Spring 2020 Call for Papers

 

Identity, Land, and Place: Intersections of Theological Embodiment

When separated from believers’ lived practices and experiences, theology tends toward dissolution into lofty conversations between elite individuals. Theology can and should do better. The church is full of wonderfully ordinary people whose everyday lives are informed by their personal faith. Theological endeavors press beyond the boundaries of the academy and join personal beliefs and faith practices to become lived experience. Theology is manifested through individual lives, in individual places, at individual times and moments.

There are several important moments to commemorate this coming year. The year 2020 marks twenty-five years since the American Disabilities Act was passed; the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified one hundred years ago, eliminating a person’s sex as a qualification for voting; and today the 116th Congress has a record 102 women serving on the country’s behalf.

With these historic events in mind, how might our positionality and intersectionality transform our theology? How can theology transform our everyday lives? In what ways may we use theology as a means for inclusion? How does sacred Scripture narrate the stories of people and the places they occupy? How have religious communities throughout history offered spaces that acknowledge, ignore, or diminish people’s identities? How has the church historically wrestled with questions of situatedness or displacement? What are the practices the church has or must take on in order to recognize the people who fill its pews?

We invite graduate students and early-career scholars to submit papers considering these and related questions to the Spring 2020 issue of the Princeton Theological Review. We welcome submissions from diverse disciplinary perspectives: biblical studies, church history, theology, ethics, social science, philosophy, etc.

Deadline for submissions is November 4, 2019.

 

Spring 2019 Issue Published

 

Faith Beyond the Sanctuary

With contributions from different perspectives all discussing an array of issues, the spring 2019 issue of Princeton Theological Review is now available. Vol. 22, No. 1 is titled “Faith Beyond the Sanctuary: Christianity and the Public Sphere” and can be downloaded here (PDF).

 

Covert Art Design Competition

 

Help Design the Spring 2019 PTR Cover

Princeton Theological Review is seeking student art submissions for our Spring 2019 journal. The journal’s Spring 2019 theme is “Faith Beyond the Sanctuary: Christianity and the Public Sphere.” Submissions should creatively reflect, reimagine, or respond to this theme.

Submissions may be emailed directly to the editorial team at ptr@ptsem.edu.

Submissions are due February 14, 2019.

 

Spring 2019 Call for Papers

 

Faith Beyond the Sanctuary: Christianity and the Public Sphere

People of faith believe God’s call extends past the walls of the church. Yet when religious people engage with the public sphere, complexities and conflicts emerge. With these tensions in mind, what is the role of faith communities in the broader political community? How has Scripture influenced and been influenced by politics? What theologies underlie or are implicit in public life? How might faith communities responsibly interact with the state and engage in public discourse? How has the Church historically grappled with matters of faith and public life? What might the global Church teach us about these issues?

We invite graduate students and early-career scholars to submit papers considering these and related questions to the Spring 2019 edition of the Princeton Theological Review. We welcome submissions from diverse disciplinary perspectives: biblical studies, church history, theology, ethics, social science, philosophy, etc.

Submissions are due December 14, 2018. Deadline extended to January 15, 2019.

 

Spring 2018 Issue Published

 

Art as a Voice for the Church

Drawing together a rich collection of artists and authors, the spring 2018 issue of Princeton Theological Review is now available. Vol. 21, No. 2 is titled “Art as a Voice for the Church” and can be downloaded here (PDF).

Please note that, due to the volume of exceptional artistic and book review submissions, we were able to publish more online than in the print journal. A PDF of the printed journal can be found here (PDF).

 

PTR Co-Hosting a Panel and Discussion on April 10, 2018

 

Women in the Academy: Empowerment

The Princeton Theological Seminary Women’s Center and the Princeton Theological Review invite you to join us for a special panel discussion on empowering women in the academy!

 

Fall 2017 Issue Published

 

Art as a Voice for the Church: A Festschrift for Gordon Graham

We are excited to announce that the fall 2017 issue of Princeton Theological Review has been published. Vol. 21, No. 1 is titled “Art as a Voice for the Church: A Festschrift for Gordon Graham” and is available for download (PDF).

 

Spring 2018 Call for Papers Released

 

Art as a Voice for the Church

Graduate students and early-career scholars are invited to submit papers to the spring 2018 edition of the Princeton Theological Review. We welcome papers from various disciplinary perspectives (theology, philosophy, church history, biblical studies, social sciences, etc.) as they relate to the theme of art and the church. How does theology manifest in all different forms of art (painting, poetry, photography, sculpture, music, theater, film, literature, dance, or any other creative endeavors)? How does artistic expression give voice to piety, critique, worship, or spiritual struggle? How has art influenced and been influenced by biblical interpretations, theological movements, historical context, or cultural conditions? Why is art such a powerful medium for Christian expression?

Submissions have closed for the spring 2018 journal. Please look forward to our upcoming release of the journal!

 

Spring 2017 Issue Published

 

The Reformation and Ecumenism

The spring 2017 issue of Princeton Theological Review has been published. Vol. 20, No. 1 is titled “The Reformation and Ecumenism” and is available for download (PDF).

 

 

The Princeton Theological Review is a student-run academic journal that serves both the Princeton Theological Seminary student body and the theological community at large. It promotes a free and open exchange of ideas in order to challenge, inform, and equip its audience to become more effective and faithful witnesses to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are committed to engaging theological issues in ways that are grounded in Scripture, centered on Jesus Christ, formed by the work of the Holy Spirit, and mindful of the historic and contemporary stances of the church. All submissions must be original work, should not have been previously published, and will undergo double blind peer-review.