Editorial Board
- Religions and Theologies Section
- Religions and Humanities/Philosophies Section
- Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
1. Human Science Center, Ludwig Maximilians University, 80539 Munich, Germany
2. Religious Studies/Aesthetics of Religion, The Catholic Private University, 4020 Linz, Austria
Interests: Hinduism; Buddhism; Tibetan Buddhism; hermeneutics of interreligious dialogue; everyday rituals of Indian cultures
2. Religious Studies/Aesthetics of Religion, The Catholic Private University, 4020 Linz, Austria
Interests: Hinduism; Buddhism; Tibetan Buddhism; hermeneutics of interreligious dialogue; everyday rituals of Indian cultures
Department of Biblical and Religious Studies, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA 91702, USA
Interests: new testament; gospel studies; Pauline studies; biblical and Christian ethics; homiletics; African American religious thought and history
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Interests: new testament; gospel studies; Pauline studies; biblical and Christian ethics; homiletics; African American religious thought and history
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1. Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
2. Social, Cultural and Legal Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UK
3. Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture, Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2LB, UK
4. Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK
Interests: religion and belief; state and society relationships; religion and belief discrimination and equality; religion and belief freedom; inter-religious and inter-convictional dialogue; hizmet movement and Fethullah Gulen
2. Social, Cultural and Legal Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UK
3. Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture, Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2LB, UK
4. Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK
Interests: religion and belief; state and society relationships; religion and belief discrimination and equality; religion and belief freedom; inter-religious and inter-convictional dialogue; hizmet movement and Fethullah Gulen
Fachbereich Evangelische Theologie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Interests: modern Jewish thought and philosophy; Jewish intellectual history; Jewish-Christian relations; history of antisemitism; post-holocaust thought; interreligious dynamics; neighboring religious cultures
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Interests: modern Jewish thought and philosophy; Jewish intellectual history; Jewish-Christian relations; history of antisemitism; post-holocaust thought; interreligious dynamics; neighboring religious cultures
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Stockholm School of Theology, Åkeshovsvägen 29, 168 39 Bromma, Sweden
Interests: surveillance and religion; sexual ethics; popular culture; secularization; Christian mysticism
Interests: surveillance and religion; sexual ethics; popular culture; secularization; Christian mysticism
The Institute for Signifying Scriptures, Decatur, GA 30031, USA
Interests: theorization of scriptures in terms of cultural mimetics, discourse and power, with special focus on African American history
Interests: theorization of scriptures in terms of cultural mimetics, discourse and power, with special focus on African American history
Department of Bible Studies, Archaeology and the Ancient Near East, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Interests: Hebrew Bible and ancient near east; Biblical poetry; Ugaritic literature; Biblical wisdom literature; rabbinic literature
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Interests: Hebrew Bible and ancient near east; Biblical poetry; Ugaritic literature; Biblical wisdom literature; rabbinic literature
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Interests: art and archaeology; magic, myth, and ritual; Chinese musical drama; history of Chinese theatre; Chinese folk and temple theatre; Chinese folk religion and ghostlore
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Interests: art and archaeology; magic, myth, and ritual; Chinese musical drama; history of Chinese theatre; Chinese folk and temple theatre; Chinese folk religion and ghostlore
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Institute of Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care, Pontificia Università Gregoriana, I-00187 Roma, Italy
Interests: psychology of religion; safeguarding of minors and its spiritual implications; psychology; spirituality; psychotherapy; interdisciplinary topics around philosophy; sociology; psychology and theology; cultural psychology
Interests: psychology of religion; safeguarding of minors and its spiritual implications; psychology; spirituality; psychotherapy; interdisciplinary topics around philosophy; sociology; psychology and theology; cultural psychology
Professor of Philosophy and Chief Academic Officer, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY 14624, USA
Interests: philosophy of religion; bioethics
Interests: philosophy of religion; bioethics
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Interests: Islamic history; Islamic science; Islamic law; Gulf region; Near East studies; international relations
Interests: Islamic history; Islamic science; Islamic law; Gulf region; Near East studies; international relations
Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Interests: systematic theology; world religions; world church
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Interests: systematic theology; world religions; world church
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Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: religions; contemporary philosophical theology; theology and the arts
Interests: religions; contemporary philosophical theology; theology and the arts
Independent Researcher, New York, NY, USA
Interests: ancient Chinese religion, art, and archaeology; early China which mostly includes Xia, Shang, Zhou but also Han, Tang and Song periods
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Interests: ancient Chinese religion, art, and archaeology; early China which mostly includes Xia, Shang, Zhou but also Han, Tang and Song periods
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Interdisciplinary Medical Anthropologic Studies and Research Laboratory, Rio de Janeiro State Federal University, 20211-040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Interests: transcultural psychiatry; spirituality and psychiatry; SpNQ
Interests: transcultural psychiatry; spirituality and psychiatry; SpNQ
School of Theology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Interests: religion, ethics, and politics; moral and comparative theology; philosophy and theory of religion
Interests: religion, ethics, and politics; moral and comparative theology; philosophy and theory of religion
Department of Anthropology, University of London, London WC1E 7HU, UK
Interests: religious healing in Pentecostalism; mental health and Islam; Prophecy and Jewish Millennialism; psychology of Atheism
Interests: religious healing in Pentecostalism; mental health and Islam; Prophecy and Jewish Millennialism; psychology of Atheism
Department of Sociology and Religion and Public Life Program, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
Interests: religion; race; immigration; science
Interests: religion; race; immigration; science
Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA 91182, USA
Interests: Old Testament; Prophets; Semitic languages; Ancient Near Eastern context
Interests: Old Testament; Prophets; Semitic languages; Ancient Near Eastern context
Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Interests: theologies of religious diversity; comparative theology; science and theology; atonement
Interests: theologies of religious diversity; comparative theology; science and theology; atonement
Practice of Pastoral Theology and Care, Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Interests: psychodynamic implications of trauma and forced displacement; the intercultural dynamics within traditional pastoral care; pastoral care to marginalized populations
Interests: psychodynamic implications of trauma and forced displacement; the intercultural dynamics within traditional pastoral care; pastoral care to marginalized populations
Theologische Fakultät, 54296 Trier , Germany
Interests: ecumenism, above all between the Catholic church and churches stemming from the Reformation; ecumenical hermeneutics; interreligious dialogue, above all Muslim-Christian dialogue; history of interreligious dialogue, above all Raimundus Lullus studies; theology of religions; dogmatics and history of dogmatics; systematic theology
Interests: ecumenism, above all between the Catholic church and churches stemming from the Reformation; ecumenical hermeneutics; interreligious dialogue, above all Muslim-Christian dialogue; history of interreligious dialogue, above all Raimundus Lullus studies; theology of religions; dogmatics and history of dogmatics; systematic theology
Theology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, University of St. Thomas, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
Interests: modern Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox theology; theological aesthetics; theories of perception; mystical theology; continental philosophy; philosophy of religion; the Christian doctrine of deification (theosis); East-West relations in Christianity; theological retrievals of patristic, medieval, and Reformation thought
Interests: modern Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox theology; theological aesthetics; theories of perception; mystical theology; continental philosophy; philosophy of religion; the Christian doctrine of deification (theosis); East-West relations in Christianity; theological retrievals of patristic, medieval, and Reformation thought
Department of Religion and Philosophy, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY 14624, USA
Interests: christology; atonement; theological implications of dementia; justified war and Pacifism; platonism and christianity
Interests: christology; atonement; theological implications of dementia; justified war and Pacifism; platonism and christianity
Department of Ancient and Modern Civilizations, Università degli Studi di Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: cultural history; medieval history; magic and witchcraft in medieval and renaissance culture; preaching in the late middle ages; crossdressing
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Interests: cultural history; medieval history; magic and witchcraft in medieval and renaissance culture; preaching in the late middle ages; crossdressing
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Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Chester, Chester CH1 4BJ, UK
Interests: disability and equality; the deaf community and British sign language; minority indigenous language groups; non-literate communities; inter-faith dialogue
Interests: disability and equality; the deaf community and British sign language; minority indigenous language groups; non-literate communities; inter-faith dialogue
Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, USA
Interests: religious/spiritual coping; religious/spiritual struggles; sanctification; sacred moments; definitions; wholeness; spiritually integrated psychotherapy
Interests: religious/spiritual coping; religious/spiritual struggles; sanctification; sacred moments; definitions; wholeness; spiritually integrated psychotherapy
School of Education, Faculty of Education, Theology and the Arts, St. Mary’s University, London, UK
Interests: histories of religion and education; religious education on radio and television; religious education in schools, informal and alternative contexts; RE teacher education and professionalisation; history of Christianity in the nineteenth and twentieth century; churches, state and education; faith and supplementary schooling; childhood and religion; Sunday schools; prayer and collective worship; children’s spirituality; theories and theologies of education; religion, non-religion and secularisation; religion in the Second World War
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Interests: histories of religion and education; religious education on radio and television; religious education in schools, informal and alternative contexts; RE teacher education and professionalisation; history of Christianity in the nineteenth and twentieth century; churches, state and education; faith and supplementary schooling; childhood and religion; Sunday schools; prayer and collective worship; children’s spirituality; theories and theologies of education; religion, non-religion and secularisation; religion in the Second World War
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Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University, 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90639, USA
Interests: monasticism; theology; spirituality; ascetical theology
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Interests: monasticism; theology; spirituality; ascetical theology
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Postgraduate Program in Political Sociology at IUPERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rua Joana Angélica 63–Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro 22420-030, Brazil
Interests: sociology of religion; history of religion; history of Christianity; religion in Latin American; world religions; history and theology of Christianity; secularization; new religious movements; comparative religion
Interests: sociology of religion; history of religion; history of Christianity; religion in Latin American; world religions; history and theology of Christianity; secularization; new religious movements; comparative religion
