(De)Colonizing Evangelical Christian Spirituality: Inheritance, Interrogation, and Improvisation
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2023) | Viewed by 1280
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spiritual formation; pastoral theology
Interests: New Testament Interpretation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The discourse on deconstructing evangelicalism continues to intensify and will continue to expand in scope and appeal. If we situate the discourse within its larger contexts, we find common threads that run through it, mirroring perhaps the dominant Western liberal thought (e.g., primacy of rugged individualism) and evangelical nationalism (e.g. using religion for political ends). Though this may come as a surprise to many, the legacy of colonialism continues to assert and haunt those under colonial spell even to this day, inhabiting and controlling not their lands and resources but their psychic, bodily, and social space, all in the name of a white imperial deity. This on-going colonial project comes very subtly in the way evangelical Christian spirituality is understood and practiced, which is the focus of this special topic.
We invite articles that answer the following questions.
- What underlying colonial religious inheritances continue to shape and reproduce colonialist understanding of spirituality among evangelically identified persons and communities?
- How might a decolonial frame help interrogate the colonized psychic, bodily, and social space, which supports and maintains the coloniality of power in these religious spaces?
- How might religious improvisation as an expression of decolonized Christian evangelical spirituality open up a space for these communities to engage in the work of embodied spiritual and psycho- social transformation?
We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400–600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editors ([email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or to /Religions/ editorial office ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors for the purpose of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the special issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.
Prof. Dr. Rolf Nolasco
Dr. Dong Hyeon Jeong
Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Religions is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- decolonial method
- deconstruction
- evangelical spirituality
- colonialism
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
