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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 633 | 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 563 | Submission Open
Keywords: Sanskrit; Purānas; sociological analysis; historical analysis; storytelling lineages
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
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 396 | Submission Open
Keywords: identity; anthropology; culture; philosophy; deconstruction; posthumanism; religion; selfhood; technology; subjectivity
Worship in the 16th-Century Reformation: Theology and Practice
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open
Keywords: reformation worship; 16th-century liturgy; theology of worship; Word and Sacrament; sacramental theology; liturgical reform; worship and ecclesiology; ritual and worship
Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific, and Beyond—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: afterlife; metempsychosis; past life memory; past lives; paranormal; rebirth; reincarnation
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 178 | 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 135 | 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 | Viewed by 369 | 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 121 | 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 3673 | 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)
Contemporary Black Theology
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: black theology; womanist theology; African American religion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
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 62 | 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 1188 | 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) submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 211 | 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 259 | 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 submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14516 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6013 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open
Keywords: theories; methods; hermeneutics; New Testament
Comparative Thinking on Islam in a Global Age submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open
Keywords: Islam; globalization; Middle East; new media and social communication; religious diplomacy; interreligious dialogue; policy; intercultural communication; Islamic studies; digital religion; mediatization; religious authority; cultural security; Islamic media; online communities; digital transformation; media ethics; digital diplomacy; decentralized networks; multi-platform communication
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 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: migration; religion; pluralism; late Middle Ages; refuge; respectability; resource; social groups; identity
Philosophical Theology, Doctrine, and the Theological Virtues
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 154 | 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 72 | 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)
Buddhist Philosophy: Logic and Epistemology
edited by
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open
Keywords: logic; hermeneutics; epistemology; cognition; Nāgārjuna; Dignāga; Dharmakīrti; Madhyamaka; Yogācāra; Abhidharma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Religion and Culture: Post-Christianity, Culture, Democracy, and Great Power Relations
edited by
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 202 | 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 and
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 155 | 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 submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 327 | 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
submission deadline 13 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 72 | 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 288 | 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 109 | 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 31 | 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 submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 961 | 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 , Richard Rose and Sandra Morgan
submission deadline 23 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5603 | 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 and Piotr Guzdek
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1132 | 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 and Urszula Soler
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1024 | 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 and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 168 | 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, and Dewei Zhang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4208 | 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
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2553 | 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)
Meeting at the Crossroads: Understanding the Intersection of Rhetoric, Race, and Religion
edited by and Denise Burgher
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1616 | 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)
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 1559 | 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)
Sacred Algorithms: Religion in the Digital Age submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 801 | 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 | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open
Keywords: India; religion; colonialism; mission; Christianity; Islam; Hinduism; assimilation; dialogue; practice; theology
The History of the Arabian Peninsula in the Early Islamic Centuries
edited by Ida Zilio-Grandi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 607 | 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
Buddhist Meditation: Culture, Mindfulness, and Rationality
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 383 | 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)
Divine Warfare, Heresy and Witchcraft: Connecting Witch Trials and Religious Persecutions in the Premodern World (to 1900)
edited by Gayle Brunelle
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: religious wars; divine warfare; witchcraft; witch trials; heresy; sorcery; state formation; confessionalization; traditional magic; traditional medicine; patriarchy; ethnic identity and magic; religious mysticism
Social Factors in Religions Converting: Focusing on the Social Group Disparities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion; apostasy; conversion; social disparities; inclusion; social exclusion; identity; intersectionality
Social Dimensions of Religion in the Age of De-Globalization submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: religious majorities and minorities; migration; nationalism; gender; media; religious identity and identification
Revealing the Hidden: Apocryphal Texts and the Shaping of Religious Thought submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: apocrypha and pseudepigrapha; parabiblical tradition; biblical exegesis; devotional literature and culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Religion and Conflict, Religion and Peace: Demystifying the Role of Religion in Conflict Dynamics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: religion and conflict; religion and peacemaking; interfaith dialogue; interreligious contract; religious miltants; Countering Violent Extremism (CVE); conflict dynamics; values conflicts; belief/faith; peacebuilding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Landscape (山水) as Transcendent Existence
edited by Jingdong Qu and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open
Keywords: Shanshui; ritual sacrifice; sacred Grotto-Heavens; hermitism; folk religion; transcendence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
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