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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The Sociological Study of Religion
edited by Juan Maria Sánchez-Prieto and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: sociology of religion; religious pluralism; secularization; religious beliefs and practices; churches; religious conflicts; fundamentalisms; nationalisms; identities
Intersections of Religiousness/Spirituality and Forgiveness and Implications for Mental Health and Well-Being submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: forgiveness; mental health; well-being; self-forgiveness; personal resources; faith; religiosity; trauma
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 113 | 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)
Modeling Lifeworlds on the Rhythms of Nature: Perspectives on Daoism and Ecology in East Asia
edited by Jihyun Kim and Daniel Burton-Rose
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental humanities; Daoism; East Asian science and technology; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Cancer and Theology: Personal and Pastoral Perspectives
edited by Brian C. Macallan and Ronald T. Michener
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer and theology; suffering; disease; hope and cancer; healing
Situating Religious Cognition
edited by
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 922 | Submission Open
Keywords: situated cognition; extended mind theory; 4e cognition; phenomenology of religion; media studies; pragmatist studies of religion; hermeneutics; deconstruction
Contemporary Worship Music and Intergenerational Formation
edited by Steve R. Guthrie and Adam A. Perez
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open
Keywords: worship; music; children; intergenerational; spirituality; contemporary worship; praise and worship; spiritual formation
Beyond the “Spice Routes”: Indic and Sinitic Religions across the Asian Maritime Realm
edited by Andrea Acri and Francesco Bianchini
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: Indian Ocean studies; maritime history; Hinduism; Buddhism; Confucianism; folk religions; maritime Asia; maritime silk roads
"What Does Theology Do, Actually?” Dialogue between Differing Theological Approaches
edited by and Matthew Ryan Robinson
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: theological method; global; intercultural; semantics; ecumenical; comparative; praxis; politics; postcoloniality
Vivere Sine Proprio: The Relevance of Franciscan Spirituality for Today’s Big Questions
edited by Willem Marie Speelman
submission deadline 4 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: Franciscan spirituality; wicked problems; problem/mystery; poverty; social exclusion; interreligious dialogue; healthcare; sustainability; leadership; conflict
The Hebrew Bible in American Literature
edited by
submission deadline 8 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: American; literature; theology; Hebrew Bible; Old Testament; poetry; novel; story; narrative
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
The Interplay between Religion and Culture submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1898 | Submission Open
Keywords: architecture; art; belief; culture; landscape; myth; religion; ritual; symbol; value
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Inter-Religious Encounters in Architecture and Other Public Art
edited by Timothy Parker
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1861 | Submission Open
Religion and Social Transformation
edited by Robert D. Woodberry
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion and economic development; religion and violence; religion and political institutions; religion and inequality; religion and slavery/abolition; religion and printing; religion and the origins of cumulative science; religion and inequality; religion and tolerance/religious liberty; religion and women’ s rights; religion and environmental degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Divine Encounters: Exploring Religious Themes in Literature
edited by Enrique Santos Marinas and Svetlana Maliavina
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: sciences of religions; theology; epiphanies; theophanies; literature; mythology; myth criticism
Narrating the Divine: Exploring Biblical Hebrew Poetry and Narratives
edited by Sung Jin Park
submission deadline 18 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open
Keywords: biblical narratives; biblical poetry; biblical law; wisdom literature; prophetic literature; the Book of Job; divine narratives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Post-Holocaust Theologies of Jews and Judaism
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-Judaism; antisemitism; church history; Vatican II; inter-religious dialogue; Jewish– Christian relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Contemporary Changes and Transformations in the Islamic World
edited by
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2048 | Submission Open
Keywords: Islamic Studies; decolonization; tradition; reform; feminism; gender; leadership; authority; Shari'a
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Disclosing God in Action: Contemporary British Evangelical Practices
edited by Andrew Rogers, Helen Collins and Israel Olofinjana
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: evangelicalism; contemporary; British; practices; divine action; theological reflection
Minds as Creaturely and Divine
edited by , Benedikt Paul Göcke and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12379 | Submission Open
Keywords: divine minds; human minds; neuroscientific theology; minds and liturgy; deified minds
Chinese Christianity: From Society to Culture
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3543 | Submission Open
Keywords: jesuits; protestant missionaries’ activities; christian communities; nativization; contextualization of theology; rite; architecture; arts; customs
Pilgrimage Routes, Sacred Places, and Contribution to Territories’ Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1951 | Submission Open
Keywords: religious places and regional planning; sacred sites and sustainability; universal accessibility in religious places; universal accessibility in routes and trails; religious routes and trails and sustainability; pilgrims and sustainability; religions and cultural heritage; resilience pilgrimage and motivations; sacred sites and evolution ecumenic; places of worship and religious tourism; cultural and religious routes and trails; the transformational potential of visiting holy sites; inner/outer experiences; secular/non-confessional trails; religion and commerce; religion and museums; religion and historical art
Religious Nationalism in Global Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open
Keywords: religious nationalism; religion; nationalism; political impact; Islamic nationalism; Christian nationalism; Hindu nationalism
Mysticism Reloaded: Innovative Approaches, Methods, and Theories to Study Mysticism
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open
Keywords: mysticism; methods in religion; comparative research; interdisciplinary theories of religion
Geopolitics and Religion(s): Neglected Topics in the Current World Crisis
edited by Vendulka Kubalkova and Renat Shaykhutdinov
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: beyond religion as soft power only; religion(s) and geopolitics; against west-and Euro-centrism; international political theology and geopolitics; the ‘ holy’ and ‘ mundane’ in world politics; competing and complementary narratives in religion and geopolitics; strategic narratives in international relations (IR) sharp and smart power in IR; BRICS
Adolescent Religious Development submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: adolescent religiosity; religion; education; values; spirituality; adolescence; sociology of religion; religious beliefs and practices
Pastoral Care in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by and Jody Clarke
submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: pastoral care; pastoral counseling; spiritual accompaniment; systems care; spirituality; pastoral theology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Awesome! Art, Theology and Postmodern Aesthetics
edited by Ronald Bernier
submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: visual theology; theological aesthetics; theology and the arts; contemporary art; the sublime; mysticism; apophatic theology; theology of contemplation; transcendence; spirituality
Natural Sciences as a Contemporary Locus Theologicus
edited by Jacek Rodzeń and Paweł Polak
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2127 | Submission Open
Keywords: science and religion; natural sciences; theology; scientific rationality; science as a value; aim(s) of science; scientific worldview; theology of science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Consciousness between Science and Religion
edited by Sibylle Trawöger
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: consciousness; soul; body; mind; awareness; dialogue between science and religion; theological anthropology
Resurrection and New Creation in Ephesians
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: resurrection; new creation; Ephesians; Paul; eschatology
Intellectual Crossroads: Religion, Knowledge, and Science in the Early Modern World
edited by Andrew Keitt
submission deadline 17 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: knowledge; science and religion; preternatural; superstition; astrology; cosmology; physico-theology; scientific revolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Clashing Civilizations and Civilizational Identities in Populist Discourses
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25445 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Religion, Society, Politics and Digital Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9431 | Submission Open
Keywords: religious authority; religious digital mobilization; digital reilgion(s); religious populism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Contemporary Practices and Issues in Religious Education
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open
Keywords: catechesis; the Church; confessional religious education in school; crisis of religious socialization and education; traditional educational institutions; theological– catechetical formation of teachers/educators
Religious Perspectives on Ecological, Political, and Cultural Grief
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open
Keywords: grief; ecological grief; political grief; religion; theology; ethics; politics
Sacred Experience and Aesthetic Connections in Religious Festivals
edited by Federico Aguirre, Wilson Muñoz and Lily Jimenez
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: art and the sacred; religious festivals; popular/lived religion; material religion studies; visual and performance studies
Images of the World in the Dialogue between Science and Religion
edited by Wojciech P. Grygiel, Krystian Kałuża and Grzegorz Chrzanowski
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: science and religion; image of the world; theology; evolution; cognitive science
Post-Evangelical and Exvangelical Movements: New Religious Trends in the Americas submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: exvangelical; post-evangelicals; evangelicals; authoritarianism; Americas
Theological Reflections on Moral Theories
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: moral principles; normativity; theistic ethics; moral theology; value theory; well-being; rights; divine commands
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Religion, Public Space and Society
edited by and Magda Mària Serrano
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open
Keywords: public space; urban liturgy; religious commemoration; religious architecture; urban backdrop; city scenario; religious enclaves; public celebration; church and city
The Role of Religion in the Public Sphere
edited by Grzegorz Ekiert and
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 625 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion; public sphere; politics; secularization; modernization; culture wars; faith; identity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Contemporary Approaches to Buddhist Philosophy and Ethics submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 804 | Submission Open
Keywords: Buddhist philosophy; Buddhist ethics; intercultural philosophy; philosophy of mind; intercultural ethics; engaged Buddhism; Buddhist feminism; Abhidharma; Yogācāra; Mādhyamaka; Pure Land
Studies on the Psychology of Religion: Christian Spirituality and Personal/Social Well-Being
edited by Mario Aletti
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: Christian spirituality; subjective well-being; positive emotions; health-promoting; pro-sociality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
The Bible and Ancient Mesopotamia
edited by Robin Baker
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: Sumer; Babylon; Assyria; Hebrew Bible; New Testament; Apocrypha; Pseudepigrapha; Dead Sea Scrolls; comparative religion; religious transmission in the ancient Near East
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Islamic Social Studies: Gender, Sexuality, and Marriage
edited by Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh and Hora Zabarjadi Sar
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: Islamic feminism; gender fluidity; sexual ethics; marital dynamics; intersectionality; queer Muslim identities; religious authority; transnational intimacies; digital cultures; ethical consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Materiality and Private Rituals in Tibetan and Himalayan Cultures
edited by Aleksandra Wenta and Amanda Brown
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: Tibetan Buddhism; Bon; Buddhism; Chinese Buddhism; new religions; folk religions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
On the Problem of Hell: Comparative Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
edited by Ethan Leong Yee and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2172 | Submission Open
Keywords: Hell; evil; suffering; afterlife; punishment; justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Religions, Cultural Memory and Heritage in the City: Reassembling a Plural Scenario
edited by Angelica Federici and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: history of religions; memory studies; urban religion; spatial turn
Christian Prayer: Social Sciences Perspective
edited by and Konrad Janowski
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9853 | Submission Open
Keywords: specificity of prayer; types of prayer; prayer development; conditions for prayer; functions of prayer; prayer crisis; health dimension of prayer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
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