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Buddhist Art, Artifact and Culture Worldwide
edited by Karil J. Kucera
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1812 | Submission Open
Keywords: Buddhism; global; worldwide; local; Buddhist art; Buddhist material culture; Buddhist artifacts; Buddhist sacred site; Buddhist constructed space; Buddhist architecture; pagoda; cave; temple; relic; sculpture; painting; print; image; icon; transnational exchange
Buddhism, Science and Technology: Challenges to Religions from a Digitalized World
edited by Jeffrey Theodore Kotyk and Ru Zhan
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open
Keywords: Buddhism and science; artificial intelligence; Buddhism and medicine; Buddhism and printing; Buddhism and mathematics; Buddhism and astronomy
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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open
Keywords: new religious movements; progressive religious movements; emancipatory religion; progressive priests; progressive clerics; theology of liberation; religious change; religion and politics
Engaged Buddhism for an Engulfed World: New Perspectives on Humanistic Buddhism
edited by and Jakub Zamorski
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | 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
Re-Imagining the Woman’s “Curse”: Redemptive Readings of Genesis 3:16
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 685 | Submission Open
Keywords: curse; woman; messianic; redemptive; genesis 3:16; desire; rule; punitive
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Exploring the Origins of Religious Beliefs
edited by Peter Bedford
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 199 | 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 258 | 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)
Ecclesiastical Tribunals and “Superstition” in Early Modern Europe (Fifteenth–Nineteenth Centuries)
edited by Guido Dall'Olio and Matteo Duni
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion; superstition; popular culture; witchcraft; magic; folklore; Catholic Church; Protestant Churches; inquisition; tribunals; ecclesiastical
The Ethics of the Body in Different Religious Traditions and Spiritual Discourses
edited by Gabriel Noje and Daniel Lemeni
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open
Keywords: human corporeality; the ethics of the body; embodiment; desire; repentance; sin; emotions; asceticism; moral responsibility; spirituality of the heart; illness of body; sexuality; mind-body practices; relaxation techniques; transfigured body
Race, Religion, and Ethnicity: Critical Junctures submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 989 | 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 229 | 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 621 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4469 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1899 | 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)
Religion, Liberalism and the Nation in East Asia
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4722 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion; secularity; liberty; citizen; public vs. private; citizen; nationalism; civil society
Whither Spirituality?
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2906 | Submission Open
Keywords: spirituality; secular spirituality; spiritual but not religious; nones; spiritual; secularity; digital age; appropriation; public life; environmentalism; global spiritualities; spirituality and wellness
Management of Religious Diversity: Comparing and Contrasting Experiences across the World
edited by and Juan Cruz Esquivel
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1980 | Submission Open
Keywords: management of religious diversity; state; local level; comparative studies; integration; discrimination; religious minorities
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 1299 | 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 1257 | Submission Open
Keywords: grief care; spiritual support; religious copying
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Spirituality for Community in a Time of Fragmentation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1175 | Submission Open
Keywords: spirituality; community; growth; decline; common good; justice; solidarity
(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 903 | Submission Open
Keywords: Christianity; mission; ecology; environment; agriculture; colonialism; post-colonialism; RNGOs; global Christianity; creation care; earth-keeping
Faith and Education: Contemporary and Global Issues in Historical Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 347 | 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 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: culture; preaching; homiletics; multiculturalism; globalization; pluralism
The Sociological Study of Religion
edited by Juan Maria Sánchez-Prieto and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: sociology of religion; religious pluralism; secularization; religious beliefs and practices; churches; religious conflicts; fundamentalisms; nationalisms; identities
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 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: systematic theology; community; society; ethics; practice; theory
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 270 | 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)
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 261 | 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
Peoples Linking the Shores: The Indian Ocean as an Islamic Space
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: Islamic world; Indian Ocean; pre-modern networks; Islamic law; Sufism; geography; Hajj; Islamic texts
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 230 | 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)
Intersections of Religiousness/Spirituality and Forgiveness and Implications for Mental Health and Well-Being submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: forgiveness; mental health; well-being; self-forgiveness; personal resources; faith; religiosity; trauma
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 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental humanities; Daoism; East Asian science and technology; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
The History of Religions in China: The Rise, Fall, and Return
edited by and Minhao Zhai
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8539 | Submission Open
Keywords: Buddhism; Daoism; Chinese religions; Dunhuang; popular religion; Manichaeism; Nestorianism; manuscripts; ritual; material culture
Situating Religious Cognition
edited by
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | 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 930 | 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 449 | 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 259 | Submission Open
Keywords: theological method; global; intercultural; semantics; ecumenical; comparative; praxis; politics; postcoloniality
Un-glossing East Asian Buddhism: Gender, Sangha and the State in the Early-Modern Era
edited by Sung-Eun Thomas Kim and Nam Lin Hur
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: East Asian Buddhism; societal relevance; early-modern era; Buddhist practices and ritualism; the Great East Asian War; Buddhism for the masses
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 154 | 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 96 | 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)
Devotion Practice and Performative Expression in the Religious Art of Medieval Europe
edited by Barbara Crostini and Vlad Bedros
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5371 | Submission Open
Keywords: medieval art; materiality; performance; devotion; museum studies; iconoclasm; Byzantium
The Interplay between Religion and Culture submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4994 | 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 2528 | Submission Open
Religion and Social Transformation
edited by Robert D. Woodberry
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2133 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open
Keywords: sciences of religions; theology; epiphanies; theophanies; literature; mythology; myth criticism
Sufism and Contemporary Islamic Studies
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open
Keywords: Sufism; Sufi thought; Islam; religion; Islamic mysticism; spiritualism
Narrating the Divine: Exploring Biblical Hebrew Poetry and Narratives
edited by Sung Jin Park
submission deadline 18 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 493 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2224 | 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 2859 | 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 334 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17200 | Submission Open
Keywords: divine minds; human minds; neuroscientific theology; minds and liturgy; deified minds
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