The American Theological Library Association (Atla) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), professional association, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Atla's member libraries and librarians provide resources for scholarly research to tens of thousands of students, faculty, staff, and administrators. The association supports the membership with services and products, including an annual conference, members-only publications and discounts, and professional development opportunities.
Mankind Quarterly is a journal that covers physical and cultural anthropology, including human evolution, intelligence, ethnography, linguistics, mythology, archaeology, and biology. It has been described as a "cornerstone of the scientific racism establishment", a "white supremacist journal", and "a pseudo-scholarly outlet for promoting racial inequality". It is published by the Ulster Institute for Social Research, which was presided over by Richard Lynn until his death in 2023.
Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering religious studies, focusing on the academic study of new religious movements. It was established in 1997 by Seven Bridges Press, initially published semi-annually, changing to tri-annually in 2003, and then quarterly in 2005.
The Atla Religion Database is an index of academic journal articles in the area of religion. It is updated monthly and published by the American Theological Library Association. The database indexes articles, essays, and book reviews related to a wide range of scholarly fields related to religion. The database is available on a subscription basis through a database aggregator.
BYU Studies is a multidisciplinary academic journal covering a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is published by the church-owned Brigham Young University. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database.
Africa is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International African Institute. The journal covers the study of African societies and culture. The journal was established in 1928 and the editors-in-chief are Julie Archambault and Joost Fontein.
Modern Theology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley. It publishes articles, review articles, and book reviews in the area of theology, with an ecumenical editorial policy.
Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture is a quarterly academic journal. It is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Society of Church History, and was established in 1932. It is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database. The editors-in-chief are Andrea Sterk, Euan Cameron, Dana Robert, and Laurie Maffly-Kipp. The journal is regarded as highly authoritative in its field, and is compared to the British Journal of Ecclesiastical History.
Environmental Ethics is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering environmental philosophy. It was established in 1979 by Eugene Hargrove and is published by the Philosophy Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Environmental Philosophy. The editor-in-chief is Allan A. Thompson.
The Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on Shia Islam, including theology, philosophy, mysticism, law, jurisprudence, politics, history, Qur'an and Hadith studies, and current issues relevant to Shi'ism. It is published by ICAS Press on behalf of The Islamic College and was established in 2008. The journal also contains a book reviews section to review new and old works pertaining to Shi'a Islam.
Concordia Theological Quarterly is a peer-reviewed academic journal of theology published for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod by the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It continues The Springfielder and is published in January, April, July, and October each year. The journal is abstracted and indexed by the ATLA Religion Database, Religion Index One: Periodicals, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences, Old Testament Abstracts, and New Testament Abstracts.
CrossCurrents is a quarterly academic journal published by the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life. It has been published continuously since 1950, and is now published as a peer-reviewed, public-facing scholarly journal.
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarship on Jewish literature from the Hellenistic-Roman period. The journal operates a double-blind review process. Contributions focus on linguistic, textual, historic or theological insights to the Jewish literature found in, but not limited to, the pseudepigrapha and apocrypha. The editor-in-chief is Matthias Henze. It was established in 1987 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
Augustinianum is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of the Fathers of the Church. Since 1961 the journal has published over 3,800 articles and reviews in this field. The journal is edited by Antonio Gaytán and published by the Patristic Institute Augustinianum (Rome). Online access to all issues is provided by the Philosophy Documentation Center.
Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1974 and published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the College Theology Society. The Journal is based at Villanova University. While rooted in the Catholic tradition of "faith seeking understanding", the journal covers a range of topics in theology and religious studies, including Catholic theology, as well as Christianity and religious experience more generally. The editor-in-chief is Elena Procario-Foley, and associate editors are Gerald Beyer and Christopher Denny.
The Journal of Social Philosophy is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social philosophy covering work of normative and practical significance concerning social and political life. It was established in 1970 by the North American Society for Social Philosophy and is published by John Wiley & Sons. The editor-in-chief is Carol Gould.
The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology is a quarterly academic journal published by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It was established in 1997, after the seminary had lost control of Review and Expositor. The founding editor-in-chief was Paul R. House, while the current editor is Stephen J. Wellum.
Literature and Theology is a quarterly peer-reviewed indisciplinary academic journal of theology and literary studies published by Oxford University Press. It "provides a critical non-confessional forum for both textual analysis and theoretical speculation, encouraging explorations of how religion is embedded in culture". It is one of the foremost journals in the field of religion and literature, and has a rich history of publishing original theoretical, philosophical, literary, and theological interdisciplinary research. The current editorial board headed by Professor Mark Knight includes several leading names in the academic field of religion and literature, including Dr Jo Carruthers, Professor Emma Mason, Dr Elizabeth Anderson, Professor Richard Rosengarten, Professor Alana Vincent, Professor Linn Tonstad (Yale) and Professor Gerard Loughlin.
Currents in Theology and Mission is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access academic journal of theology published by the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and Wartburg Theological Seminary. The editors-in-chief are Kathleen D. Billman and Craig Nessan. The journal was established in 1974 as a publication of Seminex, as a continuation of the defunct Concordia Theological Monthly.
The Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal, sponsored by the Society of Christian Ethics, that examines social, economic, political, and cultural problems within the context of Christian social ethics. It was established in 1981 as The Annual of the Society of Christian Ethics and was reorganized as a journal in 2002. For many years, the journal was published by Georgetown University Press. Since 2019 it has been published in print and electronic formats by the Philosophy Documentation Center.
