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Religious Transmission Across Generations: Challenges, Continuities, and Changes

edited by Christel Gärtner and

Roberta Ricucci

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6097 | Submission Open

Keywords: religious transmission; young peoples belief; nones; atheism; cultural religion; religious education; religious institutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Buddhist Art Along the Silk Road and Its Cross-Cultural Interaction

edited by

Liming Zhang

and Yinggang Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4434 | Submission Open

Keywords: Buddhist art; Asian civilizations; the Silk Road; mutual learning through exchange; Sinicization of Buddhism; Gandhara

The Politics of Digital Religiosities

edited by Anustup Basu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2636 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital religion; digital politics; neopaganism; digital fundamentalisms; social media studies; minoritarian politics; majoritarian politics; religious nationalism; media and politics

Seeking Truth and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Religion and Philosophy

edited by B. Keith Putt

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2540 | Submission Open

Keywords: truth; meaning; philosophy; religion; interdisciplinary perspectives

Spirituality, Culture, and Sustainability: Integrating Cultural Sensitivity into Responsible Religious Tourism

edited by

Tomasz Duda

and

Silvia Aulet

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1887 | Submission Open

Keywords: religious tourism; pilgrimage; sustainable development; cultural sensitivity; spirituality; religious sensitivity; regenerative tourism; accessible tourism; heritage; interpretation

Words and Images Serving Christianity

edited by María Jesús Soto-Bruna and

Mirela Oliva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open

Keywords: word— verbum; meaning— sensus; processio— emanatio; creation; mirror— speculum; light; darkness; visio; colors; image— imago; soul; sacred; spirituality; Christianity

Anthropology and Religion: Rethinking Identity in a Fragmented Cultural Landscape

edited by Teresa Aizpun and Raúl Madrid

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: identity; anthropology; culture; philosophy; deconstruction; posthumanism; religion; selfhood; technology; subjectivity

Religious Extremism in a Global Context: Analyzing the Rise and Impact of Movements

edited by Marcello Mollica and James Dingley

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open

Keywords: religion; violence; fundamentalism; security; terrorism

A Sociological Approach to the Study of the Sanskrit Purānas

edited by Joël Dubois and Deven M. Patel

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sanskrit; Purānas; sociological analysis; historical analysis; storytelling lineages

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Worship in the 16th-Century Reformation: Theology and Practice

edited by

Hwarang Moon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: reformation worship; 16th-century liturgy; theology of worship; Word and Sacrament; sacramental theology; liturgical reform; worship and ecclesiology; ritual and worship

Through the Lens of a Realist Metaphysics: Gender and the Catholic Church

edited by Deborah Savage and Paul Gondreau

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: metaphysics; philosophical realism; gender; man and woman; Catholic church; human sexuality; complementarity; ordination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Religion, Superstition, and Philosophy in Ancient Rome

edited by

Sergio Yona

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: gods; religion; superstition; Latin literature; philosophy; poetry; prose; Roman

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Healing the Earth: Spirituality and Planetary Health

edited by

Hans Alma

and

Pim Martens

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary health; existential concern; ecocentric worldview; ecological imagination; ecological distress; spiritual health; spiritual transformation

Exploring the Relationship Between Religion and Science from a Historical Perspective

edited by

Scott E. Hendrix

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: religion and science; natural philosophy; conflict thesis; scientific revolution; history of science; philosophy of science; theology and science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Intellectual Crossroads: Religion, Knowledge, and Science in the Early Modern World

edited by Andrew Keitt and Ismael del Olmo

submission deadline 2 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4348 | 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)

The Legacy of the Nation of Islam: African American Muslim Identity and Religious Community Formation

edited by Francesco Tamburini

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: nation of Islam; African American Muslims; black religious movements; Islam in America; African American history; transnational Islam; black Islam

Religion, Spirituality, Well-Being and Positive Psychology

edited by Adam Anczyk, Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska and Anna M. Maćkowiak

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1934 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychology of religion; spirituality; well-being; positive psychology; humanistic psychology; mindfulness; happiness and religion/spirituality; spirituality and mental health; religion and migration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)

History of Evangelization: Encounters and Disencounters During the Modern Age (16th–19th Centuries)

edited by

Jesús Folgado García

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: evangelization; Christianization; Papacy; Protestant reformation; Anglicanism; cultural adaptation; inculturation; cultural hybridization

Behind the Veil: Gender, Religion, and Power in the 21st Century

edited by Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh

submission deadline 22 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: hijab/veiling; patriarchy/patriarchal control; bodily autonomy; personal choice/agency; internalized patriarchl norms; identity; discrimination; social exclusion; muslim women

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

The Theological Underpinnings of Ignatian Spirituality: From Historical Context to Contemporary Relevance

edited by

Eduard López Hortelano

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2345 | Submission Open

Keywords: Jesuit tradition; mystical theology; Society of Jesus; spiritual renewal; ecclesiastical reform; meditative practices; doctrinal development; faith and reason; ethical implications; cultural integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)

Religiosity and Psychopathology

edited by

Spyros Tsitsigkos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17720 | Submission Open

Keywords: religious depression; demon possession; demon obsession; religious hysteria; magic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)

Pilgrimage: Diversity, Past and Present of Sacred Routes

edited by Pedro Pereira and Marina Pignatelli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9054 | Submission Open

Keywords: pilgrimage; transits to sacred places; culture; religiosity; syncretism; gender; power relations; economy

New Testament Studies—Current Trends and Criticisms—2nd Edition

edited by Susanne Luther, Clarissa Breu and Birke Siggelkow-Berner

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: theories; methods; hermeneutics; New Testament

Religion and Migration in the Middle Ages (c.1100–c.1500): From a Religious Perspective, Redefining the Boundaries of Community and Identity

edited by Martial Staub and Lidia L. Zanetti Domingues

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: migration; religion; pluralism; late Middle Ages; refuge; respectability; resource; social groups; identity

Philosophical Theology, Doctrine, and the Theological Virtues

edited by

Lee C. Barrett

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: theological theological virtues; faith; hope; love; cardinal virtues; theological anthropology; dispositions; virtue ethics; infused grace; merit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

The Teaching of Pope Francis on Marriage

edited by Grzegorz Pyźlak

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: pope Francis; pastoral care of marriages; preparation for marriage; pastoral accompaniment; building the bonds; building the relation; psychological counselling; cultural and social background in the formation of marital love; education on values

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Religion and Culture: Post-Christianity, Culture, Democracy, and Great Power Relations

edited by

G. Doug Davis

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-christianity; democracy; culture; great-power relations

Faith in Motion: Christian Education and Faith Formation in Contexts of Migration and Displacement

edited by

Heesung Hwang

and

Sunghyun Lee

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: Christian education; faith formation; developmental theories; migration and displacement; intercultural theology; trauma-informed formation; postcolonial theology; border and belonging; diaspora churches; hospitality; resilience; theological pedagogy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)

Advances and Challenges in Pastoral Psychology

edited by

Teofil Tia

and

Ioana Cristina Todor

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: pastoral psychology; digital pastoral care/tele-chaplaincy; trauma-informed ministry; positive psychology constructs; practical theology; clergy burnout; eco-psychology/creation care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)

Reframing Vodun: Imagery, Practice, and Performance

edited by Timothy R. Landry and

Sela Adjei

submission deadline 13 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vodú n; Vodou; Benin; Togo; Ghana; Haiti

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Religion and Film in the 21st Century: Perspectives and Challenges

edited by Irena Sever Globan

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 642 | Submission Open

Keywords: religion and film; transcendental style; theology and cinema; sacred and screen; religious aesthetics; spiritual expe-rience; media and religion; representation of religion; film and meaning; visual theology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Muslim Cultures of Care and the Fracture of Civil Society

edited by Kathleen M. Moore

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: Islamic ethics; moral economy; civil society; faith-based organizations; Muslims in diaspora; religion and governance; ethics of care; affective labor; spiritual care; pastoral care; intergenerational care; caring subjectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Religion and Restorative Justice

edited by Harold Dean Trulear

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: restorative justic; harmed party; responsible party; criminal justice reform; theological anthropology; redemption; punishment; accountability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Latin American Theology of Liberation in the 21st Century—2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer

Alex Villas Boas

and

Peter Casarella

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1347 | Submission Open

Keywords: Latin American theology; theology of liberation; theology of the people; contextual theology; Pope Francis and Latin America; ecological theology; gender and theology; intercultural theology; social movements and religion

Critical Issues in Christian Ethics

edited by

Kenneth L. Waters

, Richard Rose and Sandra Morgan

submission deadline 23 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7549 | Submission Open

Keywords: Christian; conversion; discipleship; ethics; evil; faith; forgiveness; fruit of the spirit; God; gospel; good and bad; Heaven; Hell; holiness; justification; Jesus; judgment; justice; law; light; love; Paul; rebirth; religion; salvation; repentance; righteousness; right and wrong; Romans 12; sanctification; sin; the Ten Commandments; truth and lie; the Sermon on the Mount; works of the flesh

Family Health and Its Threats in the Physical, Mental, Religious–Moral, and Social Dimensions

edited by

Urszula Dudziak

and Piotr Guzdek

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3275 | Submission Open

Keywords: religions; marriage; family; moral norms; health; raising; Christianity; Judaism; Islam; Hinduism; Buddhism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)

Religions and Society: Between Navigating Secularism and Lived Religion

edited by

Andrea Casavecchia

and Urszula Soler

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open

Keywords: spirituality; religions institutions and community; belief and technology; religions and IA; secularism and religion belonging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)

Body-Mind Relations and Ethical Living in Medieval Chinese Buddhism

edited by

Kai Sheng

and

Jing Guo

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: body– mind relations; mind– nature theory; embodied cognition; history of Buddhist ideas and social life; morality and belief

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Monastic Lives and Buddhist Textual Traditions in China and Beyond

edited by Limei Chi,

Zhiyuan Chen

and Dewei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9061 | Submission Open

Keywords: monastic lives; Buddhist textual traditions; transmission and transformation of Buddhist texts; Buddhist manuscript culture; Buddhist biography and hagiography; Buddhist miracle tales

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Continental Philosophy and Catholic Theology

edited by

Glenn Morrison

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3979 | Submission Open

Keywords: Christianity; Catholic; continental philosophy; theology; metaphysics; mystery; phenomenology; synodality; truth; wisdom

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Exploring Free Will in Faith Traditions in Conversation with Contemporary Challenges

edited by Nazif Muhtaroglu and Safaruk Chowdhury

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open

Keywords: human will; human authonomy; decision-making; accountability; faith traditions; artificial intelligence; neuroscience; cognitive psychology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)

Meeting at the Crossroads: Understanding the Intersection of Rhetoric, Race, and Religion

edited by

Andre E. Johnson

and Denise Burgher

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1758 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhetoric; race; religion; theology; rhetorical criticism; media; gender; religious communication; performance; social justice; social movements; political rhetoric

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)

Sacred Algorithms: Religion in the Digital Age

edited by

Luís M. Figueiredo Rodrigues

and

Lana Kazkaz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1305 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital religion; algorithms; artificial intelligence; faith and technology; spiritual mediation; online ritual; religious authority; cybertheology; digital culture; contemporary spirituality

The Encounter of Colonialism and Indian Religious Traditions

edited by Enrico Beltramini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: India; religion; colonialism; mission; Christianity; Islam; Hinduism; assimilation; dialogue; practice; theology

Buddhist Meditation: Culture, Mindfulness, and Rationality

edited by

Heather Kempton

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1245 | Submission Open

Keywords: Buddhism; meditation; mindfulness; culture; psychology; philosophy; rationality; introspection; secularization; in-terdisciplinarity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)

Social Factors in Religions Converting: Focusing on the Social Group Disparities

edited by

Botos Máté

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: religion; apostasy; conversion; social disparities; inclusion; social exclusion; identity; intersectionality

The History of the Arabian Peninsula in the Early Islamic Centuries

edited by Ida Zilio-Grandi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: Arabian Peninsula; early Islam; Rashidun Caliphate; Umayyad dynasty; Abbasid dynasty; Islamic conquests; Islamic society; political history; religious transformation; Arab empire; early Islamic thought; historical roots of Islam

Religion and Craft Production in Iron Age Cis- and Transjordan

edited by Angelika Berlejung and Omer Sergi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeology of religion; religious handicrafts; religious symbolism; craftsmen; craft production

Classical and Alternative Conceptions of the Divine in Contemporary Philosophy of Religion

edited by

Jacek Wojtysiak

and

Miłosz Hołda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: philosophy of religion; classical and non-classical [alternative] concepts of God; classical theism; pantehism; panenthiesm; polytheism; religious naturalism

Social Dimensions of Religion in the Age of De-Globalization

edited by

Myengkyo Seo

Amelia Burhan

and

Pradeep K. Das

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: religious majorities and minorities; migration; nationalism; gender; media; religious identity and identification

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