The BJRT is the academic journal of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley dedicated to facilitating rigorous religious and theological scholarship.
10/14/2025
Do you know anyone who may be interested in contributing to this Special Issue of the BJRT? We are looking for papers, art, and poetry. Please consider sharing this information with your network. Also, if you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer, please send an email to: [email protected].
The intensification of the Western imperialist bloc’s genocide of the Palestinian people and the ever-unyielding anticolonial resistance both in Palestine and across the Third World bring the question of moral responsibility before each member of global society. Since the Palestinian resistance fo...
09/17/2025
Call for Papers, Art, & Poetry for the forthcoming Berkeley Journal of Religion & Theology’s Special Issue: Palestine, Anti-Imperialism, & Liberation Theology has been EXTENDED to November 17! Seeking abstracts, manuscripts, art, poetry, and book reviews! Please share this information far and wide:
The intensification of the Western imperialist bloc’s genocide of the Palestinian people and the ever-unyielding anticolonial resistance both in Palestine and across the Third World bring the question of moral responsibility before each member of global society. Since the Palestinian resistance fo...
06/23/2025
Current Call for Papers, Visual Art, and Poetry for Our Forthcoming Special Issue
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04/08/2025
The BJRT is pleased to announce the release of our latest issue:
The Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology seeks individuals with expertise in religion studies, philosophy, theology, and/or ethics to serve as Peer Reviewers. The BJRT is an international and diverse forum for original, cutting-edge scholarship that reflects the Graduate Theological Union’s endeavor to be a nexus for “where religion meets the world.” We are committed to being part of the conversations that advance the frontiers of religious and theological thought and invite you to serve as a Peer Reviewer.
Peer Reviewers are asked to review manuscripts for clarity, accuracy, and research rigor and provide detailed, constructive feedback to help improve the quality and substance of the articles submitted. Reviewers are expected to return submissions with their feedback within 4 weeks of receiving an article.
We are especially in need of Peer Reviewers who have expertise in religious studies, philosophy, theology, and/or ethics, especially in the Dharma traditions (Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism) and in Sikh studies, Islamic studies, Bahá'í Studies, Jewish studies, Shinto studies, and studies of Indigenous Religions.
To express interest in serving as a Peer Reviewer, please contact Co-Managing Editors Charissa Jaeger-Sanders ([email protected]) and Javney Mohr ([email protected]) with the following:
• Name
• E-mail Address
• Institutional Affiliation, including whether you are a PhD student, professor, researcher, etc.
• Country
• Areas of expertise, including substantive and methodological areas of interest
• Number of academic journal reviews completed to date
• Current CV as an attachment
We look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Javney Mohr and Charissa Jaeger-Sanders
Co-Managing Editors
01/02/2022
Volume 7 of the Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology (BJRT) has been published online and is available in hard copy!
12/19/2021
The world- and the academy- lost two luminary scholars last week with the passing of Drs. Malidoma Some and bell hooks. 🙏🏾 They left a deep repository of wisdom, methods, theories, scholarship, and pedagogical praxis for us to consume and reflect within our own work. Re-introduce- or introduce- yourself to these prolific scholars.
The feminist writer created a vocabulary that helped us to learn, grow, and forgive – and above all to understand
02/08/2021
Book Reviewers Needed!!!!
Read any interesting books lately that exist as the intersections of faith, religion, justice, and action? Theological studies exists at the many crossroads and intersections of life - not just in a classroom and not just within explicitly faith based contexts. Thus the perspectives of people doing and living within theology are wide and sway together.
Below is a list of book suggestions -- some of these are older than 5 years, but they point to a classroom OUTSIDE of the classroom.
Reach out! We would love to include your review of these books
What to read if you want to be an ally and contribute toward racial justice.
02/08/2021
See message below from organizers!
"Dear All -- If you want to learn something from masters in living nobly in hard times, please join us for the Black and Buddhist Summit. I'm on the planning committee, and I am a co-host for some of these conversations with wise, liberation-oriented, Black Buddhist writers. Please join us."
Want to contribute to an upcoming issue? The Deadline for Call for Papers for BJRT Volume 7 is March 1, 2021. If you have already submitted an article or book review, the editors have it and will be in touch with you about its publication in the first quarter of 2021.
The Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology (BJRT) is the double-blind, peer-reviewed journal of the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley. The mission of the BJRT is to be an inclusive and diverse forum of original, leading edge scholarship in inter-religious studies, philosophy, and theology that reflects the GTU’s endeavor to be a nexus for “where religion meets the world.”
To this end, the editors of the BJRT invite scholars from pertinent disciplines and backgrounds to submit articles and book reviews for publication in the journal. The deadline for all submissions for the next regular issue (Vol. 7) is: MARCH 1, 2021
Instructions for submissions and a Style Guide for authors and book reviewers are available on the BJRT website (bjrt.gtu.edu). For more information, please email the managing editor at [email protected].
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The Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology is the academic journal of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. It aims to be an international, interreligious, and interdisciplinary forum for scholarly discussion on topics of interest in religious studies and theology. Scholarly articles in all related disciplines and methods are welcome. Potential authors interested in publishing a paper in the BJRT, but are unsure of fit, should first visit the GTU’s website (www.gtu.edu) and get to know the sorts of scholarship that is being done on “Holy Hill.” Any further questions can be directed to the Managing Editor.
The second volume consisted of two issues. Vol. 2.1 included the Distinguished Faculty Lecture (Prof. Bill O’Neill), Readings of the Sacred Texts Lecture (Prof. Rita Sherma), and the Surjit Singh Lecture (Prof. Philip Wickeri), and articles by Shin Young Park, Brent Lyons, Wesley Ellis, Jessica Tinklenberg; and book reviews by Justin Staller, Therese Bjørnaas, Jonathan Homrighausen, and Daniel Moceri. Published in 2016 and available for purchase at http://www.lulu.com/shop/bjrt-gtu/berkeley-journal-of-religion-and-theology-vol-2-no-1/paperback/product-22931543.html
Vol. 2.2 is the first special issue of the BJRT, and was commissioned in honor of the retirement of the 4th Dean of the GTU, Judith Berling, from the faculty and the retirement of the 6th Dean of the GTU, Arthur Holder, from the deanship. Features contributions from the 5th Dean of the GTU, Margaret Miles, Lisa Dahill, Ken Butigan, Sandra Schneiders, William Short, OFM, Mary Yuen, Jennifer Howe Peace, and GTU’s 7th President, Riess Potterveld. Published in 2016 and available for purchase at http://www.lulu.com/shop/bjrt-gtu/berkeley-journal-of-religion-and-theology-vol2-no-2/paperback/product-22758598.html
Vol. 3.1 is the first journal volume to undergo rebranding in line with the GTU’s rebranding. It features the Distinguished Faculty Lecture (Prof. Beth Liebert) and the responses by Profs. Bob Russell and Kathryn Barush, the Surjit Singh Lecture by Jeffery D. Long, articles by Pravina Rodrigues, Jennifer Fernandez, and Jaesung Ryu, and book reviews by Henry Kuo, Rev. William Stell, and Andrew Lee. Published in 2017 and available for purchase at http://www.lulu.com/shop/bjrt-gtu/berkeley-journal-of-religion-and-theology-vol-3-no-1/paperback/product-23471890.html
Articles in these volumes are available free of charge via the Graduate Theological Union Library. Please visit www.gtu.edu/library for access.
