perspective (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Mysticism Reloaded: Innovative Approaches, Methods, and Theories to Study Mysticism (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Interfaith Encounters: Religious Polemics from the Middle Ages to the Modern Period (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Adolescent Religious Development (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Minds as Creaturely and Divine (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Chinese Christianity: From Society to Culture (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Resurrection and New Creation in Ephesians (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Consciousness between Science and Religion (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Sacred Experience and Aesthetic Connections in Religious Festivals (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Images of the World in the Dialogue between Science and Religion (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Contemporary Practices and Issues in Religious Education (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Religious Perspectives on Ecological, Political, and Cultural Grief (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Post-Evangelical and Exvangelical Movements: New Religious Trends in the Americas (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Religion, Public Space and Society (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Contemporary Approaches to Buddhist Philosophy and Ethics (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Religions, Cultural Memory and Heritage in the City: Reassembling a Plural Scenario (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Healing in Christian Faith and Practices (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- ‘On the Lapsed’: Comparative Ethnographic Perspectives on ‘Lapsing’ among Christians around the World (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Monastic Identities: Comparative and Historical Perspectives (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Economic Justice (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Gender, Violence and Islam (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Imagining Ultimacy: Religious and Spiritual Experience in Literature (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Under the Rising Crescent: How and When Became the Middle East an Islamic Region? (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Nature, Functions and Contexts of Christian Doctrine (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Exploring the Historiography of Muslim Communities in Central Asia (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Re-Thinking Religious Traditions and Practices of Korea (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Religious and Theological Interactions in East Asia: Issues, Channels and Impact (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Theology ‘In Exit’ for a Better World: Consolidating the Intersecting Features of Public Theology (Deadline: 24 January 2025)
- Soteriological and Ethical Dimensions of Forgetting in Asian Thought (Deadline: 1 March 2025)
- Rabbinic Thought between Philosophy and Literature (Deadline: 1 March 2025)
- Islam and Citizenship: Intersecting Experiences among Migrants and Their Descendants in Europe (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Engaging Religious Plurality within Australian and New Zealand Catholic Schools: Particularity in Dialogue with Diversity (Deadline: 1 April 2025)
- Religion and Politics: Ritual, Performativity, and (Political) Theatre in Comparative-Historical and International Perspective (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Contemporary Christian Worship: Origins, Theory and Practice (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Ethical Concerns in Early Confucianism (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- The Encounter of Colonialism and Indian Religious Traditions (Deadline: 31 August 2025)