Special Issues

Religions publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Religion and Politics: Historical Developments and Contemporary Transformations
edited by Andre P. Audette, Christopher Weaver and Mark Brockway
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion and politics; secularism; religious identities; law and public policy; political theology; nationalism; culture wars; religious demography
Undisciplining Religion and Science: Science, Religion and Nature
edited by and Lisa Stenmark
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion; science; and technology; critical theories; new materialisms; de/postcolonial studies; narrative thought; Hannah Arendt
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Engaging Sacred Practices: Explorations in Practical Theology
edited by
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: practical theology; Christian spirituality; spiritual practices; intersectionality; religious practices; reflection
Faith in Action: Examining the Power and Purpose of a Public Theology in Contemporary Society
edited by Clive Pearson
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: public theology; common good; signs of the time; justice; truth; compassion; freedom; local; global
“One Theology in Many Theologies?”—What Holds the Book of Isaiah Together Theologically in the Diversity of Its Statements?
edited by Burkard M. Zapff
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: the Book of Isaiah; theology; Zion; God; servants; God's kingship; salvation; judgment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Theology and the Arts: Embodied Belief submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1868 | Submission Open
Keywords: theology and the arts; ritual; embodiment; performance; incarnation; liturgical studies
Sustainable Development: The Normative Contribution of Theology
edited by Bernhard Bleyer and René M. Micallef
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open
Keywords: systematic theology; normativity; sustainable development; ecology; globalization; world religions
Roots, Religion and Resistance: Unpacking the Spectrum of Black Nationalist Movements
edited by Kevin Burrell
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pan-Africanism; diaspora; black religions; black nationalism; Garvey; Rastafarianism; black identity; Black Hebrew Israelites; black resistance movements
Through the Lens of a Realist Metaphysics: Gender and the Teaching of the Catholic Church
edited by Deborah Savage
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: metaphysics; philosophical realism; neuroscience; gender; man and woman; Catholic Church; human sexuality; complementarity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
The Sacred Battlefields of the Eastern Europe: The Role of Orthodox Christianity in Geopolitics
edited by Tornike Metreveli and Emil Bjørn Hilton Saggau
submission deadline 18 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthodox Christianity; geopolitics; nationalism; canonical territorial conflicts; church-state relations; eastern Europe; southern Europe; canonical territoriality; religious influence; political power
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Postcolonial Literature and Ecotheology
edited by and Animesh Roy
submission deadline 24 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecotheology; postcolonialism; secular literature; climate change; indigeneity; cosmology; secularism; sacred literature; creation; immanence; environmentalism
Evangelical Theology Today: Exploring Theological Perspectives
edited by Ronald T. Michener
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: evangelicalism; evangelical theological method; postconservative evangelicalism; postconservative theology; post-modern evangelicalism; theological interpretation
Travel and Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4862 | Submission Open
Keywords: ancient Mediterranean; travel; mobility; religious practice; lived ancient religion; intercultural contact; history of travel; travel literature; material culture
Muslim Women in the 21st Century: Agency, Influence, and Lived Experience
edited by , and Rachel Woodlock
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3563 | Submission Open
Keywords: islam; muslim; gender; women; agency; influence; lived experience; leadership; muslim feminism; transnational identities; islamophobia; inclusion; women and religious law; stereotypes; diveristy; social conditions; lived religion; race and class
Varieties of Revelation: Scripture, Theology, and Philosophy in the Perspective of Divine Disclosure
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3556 | Submission Open
Keywords: revelation; divine disclosure; theology; philosophy; hermeneutics; Scripture; inspiration; eschatology; mysticism; interfaith dialogue
Heretical Religiosity
edited by David Ohana
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2426 | Submission Open
Keywords: Nihilism; homo religious; antinomianism heresy; Max Schiller; Gershom Scholem; Martin Buber; Friedrich Nietzsche  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Buddhist Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Buddhist Theories of Mind
edited by Chien-Te Lin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1828 | Submission Open
Keywords: buddhist psychology; mindfulness; well-being; consciousness; self
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
The Energy God and Other Alternatives to the Theistic View of God and Spirituality
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open
Keywords: mysticism; spirituality; dao; ground of being; brahman; kabbalah; sufism; nirvana; panentheism
The Bible within Ancient and Modern Cultures
edited by Jonathan M. Watt
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open
Keywords: biblical studies; historical & cultural relevance; theology; counseling; cross-disciplinary
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Transformations in Daoist Ritual Texts and Other Daoist Literature Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties
edited by , Bony Schachter and Jacopo Scarin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open
Keywords: Daoist canonical texts; Daoist literature; Daoist ritual texts; religious writings; contemporary Daoist texts; transformation of texts; symbolism in writing; circulation of texts; Daoist community
Christian Leadership: Exploring the Theological, Biblical, and Social–Scientific Foundations and Applications
edited by Joshua D. Henson
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: Christian leadership; biblical leadership; theological studies; biblical studies; religious studies; ecclesiology; leadership; character; values; leader behavior; leadership styles
Spirituality in Religious Music
edited by Carl Petter Opsahl
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: music; spirituality; religion; musicking; ritual; theology; esthetic theory; community
Voices from the 'Periphery of Islam': Discourses of Authenticity, Rooting and Community-Building
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: Islam in Asia; Islam in Africa; Islam in Europe and USA; authenticity; contestive heterogenization; local rooting; Islam from the soil
Restoring Our Spirits with the New Testament: Spirituality in Biblical Research
edited by Les Hardin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: spirituality; spiritual formation; spiritual disciplines; new testament; Christianity; prayer; scripture; restoration; renewal
Jainism and Narrative
edited by Eva De Clercq
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
The Concept of Hate in the Hebrew Bible
edited by Deena Grant
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: hate; Hebrew Bible; psychology; cognitive linguistics; anger; violence; love passion; crime; ancient Near East; cultural anthropology; metonymy/metaphor; relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Augustine’s Concept of God and His Trinitarian Thought submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6827 | Submission Open
Keywords: Augustine; Metaphysical foundation of His Thought; Trinitarian Theology; Concept of God; Christology; Pneumatology; Neoplatonism; Manichaeism; Pelagianism; Doctrine of Grace; Neo-Nicenism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Reassessing Religion and Social Movements: From Rebellious Clergy to Counter-Hegemonic Theology and Praxis
edited by and Anh Susann Pham Thi
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open
Keywords: new religious movements; progressive religious movements; emancipatory religion; progressive priests; progressive clerics; theology of liberation; religious change; religion and politics
Re-Imagining the Woman’s “Curse”: Redemptive Readings of Genesis 3:16
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open
Keywords: curse; woman; messianic; redemptive; genesis 3:16; desire; rule; punitive
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Engaged Buddhism for an Engulfed World: New Perspectives on Humanistic Buddhism
edited by and Jakub Zamorski
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open
Keywords: engaged or humanistic Buddhism (Renjian Fojiao; 人間佛教); modernization; globalization; Taixu; school-building on monastic properties (廟產興學); multiculturalism
Exploring the Origins of Religious Beliefs
edited by Peter Bedford
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion-theory and method; religion-origins
The Role of Religion in the World of Technologically Transformed Human Consciousness
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open
Keywords: transhumanism; religions; technology; social networks; AI; virtual reality; freedom; cyberspace; consciousness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Race, Religion, and Ethnicity: Critical Junctures submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open
Keywords: race; religion; ethnicity; governance; human; activism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
The Role of Theology and the Bible in Building Communities of Peace, Justice and Reconciliation
edited by Sharon L. Baker Putt
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: theology; religion; ecology; peace; reconciliation; hospitality; community; Bible; love; politics
Postcolonial Religion and Theology in/as Practice
edited by Federico Settler and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 503 | Submission Open
Keywords: postcolonialism; theology; religion; practice; praxis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Problems in Contemporary Islamic Philosophy of Religion
edited by Imran Aijaz
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open
Keywords: Islamic philosophy of religion; Islam and philosophy; philosophical issues in Islam; philosophical debates in Islam; contemporary philosophical problems in Islam
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Going Beyond Comparative Ethics: Post-Comparative Ethics in Philosophic and Religious Traditions
edited by and Daniel Sarafinas
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethics; good; meanings; choices; ethical standards and principles; contemporary moral problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Whither Spirituality?
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2439 | Submission Open
Keywords: spirituality; secular spirituality; spiritual but not religious; nones; spiritual; secularity; digital age; appropriation; public life; environmentalism; global spiritualities; spirituality and wellness
Infidels, Enemies or Humanists? The European–Italian “Renaissance” and the Fictional Imaginary of the Muslim–Ottoman Turk
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open
Keywords: Italian “ Umanesimo” and the Renaissance; Ottoman pre-modern and modern history; otherness visio; European thought and influence; Islamic thought and influence; Christian “ Conciliarism” ; Ottoman history and thought; art and architectural history
Grief Care: Religion and Spiritual Support in Times of Loss
edited by Panagiotis Pentaris
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 1012 | Submission Open
Keywords: grief care; spiritual support; religious copying
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Christian Missions and the Environment
edited by David Onnekink, Richard Darr and Ben-Willie Kwaku Golo
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 716 | Submission Open
Keywords: Christianity; mission; ecology; environment; agriculture; colonialism; post-colonialism; RNGOs; global Christianity; creation care; earth-keeping
Spirituality for Community in a Time of Fragmentation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open
Keywords: spirituality; community; growth; decline; common good; justice; solidarity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Faith and Education: Contemporary and Global Issues in Historical Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: faith schools; religious education; theology of education; history of education; church and state; collective worship
Preaching in Multicultural Contexts
edited by Eunjoo Mary Kim and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: culture; preaching; homiletics; multiculturalism; globalization; pluralism
Peoples Linking the Shores: The Indian Ocean as an Islamic Space
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: Islamic world; Indian Ocean; pre-modern networks; Islamic law; Sufism; geography; Hajj; Islamic texts
Systematic Theology and Social Ethics: On the Unity of Theory and Praxis
edited by Miguel Escobar Torres and Matyas Szalay
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: systematic theology; community; society; ethics; practice; theory
Examining Religion's Influence in Non-formal and Informal Educational Contexts: Beliefs, Practices and Narratives
edited by and Marco Guglielmi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion and education; non-formal and informal educational contexts; learning society and religion; religious education; religious literacy; education and religious change; religious and secular narratives; interreligious dialogue and education
Non-dual Techniques of Body, Energy and Consciousness: The Philosophy and Practice of Meditation
edited by Naoki Kashio and Jørn Borup
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: practice; prayer; consciousness; body; energy; bio-force; mind; soul; spirituality; psychosomatic technique; body– mind transformation; non-duality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
The Sociological Study of Religion
edited by Juan Maria Sánchez-Prieto and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: sociology of religion; religious pluralism; secularization; religious beliefs and practices; churches; religious conflicts; fundamentalisms; nationalisms; identities
Reviving Ancient Wisdom on the Northern Silk Road: Research on Old Uyghur Buddhism and Buddhist Scriptures
edited by Abdurishid Yakup
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: Old Uyghur Buddhism; Old Uyghur manuscript culture; transmission of religious knowledge; interaction of religions; translation technique of Buddhist scriptures; plurilingualism; Dunhuang; Turfan; the Northern Silk Road
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
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