Journal of Contemporary Religion

期刊简介：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. The term 'religion' in the title of this journal is understood to include contributions on spirituality. Moreover, as the journal title suggests, the focus is on contemporary issues. Therefore, the editors of Journal of Contemporary Religion welcome submissions which deal with: classical topics in the study of religion, such as secularisation and the vitality of religion or traditional sectarian movements; more recent developments in the study of religion, including religion and social problems, religion and the environment, religion and education, the transmission of religion, the materialisation and visualisation of religion in various forms, new forms of religious pluralism, the rise of new forms of religion and spirituality, religion and the Internet, religion and science, religion and globalisation, religion and the economy, etc. theoretical approaches to the study of religion; discussions of methods in relation to empirical research; qualitative and quantitative research and related issues. The Journal includes reviews of books which reflect the above themes. Peer Review Policy: Research articles and Research notes published in the Journal of Contemporary Religion have undergone rigorous peer review, with at least two anonymous referees assessing the submitted material. JCR does not have a formal procedure for the submission of book reviews. The editor approaches potential reviewers. However, informal enquiries or suggestions regarding reviews can be sent to the editor. "The Journal of Contemporary Religion has become one of the most important and interesting journals in the academic study of religion. The excellence, currency, and multidisciplinary character of its articles has earned the journal recognition as one of preferred venues for publication, especially among the rising generation of new scholars seeking to extend the horizon of the field." - Lorne Dawson , University of Waterloo, Canada "The Journal of Contemporary Religion has contributed significantly to putting the contemporary, the global, and the significant in the scholarly study of religion in the forefront. There are other journals that are simply about religion, and there are journals that are about specific sorts of religion or specific approaches to religion and the study of religion, but the JCR cuts across all these other categories to focus very much on the contemporary and therefore has made an enormous contribution to the idea that religion is alive, changing, never has been on the point of disappearing, and relevant. It is, in sum, a unique journal that makes a contribution no other journal concerned with religion makes." - Peter Beyer , University of Ottawa, Canada "I’m constantly amazed at the range of material that that JCR covers. It has articles on new religious developments, new looks at established issues, religious analysis of quasi-religious settings, and undernoticed but significant religious esoterica – all from many traditions. Its reviews range even farther, covering an encyclopedic array of books. Both articles and reviews lead me down roads that I might never find on my own. JCR’s authors come from many fields and write to many issues, but the result is anything but cacophony. Instead, the editors give us an astoundingly broad intellectual conversation. I know of no other journal with such richness and such depth." - James V. Spickard , University of Redlands, California, USA "British social scientists of religion owe a great debt to Peter Clarke for founding, and Elisabeth Arweck for managing, the Journal of Contemporary Religion. In providing a first-class outlet for descriptive and explanatory accounts of current religious phenomena, it served an obvious need. I am proud to have published in it and readily recommend it to all my colleagues." - Steve Bruce , University of Aberdeen, UK

【译文】《当代宗教杂志》是一份国际同行评审期刊。其目的是记录和评估世界任何地方新兴宗教表现形式的人类学、社会学、心理学和哲学方面——无论是在创新运动还是主流机构内。本期刊标题中的“宗教”一词被理解为包括对灵性的贡献。此外，正如期刊标题所示，重点是当代问题。因此，《当代宗教杂志》的编辑欢迎涉及以下内容的投稿： 宗教研究中的经典主题，例如世俗化和宗教或传统宗派运动的活力；宗教研究的最新进展，包括宗教与社会问题、宗教与环境、宗教与教育、宗教的传播、宗教各种形式的物质化和形象化、宗教多元化的新形式、宗教和精神新形式的兴起、宗教与互联网、宗教与科学、宗教与全球化、宗教与经济等；宗教研究的理论方法；讨论与实证研究相关的方法；定性和定量研究及相关问题。该杂志包括反映上述主题的书评。同行评审政策：《当代宗教杂志》上发表的研究文章和研究笔记经过严格的同行评审，至少有两名匿名审稿人对提交的材料进行评估。 JCR 没有提交书评的正式程序。编辑联系潜在的审稿人。但是，有关评论的非正式询问或建议可以发送给编辑。 “《当代宗教杂志》已成为宗教学术研究中最重要、最有趣的期刊之一。其文章的卓越性、流通性和多学科特征使该期刊被公认为首选的出版场所之一，特别是对于寻求扩展该领域视野的新生代新学者而言。” - 洛恩·道森 (Lorne Dawson)，加拿大滑铁卢大学“《当代宗教杂志》为将当代、全球性和宗教学术研究中的重大意义置于最前沿做出了重大贡献。还有其他期刊只是关于宗教，也有一些期刊是关于特定类型的宗教或具体的宗教方法和宗教研究，但 JCR 跨越所有其他类别，非常关注当代，因此对宗教是活生生的、不断变化的这一观念做出了巨大贡献。总而言之，它是一本独特的期刊，它的贡献是其他与宗教有关的期刊所无法比拟的。” - Peter Beyer，渥太华大学，加拿大 “JCR 涵盖的材料范围一直让我感到惊讶。它有关于新宗教发展的文章、对既定问题的新看法、对准宗教背景的宗教分析，以及未被注意到但重要的宗教深奥——所有这些都来自许多传统。它的评论范围更广，涵盖了百科全书式的书籍。这两篇文章和评论都引导我走上了我自己可能永远找不到的道路。 《JCR》的作者来自多个领域，撰写的文章也多种多样，但其结果却一点也不杂音，相反，编辑们为我们提供了令人震惊的广泛知识对话，据我所知，没有其他期刊能够如此丰富和深入。” - 詹姆斯·V·斯皮卡德 (James V. Spickard)，美国加利福尼亚州雷德兰兹大学 “英国宗教社会科学家非常感谢彼得·克拉克 (Peter Clarke) 创办《当代宗教杂志》，以及伊丽莎白·阿威克 (Elisabeth Arweck) 管理《当代宗教杂志》。它为描述和解释当前宗教现象提供了一流的渠道，满足了明显的需求。我很自豪能够在该杂志上发表文章，并乐意将其推荐给我的所有同事。” - Steve Bruce，英国阿伯丁大学