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
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
Department of Religion Health and Human Values, College of Health Sciences, Rush University, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Interests: religion; health; spiritual care; spiritual assessment; epidemiology
Interests: religion; health; spiritual care; spiritual assessment; epidemiology
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
Psychology Department, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
Interests: psychological and spiritual adjustment following adverse life events; religious and spiritual struggles; sacred moments; desecration; spiritually integrated psychotherapy
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Interests: psychological and spiritual adjustment following adverse life events; religious and spiritual struggles; sacred moments; desecration; spiritually integrated psychotherapy
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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
Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
Interests: Islam; Islamic studies; Islam-West relations; sociology of religion; contemporary Islamic thought; religious and ideological extremism; Muslim communities in the West
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Interests: Islam; Islamic studies; Islam-West relations; sociology of religion; contemporary Islamic thought; religious and ideological extremism; Muslim communities in the West
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Department of Nursing and Care, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: spiritual care; nurses competences; cancer patients; spiritual needs; spiritual well-being
Interests: spiritual care; nurses competences; cancer patients; spiritual needs; spiritual well-being
Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
Interests: social categories and personal characteristics; race; ethnicity; religion; gender; opinions; beliefs; threats to social and personal identities; majority versus minority identity; multiculturalism; stereotyping/prejudice; self and identity; intergroup relations; attitudes/social influence
Interests: social categories and personal characteristics; race; ethnicity; religion; gender; opinions; beliefs; threats to social and personal identities; majority versus minority identity; multiculturalism; stereotyping/prejudice; self and identity; intergroup relations; attitudes/social influence
Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60660, USA
Interests: pastoral counseling; pastoral theology; theory and praxis of transformation, with pilgrimage as a specialization; expanding theories of research for pastoral praxis
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Interests: pastoral counseling; pastoral theology; theory and praxis of transformation, with pilgrimage as a specialization; expanding theories of research for pastoral praxis
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Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, Portucalense University, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Interests: archaeology; cultural heritage; preventive conservation; heritage management and spatial planning and sustainable development; impacts and threats to cultural heritage; symbology and semiotics; heritage interpretation and enhancement; museology; universal accessibility; accessibility of heritage; cultural tourism; religious and accessible tourism; pilgrimages
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Interests: archaeology; cultural heritage; preventive conservation; heritage management and spatial planning and sustainable development; impacts and threats to cultural heritage; symbology and semiotics; heritage interpretation and enhancement; museology; universal accessibility; accessibility of heritage; cultural tourism; religious and accessible tourism; pilgrimages
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Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland
Interests: psychology of spirituality and religion; meaning in life; well-being
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Interests: psychology of spirituality and religion; meaning in life; well-being
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Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA
Interests: New Testament; Pauline literature; Bible and culture; Biblical spirituality
Interests: New Testament; Pauline literature; Bible and culture; Biblical spirituality
Department of Theology & Religious Studies, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN 55811, USA
Interests: feminist, liberation and political theologies; spirituality and mystical theology; Christian ethics and social justice; feminist theory/philosophy/ethics; theology and psychology
Interests: feminist, liberation and political theologies; spirituality and mystical theology; Christian ethics and social justice; feminist theory/philosophy/ethics; theology and psychology
School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178903, Singapore
Interests: sacred space; religious urbanism; religious economy; Christianity; Asia
Interests: sacred space; religious urbanism; religious economy; Christianity; Asia
Humanities Department, ICREA/Pompeu Fabra University, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: philosophy; hermeneutics; political philosophy; aesthetics; philosophy of religion
Interests: philosophy; hermeneutics; political philosophy; aesthetics; philosophy of religion
