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  • Journal of the American Academy of Religion
    "this international quarterly journal publishes top scholarly articles that cover the full range of world religious traditions together with provocative studies of the methodologies by which these traditions are explored."
  • History of Religions
    "History of Religions strives to publish scholarship that reflects engagement with particular traditions, places, and times and yet also speaks to broader methodological and/or theoretical issues in the study of religion."
  • Religious Studies
    "Religious Studies is an international journal devoted to the problems of the philosophy of religion as they arise out of classical and contemporary discussions and from varied religious traditions."
  • Religion
    "Religion provides a regular survey of current work in major and specific areas of enquiry. Its swift reviewing and crossing of traditional frontiers to encompass such related studies as psychology and archaeology combine to make it a valued point of reference for a growing readership. Already well known for its strong and established interest in comparative and pioneering work, the journal has expanded its coverage of the varied disciplines that together embrace the history, structure, and general theory of religions of the world."
  • The Journal of Religion
    "The Journal of Religion is one of the publications by which the Divinity School of The University of Chicago seeks to promote critical, hermeneutical, historical, and constructive inquiry into religion. While expecting articles to advance scholarship in their respective fields in a lucid, cogent, and fresh way, the Journal is especially interested in areas of research with a broad range of implications for scholars of religion, or cross-disciplinary relevance. The Editors welcome submissions in theology, religious ethics, and philosophy of religion, as well as articles that approach the role of religion in culture and society from a historical, sociological, psychological, linguistic, or artistic standpoint."
  • Religious Studies Review
    "Religious Studies Review is the Council's quarterly review of publications across the whole field of religious studies and in related disciplines. "
  • Reviews of Religion & Theology
    "RRT aims to provide clearly written, constructive and prompt reviews of the vast range of publications in theology and religious studies, or that are of relevance to those interested in these fields (for example, in anthropology, cultural studies, history, literature or philosophy)."
  • Religion Compass
    "Religion Compass guides students, researchers and non-specialist scholars through the accumulating body of literature, and navigates the field by laying out the territory, describing divisions and subdivisions of Religious Studies and identifying the major issues within those sections."
  • Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
    "Method & Theory in the Study of Religion publishes articles, notes, book reviews and letters which explicitly address the problems of methodology and theory in the academic study of religion. This includes such traditional points of departure as history, philosophy, anthropology and sociology, but also the natural sciences, and such newer disciplinary approaches as feminist theory and studies. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion also concentrates on the critical analysis of theoretical problems prominent in the study of religion."
  • Journal of Religious History
    A publication of the Religious History Society.
  • Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
    A publication of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • Journal of Religion & Society
    "The Journal of Religion & Society is a cross-disciplinary, electronic journal published by the Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Creighton University. The journal promotes the study of religious groups and beliefs among the various peoples of the world, past and present, with emphasis on American religions and the Western religious traditions. The journal is open-access and freely allows users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all published material for personal or academic purposes."
  • Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion
    "IJRR was founded to publish very high quality, original research on religion by scholars, regardless of their field of specialization."
  • Journal of Religious Ethics
    "Journal of Religious Ethics is committed to publishing the very best scholarship in religious ethics, to fostering new work in neglected areas, and to stimulating exchange on significant issues. Emphasizing comparative religious ethics, foundational conceptual and methodological issues in religious ethics, and historical studies of influential figures and texts, each issue contains independent essays, commissioned articles, and a book review essay, as well as a Letters, Notes, and Comments section."
  • Journal of Contemporary Religion
    "Journal of Contemporary Religion is an international peer reviewed journal. Its purpose is to both document and evaluate the anthropological, sociological, psychological, and philosophical aspects of emerging manifestations of religiosity in any part of the world--whether within innovative movements or mainstream institutions."
  • Internet Journal of Religion
    "Internet Journal of Religion is a multiple journal site dedicated to the academic study of religion. It is international and may be multilingual as occasion demands. It is different from traditional journals in that it is not defined by the limiting form of hardcopy issues. Internet Journal of Religion is a journal in the sense that its contents are open to the future in serial form. At the same time, it is a "site". It is therefore able to house a cluster of related journals which each have their own form and purpose."
  • Journal of Religion and Film
    "The Journal of Religion and Film examines the description, critique, and embodiment of religion in film."
  • Journal of Religion and Health
    "This journal is sponsored by the Blanton-Peale Institute, which believes that by merging psychological insights with the understandings of various religious traditions, new resources could be brought to both religious and secular communities. The Journal of Religion and Health explores the most contemporary modes of religious thought with particular emphasis on their relevance to current medical and psychological research. Taking an eclectic approach to the study of human values, health, and emotional welfare, this journal presents articles that deal with mental--and physical--health in relation to religion and spirituality of all kinds. It provides a scholarly forum for the discussion of topical themes on both a theoretical and practical level."
  • Journal for Peace and Change
    "Published on behalf of the Peace History Society and the Peace and Justice Studies Association"
  • Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions
    "Nova Religio presents scholarly interpretations and examinations of alternative religious movements. Original research, perspectives on the state of new religions studies, literature reviews, and conference updates keep religious studies scholars, sociologists, anthropologists, and historians up to date and well informed on a wide range of topics"
  • Killing the Buddha
    Killing the Buddha describes itself as "a religion magazine for people made anxious by churches"
  • International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
    "The International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (IJPR) provides a medium for the exposition, development, and criticism of important philosophical insights and theories relevant to religion in any of its varied forms. It also provides a forum for critical, constructive, and interpretative consideration of religion from an objective philosophical point of view."
  • International Philosophical Quarterly: IPQ
    "International Philosophical Quarterly has provided a peer-reviewed forum in English for the international exchange of basic philosophical ideas since 1961. The journal stands in the general tradition of theistic and personalist humanism without further restriction of school or philosophical orientation, and is open to both the philosophical discussion of contemporary issues and historical studies. International Philosophical Quarterly is truly international in scope with contributions from authors around the world and circulation to institutions and individuals in 70 countries."
  • Contintental Philosophy Review
    "Continental Philosophy Review fosters a living international dialogue on philosophical issues of mutual interest. The journal elicits discussions of fundamental philosophical problems and original approaches to them. Its broad-ranging focus includes both expressly theoretical topics and topics dealing with practical problems that extend to the wider domain of socio-political life. It encourages explorations in the domains of art, morality, science and religion as they relate to specific philosophical concerns. Without advocating any trend or school in philosophy, the journal keeps abreast of developments in phenomenology and contemporary continental philosophy, and is interested in investigations that probe possible points of intersection between the continental European and the Anglo-American traditions."
  • Journal of the History of Ideas
    "...the Journal of the History of Ideas has served as a medium for the publication of research in intellectual history that is of common interest to scholars and students in a wide range of fields. It is committed to encouraging diversity in regional coverage, chronological range, and methodological approaches. JHI defines intellectual history expansively and ecumenically, including the histories of philosophy, of literature and the arts, of the natural and social sciences, of religion, and of political thought. It also encourages scholarship at the intersections of cultural and intellectual history -- for example, the history of the book and of visual culture."
  • Parabola: Tradition, Myth, and the Search for Meaning
    "The Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition is a not-for-profit organization devoted to the dissemination and exploration of materials relating to the myths, symbols, rituals, and art of the world's religious and cultural traditions. To this end, the Society is the publisher of Parabola Magazine."
  • Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes
    "The Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes publishes new research of a documentary and analytical character, in the field of cultural and intellectual history. The subject matter includes art and architecture, religion, science and literature as well as intellectual, political and social life, often with an emphasis on their relation to the civilisation of antiquity."
  • Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science
    " The word zygon means the yoking of two entities or processes that must work together. It is related to zygote--meaning the union of genetic heritage from sperm and egg, a union which is vital in higher species for the continuation of advancement of life. The journal Zygon provides a forum for exploring ways to unite what in modern times has been disconnected--values from knowledge, goodness from truth, religion from science. Traditional religions, which have transmitted wisdom about what is of essential value and ultimate meaning as a guide for human living, were expressed in terms of the best understandings of their times about human nature, society, and the world. Religious expression in our time, however, has not drawn similarly on modern science, which has superseded the ancient forms of understanding. As a result religions have lost credibility in the modern mind. Nevertheless some recent scientific studies of human evolution and development have indicated how long-standing religions have evolved well-winnowed wisdom, still essential for the best life. Zygon's hypothesis is that, when long-evolved religious wisdom is yoked with significant, recent scientific discoveries about the world and human nature, there results credible expression of basic meaning, values, and moral convictions that provides valid and effective guidance for enhancing human life."
  • Environmental Ethics
    "An Interdisciplinary Journal Dedicated to the Philosophical Aspects of Environmental Problems"
  • Practical Matters: A Transdisciplinary Multimedia Journal of Religious Practices and Practical Theology
    "In this journal you will find digital scholarship that utilizes the capacities of the internet to ask and provoke new questions about religious practices and practical theology. You will also find here a variety of content: peer-reviewed scholarship in several media and genres, reflections and essays by practitioners and teachers, video and audio interviews with scholars, reviews of current work in religious practices and practical theology, musical performances, photographic essays, and more."

By Topic:

  • Judaism:
    • The Jewish Quarterly Review
      "The Jewish Quarterly Review is the oldest English-language journal in the field of Jewish studies. JQR preserves the attention to textual detail so characteristic of the journal in the past, while attempting now to reach a wider and more diverse audience. In each quarterly issue of JQR the ancient stands alongside the modern, the historical alongside the literary, the textual alongside the contextual, the past alongside the present."
    • American Jewish History
      "American Jewish History is the official publication of the American Jewish Historical Society, the oldest national ethnic historical organization in the United States. The most widely recognized journal in its field, AJH focuses on every aspect of the American Jewish experience. Founded in 1892 as Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society, AJH has been the journal of record in American Jewish history for over a century, bringing readers all the richness and complexity of Jewish life in America through carefully researched, thoroughly accessible articles."
    • Modern Judaism
      "Modern Judaism provides a distinctive, interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the modern Jewish experience since the Haskalah, the Jewish Enlightenment. Its contributors address topics pertinent to the understanding of Jewish life today and the forces that have shaped that experience, including the Zionist movement and the establishment of the State of Israel, the socio-political role assumed by literary works of art, and the rise of modern anti-Semitism and its devastating climax in the Holocaust."
    • Women in Judaism
      "Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal is an academic, refereed journal published exclusively on the Internet, and devoted to scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism."
    • Jewish Social Studies: A Quarterly Devoted to Contemporary and Historical Aspects of Jewish Life (1978-1993)
      "Jewish Social Studies recognizes the increasingly fluid methodological and disciplinary boundaries within the humanities and is particularly interested both in exploring different approaches to Jewish history and in critical inquiry into the concepts and theoretical stances that underpin its problematics. It publishes specific case studies, engages in theoretical discussion, and advances the understanding of Jewish life as well as the multifaceted narratives that constitute its historiography."
    • The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
  • Christianity:
    • Christian Century
      "The Christian Century magazine believes that the Christian faith calls Christians to a profound engagement with the world--an engagement of both head and heart. We think Christians can and must articulate their faith in a way that is meaningful and intellectually compelling to those around them. That's why the Century examines issues of politics and culture as well as theology, and that's why it pays attention to the challenges of faith that arise in our everyday lives as parents, friends, spouses and citizens."
    • Cross Currents
      "More than just a magazine ... CrossCurrents is a global network for people of faith and intelligence who are committed to connecting the wisdom of the heart and the life of the mind. In print, online and in real time, we bring people together across lines of difference. We invite you to share in the conversation as we reflect upon those 'crosscurrents' that thoughtful people everywhere are encountering in the opening years of the millennium."
    • Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers
      "Faith and Philosophy is published quarterly by the Society of Christian Philosophers. The journal encourages discussions among philosophers representing a wide variety of theological perspectives and philosophical orientations that fall largely within the philosophy of religion. It seeks critical and reflective self-understanding of Christian faith carried out in dialogue with those who do not, as well as with those who do, share its Christian commitment. Faith and Philosophy seeks to serve the Christian community by articulating Christian faith in a way that will withstand rigorous examination and by exploring the implications of that faith for all aspects of human life. It also seeks to serve the intellectual community at large by providing clear and credible discussions of issues related to Christian faith."
    • Journal for Christian Theological Research
      "The Journal for Christian Theological Research is currently suspending publication. We will not be accepting articles for 2008. The future of the Journal is under review by the executive committee of the CTRF until a final decision is reached in November."
    • Journal Of Early Christian Studies
      "The official publication of the North American Patristics Society (NAPS), the Journal of Early Christian Studies focuses on the study of Christianity in the context of late ancient societies and religions from c.e. 100-700. Incorporating The Second Century (an earlier publication), the Journal publishes the best of traditional patristics scholarship while showcasing articles that call attention to newer themes and methodologies than those appearing in other patristics journals. An extensive book review section is featured in every issue."
    • Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture
      "A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture is an interdisciplinary quarterly committed to exploring the beauty, truth, and vitality of Christianity, particularly as it is rooted in and shaped by Catholicism. We seek a readership that extends beyond the academy, and publish articles on literature, philosophy, theology, history, the natural and social sciences, art, music, public policy, and the professions. Logos is published under the auspices of the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota."
    • Logos & Pneuma: Chinese Journal of Theology
    • Magistra: A Journal of Women's Spirituality in History
      "Magistra is a daughter publication of Vox Benedictina, a Canadian journal of monastic and women's spirituality"
  • American Religions:
  • Islam:
    • Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
      "The Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies is a refereed, academic journal covering in principle all aspects of Arabic and Islamic studies. The Journal is published on the Internet by the editors and cooperating institutions and on paper by Edinburgh University Press. "
    • The Muslim World
      "A journal devoted to the study of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations. Published on behalf of the Duncan Black McDonald Center, Hartford Seminary"
  • Buddhism:
    • Buddhist-Christian Studies
      "A scholarly journal devoted to Buddhism and Christianity and their historical and contemporary interrelationships, Buddhist-Christian Studies presents thoughtful articles, conference reports, and book reviews. It also includes sections on comparative methodology and historical comparisons, as well as ongoing discussions from two dialogue conferences: the Theological Encounter with Buddhism, and the Japan Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies."
    • Contemporary Buddhism (
      "Contemporary Buddhism publishes articles on the current state of Buddhism from across the human sciences. The journal presents work from philosophers, theologians, historians, psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists and political scientists. Contemporary Buddhism examines the historical, doctrinal and political developments that have formed contemporary versions of Buddhism."
    • The Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies
      "The editorial intent of the third series of Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies is to provide a venue for the publication of research and reflection on contemporary issues in Buddhism, with a particular but not exclusive emphasis on the Shin tradition. Contemporary issues include both those related to the application of Shin and Buddhist thought in our present world, and those having to do with the origin, development, and current state of Buddhism as an institution, practice, and system of thought. Essays can employ a variety of different methodological orientations, including for example doctrinal, philosophic, sociological, psychological, textual, ritual, and biographical approaches. The journal is intended to reach both the educated lay Buddhist community and the academic community of Buddhist studies scholars."
  • Chinese Religions:
    • Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy
      "Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy is an official publication of the Association of Chinese Philosophers in America, co-sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University, and supported by the Philosophy Department of Kutztown University."
    • Journal of Chinese Religions
      "Journal of Chinese Religions publishes peer-reviewed research articles, book reviews, and other communications once each year. The Journal is supported by dues of members of the Society for the Study of Chinese Religions, by institutional subscription fees, and by monies allocated by the University of Wisconsin at Madison."
    • Journal of Chinese Philosophy
      "Since its founding nearly 35 years ago, Journal of Chinese Philosophy has established itself at the forefront of contemporary scholarly understanding of Chinese thought and Philosophy, presenting the comparative studies of scholars in East and West on Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism, Daoism and Neo-Daoism, Chinese Buddhism, Yijing Philosophy, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy of Language, Logic and Science, Chinese Social and Political Philosophy, and Chinese Aesthetics."
    • Frontiers of Philosophy in China
      "Dedicated to introducing Chinese scholarship in the field of philosophy, Frontiers of Philosophy in China - Selected Publications from Chinese Universities selects the best articles from the top Chinese university journals written by Chinese scholars. Covering a broad spectrum of periods and genres, and employing a range of methodological and theoretical approaches, this journal is aimed at university professors and students as well as general readers interested in Chinese culture. Rooted in the education of philosophy at Chinese universities, it demonstrates the most advanced achievements of academic research in this field."
    • Late Imperial China
      "Late Imperial China is the principal scholarly journal for historians of China who specialize in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The journal presents methodologically innovative work not only in political and intellectual history, but in social, economic, cultural, and gender history and historical demography. New work by historians in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China is often featured. Although published almost entirely in English, each article has a glossary in Chinese."
  • Japanese Religions:
  • East Asia/Asia Pacific:
    • Asia-Pacific: Perspectives
      "Perspectives is a peer-reviewed electronic journal published roughly once each summer. It welcomes submissions from all fields of the social sciences and the humanities with relevance to the Asia Pacific region.* In keeping with the Jesuit traditions of the University of San Francisco, Asia Pacific: Perspectives commits itself to the highest standards of learning and scholarship. "
  • South Asian Religions:
    • Journal of Indian Philosophy
      "The Journal of Indian Philosophy publishes articles on various aspects of classical and modern Indian thought. Coverage ranges from close analysis of individual philosophical texts to detailed annotated translations of texts. The journal also publishes more speculative discussions of philosophical issues based on a close reading of primary sources."
    • Philosophy East & West
      "Focusing on Asian and comparative thought for half a century, Philosophy East and West features specialized articles and essays that illuminate the distinctive characteristics of philosophical traditions in Asia and their relationship to Western thought. The journal has an intercultural basis and integrates philosophy with the arts, literature, science, and social practices of Asian civilizations. Analytical reviews of significant books appear in each issue."
    • Journal of Asian Studies
      "JAS publishes the very best empirical and multidisciplinary work on Asia, spanning the arts, history, literature, the social sciences, and cultural studies. Experts around the world turn to this quarterly journal for the latest in-depth scholarship on Asia's past and present, for its extensive book reviews, and for its state-of-the-field essays on established and emerging topics. With coverage reaching from South and Southeast Asia to China, Inner Asia, and Northeast Asia, JAS welcomes broad comparative and transnational studies as well as essays emanating from fine-grained historical, cultural, political, or literary research and interpretation. The JAS also publishes clusters of papers representing new and vibrant discussions on specific themes and issues."
    • Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
      "the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (HJAS) has without interruption pursued its mission to disseminate original, outstanding research and book reviews on the humanities in Asia, focusing at present on the areas of China, Japan, Korea, and Inner Asia. As scholarship has evolved, so has this Journal, but always while holding constant its commitment to serve authors and readers alike through the careful selection and editing of its contents.
    • Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
      "The Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies is the leading interdisciplinary journal on Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. It carries unparalleled coverage of the languages, cultures and civilisations of these regions from ancient times to the present. Publishing articles, review articles, notes and communications of the highest academic standard, it also features an extensive and influential reviews section and an annual index."
    • Indo-Iranian Journal
      "Founded in 1957, the Indo-Iranian Journal publishes papers on ancient and medieval Indian languages, literature, philosophy, and religion; ancient and medieval Iran; and papers on Tibet. Recent issues have included linguistic articles on Sanskrit, Middel Indian (Prakrit), New-Indo-Aryan, on Munda linguistics (including the results of field-work), old and modern Dravidian languages (including new material on little-known Central Dravidian languages). "
    • SAGAR: A South Asian Graduate Research Journal
      A peer-review journal on South Asia, completely run and produced by graduate students.
    • Journal of the American Oriental Society