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The Multiple Images and Forms of Classical Confucian and Daoist Ethics for Living
edited by and Hongxing Lin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 27900
Keywords: Confucianism; Daoism; ethics for living
The Diversity and Harmony of Taoism: Ideas, Behaviors and Influences
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 25427
Keywords: Taoism; diversity; harmony; ideas; behaviors; contemporary value
Disseminating Christian Beliefs Through Word and Image in Medieval and Renaissance Times submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12230
Keywords: Christianity; Christian doctrine; patrology; theology; Christian iconography; church history; medieval culture; Christian society; popular devotion; religious experience; liturgical hymns; interdisciplinary studies; middle ages; renaissance
Divine Encounters: Exploring Religious Themes in Literature
edited by Enrique Santos Marinas and Svetlana Maliavina
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11873
Keywords: sciences of religions; theology; epiphanies; theophanies; literature; mythology; myth criticism
“Searching for a Better Life with My Community”: Migratory Trends in Religious-Based Social Net-Works
edited by , Jarosław Kozak, Błażej Dyczewski and Malika Ouacha
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8374
Keywords: religious communities; social integration; parochialism; civil society and religion; migrant diasporas; new media and AI in religion; secularization and religious polarization; religious-based social networks
Europe, Religion and Secularization: Trends, Paradoxes and Dilemmas submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6241
Keywords: Europe; modernity; secularization; religion and politics
Advancing the Study of Religion and International Relations: Thirty Years After Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" (1993, 1996)—A Critical Evaluation and Appraisal of the Current State of Art submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5822
Keywords: international Relations; religion; culture; identity; regionalism; clash of civilizations; Huntington; ambivalence of the sacred
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Christian Monasticism Today: A Search for Identity
edited by Bernard Łukasz Sawicki and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5723
Keywords: monasticism; culture; history; spirituality; anthropology; philosophy; sociology; archeology
Viktor Frankl and the Future of Religion
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4731
Keywords: logotherapy; Viktor Frankl; phenomenology; self-transcendence; meaning of life; future of religion; religious studies; psychotherapy
Mysticism and Nature submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4379
Keywords: ecological spirituality; ecofeminism; deep ecology; indigenous rights; animal rights; land rights; holism; panentheism; pantheism; cosmic interdependence; anthropocentrism; animism; conservationism; creation spirituality; New England transcendentalism; goddess movement; nonviolence; stewardship; vegetarianism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Kant’s Critique of Rational Theology and His Project of Moral Religion
edited by Kezheng Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3234
Keywords: Kant; rational theology; moral religion; moral argument; radical evil
Science and Religion: Natural Theology in the Contemporary Context
edited by Kai Man Kwan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2360
Keywords: kalam cosmological argument; the fine-tuning argument or the anthropic principle; multiverse; design arguments; cognitive science of religion; naturalistic explanations of religious experience; the existence of soul & neuroscience; why there is something rather than nothing; panpsychism or cosmopsychism; cosmic axiology or teleology; the existence of God and artificial intelligence; faith and transhumanism
Breath of Life: Black Spirituality in Everyday Life
edited by Brianne Painia and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2313
Keywords: employment of Black faith practices; expansions and/or reflections; Black secular life; spiritual practices and rituals in Black life; African and Pan-African-informed spiritual traditions
Multilingualism, Translation, and Religion in the Premodern Islamic World(s): Texts, Contexts, and Crossroads
edited by Hany Rashwan and Ross Brann
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1700
Keywords: premodern Islamic multilingualism; multiculturism; translation; Islamic lingua franca
Theoretical and Behavioral Approaches to the Growth of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1331
Keywords: Soka Gakkai International; Buddhist lay movement; Buddhist social engagement; Buddhist citizenship; Buddhist growth; Buddhist humanitarianism; Buddhist global community
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Folk Religion in the Ancient Levant and Mediterranean
edited by Baruch Halpern, Tyler Kelley and Amanda Walls
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 955
Keywords: folk religion; domestic religion; folk theology; material culture; Bible; Levant; Judah; Israel; Greece; Anatolia; Bronze Age; Iron Age; Archaic Period
The Ethics of War and Peace: Religious Traditions in Dialogue
edited by Lóránd Ujházi and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 669
Keywords: just war theory; ethical dimensions of war; religious ethics; religion and violence; peacebuilding; interreligious dialogue; reconciliation; nonviolence; theology and conflict; comparative theology; religion and international relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Theology and Anthropology: A Critical Discussion
edited by Peter Versteeg and Petruschka Schaafsma
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 626
Keywords: anthropology; theology; dialogue; transformation; reception; methodology
Nationalisms and Religious Identities—2nd Edition
edited by Slavica Jakelić
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 471
Keywords: nationalisms and religious identities; gender; race; and class; citizenship; transnational politics; postcolonial and decolonial critiques
On the Font: Human Nature Seen Through Baptism and the Baptismal Font
edited by Martin Wangsgaard Jürgensen and Line M. Bonde
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 467
Keywords: baptism; iconography; liturgy; material culture; ontology; sacred space
Diasporic Hybridity: How It Impacts Religious Identity and Practice in Today’s Pluralistic World
edited by Julius-Kei Kato and Peniel Rajkumar
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3393 | Submission Open
Keywords: diasporic hybridity (in the context of “ diasporic hybridity; ” all of the key expressions below); religion and diaspora; religion and hybridity; religious pluralism; religious diversity; religious identities; religious practices; interreligious dialogue; religious communities; yheology and pluralism; postcolonial thought
Christian Theologies of Deification
edited by Myk Habets and
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5131 | Submission Open
Keywords: theosis/deification; kenosis; divinization; human character ascent; Jacob’ s ladder; Peter’ s ladder; theosis as salvation; energy vs. essence; pre-Platonic Christianity; ante-Nicene teaching; metaphor; participation vs. ontological change; joint heirship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Religion and Politics: Ritual, Performativity, and (Political) Theatre in Comparative-Historical and International Perspective
edited by Patricia J. Sohn
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8853 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion; ritual; political; theatre; performativity; politics
Divine Creativity and Participatory Cosmologies: Theological Perspectives on Science, Technology, and the Future of Humanity
edited by Matthew Segall and Ashton Arnoldy
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5968 | Submission Open
Keywords: participatory theory; process philosophy; integral theory; sacramental epistemology; relational ontology; pluralism; divine agency; science; technology; spirituality; metamodernism
Catholic Social Thought in the Era of the Un-Common Good
edited by James P. O’Sullivan
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3022 | Submission Open
Keywords: Catholic social teaching; solidarity; subsidiarity; human rights; common good; preferential options for the poor and marginalized; integral human development; sustainability; nuclear disarmament; nationalism
Mysticism and Ethics: Bridging Transcendence and Action in Religious Experience
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2931 | Submission Open
Keywords: mysticism; ethics; action; love; virtues; god; religious experience; justice; transcendence; moral
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Sacred Landscapes and Social Reform in Medieval Europe
edited by Kathryn Jasper
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open
Keywords: christianity; religion; sacred spaces/places; hagiography; popular devotions; monasticism; landscape; environment; church reform; gender; labor; class
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Communication in Abrahamic Religions
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: Abrahamic religion; inter-religious communication; spiritual meaning; communicative action; interfaith unity; textual comparisons
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Innovative Approaches to Religious Pluralism: Integrating Law, Policies and Practice
edited by Eugenia Relaño Pastor and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5292 | Submission Open
Keywords: religious pluralism; governance of diversity; secularism and state neutrality; legal recognition of religious minorities; equality; freedom of religion or belief (FoRB)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Temple Art, Architecture and Theatre
edited by , Duanfang Lu and Qing Chang
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1998 | Submission Open
Keywords: temple; art; architecture; theatre
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Chinese Religious Cultures: Historical Traditions and Modern Interpretations
edited by , Chuanhui Zeng, and Xuedan Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 23 articles | Viewed by 44921 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern interpretations; Chinese religious cultures; Buddhist culture; Daoist culture; Islamic culture; Christian culture; Chinese folk religion; Confucian religious thoughts
Religion, Mobility, and Transnational History
edited by Anthony Miller
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12616 | Submission Open
Keywords: pilgrims; mobility; transnational turn; refugees; missionaries; migrants; border crossing; orthodoxy; cultural adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Religious Symbols and Fashion: Identification, Representation and Regulation in Dress submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11914 | Submission Open
Keywords: fashion and religions; symbolism of clothing; philosophy and theology of clothing and fashion; art; clothing; fashion; and theology; modern adaptations and fashion; mystical practices and rituals; gender roles and distinctions; personal and spiritual connection; spiritual practice and devotion; interreligious and interspiritual dialogue; spirituality and contemporary culture
Religious Transmission Across Generations: Challenges, Continuities, and Changes
edited by Christel Gärtner and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7694 | 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 and Yinggang Sun
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4742 | Submission Open
Keywords: Buddhist art; Asian civilizations; the Silk Road; mutual learning through exchange; Sinicization of Buddhism; Gandhara
Seeking Truth and Meaning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Religion and Philosophy
edited by B. Keith Putt
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2986 | Submission Open
Keywords: truth; meaning; philosophy; religion; interdisciplinary perspectives
The Politics of Digital Religiosities
edited by Anustup Basu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2842 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital religion; digital politics; neopaganism; digital fundamentalisms; social media studies; minoritarian politics; majoritarian politics; religious nationalism; media and politics
Spirituality, Culture, and Sustainability: Integrating Cultural Sensitivity into Responsible Religious Tourism
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2029 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1913 | 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 1807 | Submission Open
Keywords: identity; anthropology; culture; philosophy; deconstruction; posthumanism; religion; selfhood; technology; subjectivity
A Sociological Approach to the Study of the Sanskrit Purānas
edited by Joël Dubois and Deven M. Patel
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open
Keywords: Sanskrit; Purānas; sociological analysis; historical analysis; storytelling lineages
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
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 909 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion; violence; fundamentalism; security; terrorism
Worship in the 16th-Century Reformation: Theology and Practice
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 589 | 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 228 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 225 | 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 and
submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 894 | 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
submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 356 | 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 4604 | 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 214 | 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 2197 | 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)
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