Theological Reflections: Eastern European Journal of Theology: Announcements

Call for Papers: Call for Papers for 2026 Spring Issue "Hermeneutics of Ethical Life: Christian Responsibility During a Crisis"

Theological Reflections: Eastern European Journal of Theology — 2025-10-13

Theological Reflections: Eastern European Journal of Theology invites researchers to submit scholarly articles for publication in the spring 2026 issue (24:1) titled “Hermeneutics of Ethical Life: Christian Responsibility During a Crisis.” The spring issue will focus on the core principles of church doctrine, Christian ethical values, and the role of believers during socio-political upheavals. In this context, it is important to explore how church teachings have shaped understandings of crises and how these crises have prompted a reevaluation of those teachings, leading to the renewal of traditional principles and practices.

German historian Reinhart Koselleck analyzed the concept of crisis and described it as a “structural feature of modernity.” He argued that it represents a process where a system fails because of the accumulating effects of multiple conflicts, resulting in the development of a new post-crisis state. As the boundary between life and death or between salvation and destruction, a crisis requires action and decisions. However, without a thorough theological interpretation, it is impossible to make ethical decisions and lead a responsible Christian life in new circumstances. In this sense, a crisis can be described as a situation in which we cannot move forward without fundamental changes. Therefore, a crisis is not only destruction but also a catalyst for progress, which becomes an opportunity only for those who understand its meaning and are willing to reflect on established theological views in the face of new challenges. Periods of crisis reveal problems, forcing the church to rethink the purpose, content, and form of its existence in the world.

The editorial board accepts articles that cover the following topics:

The effect of crises on Biblical hermeneutics.
The concept of crisis in secular and theological interpretations: convergences and differences.
Traditional church doctrines on social ethics in light of traumatic experiences caused by a crisis.
Christian communities amid the challenges of globalization and isolation.
The church’s ethical stance in the face of challenges caused by military aggression and existential crises.
War as a catalyst for a rupture in the church's historical consciousness and its ethical paradigms.
The digital crisis and ethical considerations in the information realm: the Christian responsibility.
Ethical dilemmas of Christian leadership in conditions of uncertainty.
Socio-political instability and the rise of populism as a challenge for Christian churches.
The cultivation of ecological virtues as a response to the environmental crisis.
Theological and ethical responses to the crisis: isolationism, confrontation, adaptation, or creative tension.
Crisis as a catalyst for the creative development of theology and ethical thought.
Ethical responsibility in light of eschatology: the connection between the doctrine of last things and the formation of daily ethical behavior and responsibility.

The editorial board welcomes original articles and reviews that explore this complex topic. Articles should not exceed 7,000 words (including references and bibliography).

The submission deadline is February 15, 2026. The publication date is May 15, 2026.

To submit an article or review, please upload it to the journal's website at http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/about/submissions. Recommendations for authors can be found at http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/guidelines. If you have any additional questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact us by email at reflections@eeit-edu.info.

Call for Papers: Call for Papers: Issue 23.2 (2025) on Diaspora Theology

Theological Reflections: Eastern European Journal of Theology — 2025-04-04

The Eastern European Journal of Theology is pleased to announce a call for papers for the issue on Diaspora Theology, exploring the theological implications of the global movement of peoples, cultures, and religious identities. We invite scholars to submit original research that engages with diaspora communities and examines how migration, displacement, and cultural exchange shape religious practices, beliefs, and theological reflections.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Biblical perspectives on migration and exile
Identity, religion, and belonging in diaspora communities
Migration and mission: practical challenges and theological responses
Intersection of culture, ethnicity, and religion in shaping theological expressions in diaspora settings
Diaspora Christians and theological education
Diaspora and postcolonial theological readings
In/Hospitality in times of migration: theological and philosophical insights
The role of diaspora churches for interreligious dialogues and ecumenical relationship
Russian aggression against Ukraine and the theological and ethical challenges for the Ukrainian evangelical diaspora

Submission Guidelines:

We accept papers in English and Ukrainian languages.
A paper must include a title, abstract, keywords, list of references, and the author’s full name and affiliation.
Abstracts 200 words.
Full papers 5,000-6,000 words without references.
We accept articles in the Chicago Manual of Style 18 ed. The first time a source is cited, provide a full footnote citation; for subsequent citations of the same source, use a short version.
Please submit papers via the website http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/login. If you need help with submission, contact us reflections@eeit-edu.info. Please note that the system accepts article metadata in both Ukrainian and English. If you cannot submit it in both languages. Use one language for both fields.

For further details, please see http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/guidelines.

The deadline for submitting materials is Sep 15, 2025.

We look forward to receiving your contributions on this timely and important topic.

Call for Papers: The editorial board invites to submit articles for publication in the issue 23.1 (2025) Theology of Memory in the Context of Experiencing Trauma and Collective Violence

Theological Reflections: Eastern European Journal of Theology — 2024-07-24

Memory plays a key role in forming and preserving personal, social, and cultural identity. It is no coincidence that the Book of Revelation chastises those who have forgotten their first love. There are different ways of reconstructing the past, but they all involve a complex interweaving of the past with the present and the future. The fragility and fragmentation of memory link the concept of the past to two other concepts: remembering and forgetting. This issue of the journal aims to explore the intersections of remembering and forgetting from different theological perspectives, as well as the relation between other complex processes of memory, such as disregard, denial, alienation, and imagination, the recovery of memories, and the individual and collective reconstruction of relations with the past. Given the interdisciplinary nature of memory studies, we will accept for publication in this issue not only theological studies but also articles that consider philosophy, anthropology, sociology, neurophysiology, cognitive science, literary studies, and other disciplines.

For a theological reflection on these issues, the Editorial Board invites authors to submit articles that address the following topics:

Memory, tradition, and text: social memory theory and its impact on biblical studies
God, remembering and forgetting in the Old Testament
Biblical understanding of the experience of war and collective violence
Collective memory and identity in early Christianity
St. Augustine on inner memory (memoria interior) as the foundation of inner experience and knowledge of God
The Lord's Supper: theological and liturgical meanings of the Commemoration of Christ's death
The end of memory? Miroslav Wolf on the peacemaking role of remembering and forgetting
In the shadow of trauma: remembering the reality of traumatic experience
Wrestling with the past: theology and politics of memory
Johann Baptist Metz and the “dangerous memory” of the victims of history as a space for creative thinking and seeds of change
Places of memory, their material, symbolic, and functional meanings
Dementia as a theological and ethical issue
The future of memory in the age of artificial intelligence
Recollection and memory of victims in the theology of William T. Kavanaugh

We accept original and overview articles, as well as reviews, covering this complex topic. The article's length should not exceed 5,000 words.

The deadline for submitting materials is February 15, 2025. The date of publication of the issue is May 15, 2025.

To submit an article, please upload it on the journal's website: http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/about/submissions

Guidelines for authors are available here: http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/guidelines

For additional questions and suggestions, please contact reflections@eeit-edu.info.