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Interfaith Dialogue and Transformation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open
Keywords: interfaith dialogue; transformation; comparative theology; peacebuilding; interreligious engagement; atheist– theist dialogue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
The Evolution of Chinese Buddhist Knowledge Systems
edited by Wenli Fan and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: Chinese Buddshit knowledge system; classified knowledge; knowledge of Buddha dharma; knowledge about the Buddhist monastic system; knowledge about the Buddhist faith; knowledge about monastic– lay relations; Confucian and Daoist knowledge systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Evolving and Flourishing in an Age of Disruption: The Role of Spirituality in Realignment and Transformation
edited by , Indrani Margolin and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: spirituality; religion; evolving; flourishing; transformation; transdisciplinary; spiritually sensitive practice
New Perspectives on East Asian Buddhist Architecture
edited by Puay Peng Ho
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: Buddhist architecture; East Asia; places of worship; Buddhist monuments; religious and cultural functions
Radical Embodiment and Religious Practice and Thought: Rethinking the Body in Religious Studies and Theology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: embodiment; enactive cognition; embedded cognition; extended cognition; meaning; evolution; adaptiveness; ritual; theories of religion; theology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Constructive Interdisciplinary Approaches to Pauline Theology
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open
Keywords: pauline theology; interdisciplinary theology; transhumanism; artificial intelligence; medical ethics; political theology; eco-theology; cognitive linguistics; theology and race; theology and gender
Creating a Robust Spirituality in Family and Relational Life in a Challenging World
edited by Suzanne Coyle
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: family; relationship; spirituality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Materiality and Gender Constructs in Hagiography: Saints and Sacred Space
edited by Michelle M. Sauer
submission deadline 14 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open
Keywords: materiality; gender; sexuality; hagiography; saints; sacred space
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Humanities/Philosophies)
Religious Ethics and Theology in Contemporary Human Life submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open
Keywords: culture and religious ethics; diversity; ethics; and theology; gender and sexuality; humanism and human flourishing; migration ethics and theology; politics; identity; and the human person; religious ethics; sociology and theology; technology; theology; and the common good; theological anthropology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Sanctity in the Medieval Muslim West: Questions of Genre, Cultural and Religious Identity
edited by and Manuela Marín
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: sufism; hagiographies; male and female saints; gender; Maghreb and Al-Andalus; medieval period
Embodiment, Sport and Spiritual Traditions
edited by Patrick Kelly, SJ
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: lived religion; embodiment; play; sport; spirituality
Intersections of Religion and Law: Freedom, Social Change, and Human Rights
edited by Nadirsyah Hosen
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open
Keywords: religious freedom; legal pluralism; human rights; secularism; constitutional law; social change; religion and gender; religious minorities; law and theology; health and religion; religious activism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
Wisdom Traditions, Religion, and the Global Era
edited by
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: wisdom traditions; religion; spirituality; health; culture; community
African Religious Thought: A Dynamic Web of Traditions Impacting the Globe
edited by Ullrich Relebogilwe Kleinhempel and John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: African philosophy; African religion; African theology; divination; ritualistics; experience; syncretism; religion and culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Christian Spirituality: Ancient Foundations, Modern Expressions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: spirituality; spiritual formation; discipleship; spiritual disciplines; new testament; Christianity; prayer; scripture; restoration; renewal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Orthodox Spirituality: Fundaments and Contemporary Perspectives
edited by and Gabriel Noje
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: Orthodox spirituality; theosis; desert fathers; church fathers; Philokalia; spiritual healing; Christian asceticism; spiritual discernment; spiritual schools; contemporary Orthodox; spiritual figures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Theology and Interpretation of the Gospel of Mark: Historical Trajectories and Contemporary Perspectives
edited by C. Clifton Black
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: the Bible; New Testament; the Gospel of Mark; Biblical theology; early church; history of biblical interpretation; history of Christian thought; literary and sociological interpretations of the Bible; reception of biblical literature in the arts; lived religion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Theologies)
Christian and Muslim Communities and Interactions in the Balkans and Eastern Europe
edited by and Mila Maeva
submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 1116 | Submission Open
Keywords: Christianity; Islam; local and transnational communities; interactions; Balkans; coexistences; conflicts
Spiritual Care and Bioethics: Exploring Theological Perspectives and Practical Applications
edited by and Matyas Szalay
submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioethics; religion; spirituality; medical ethics; ecological ethics; principlism; clinical chaplaincy; beginning-of-life questions; end-of-life questions; neuroethics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
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