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.
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. In 2002, it became published by the University of California Press.
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.
Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture is a quarterly academic journal. It is published by 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 Jon Sensbach. The journal is regarded as highly authoritative in its field, and is compared to the British Journal of Ecclesiastical History.
The International Journal of Transpersonal Studies is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering theory, research, practice, and discourse in the area of transpersonal studies. It is the official journal of the International Transpersonal Association, is published by Floraglades Foundation, and is sponsored by the California Institute of Integral Studies. The editor-in-chief is Glenn Hartelius.
Ars Disputandi was an online peer-reviewed academic journal of the philosophy of religion that was established in 2001 and published by Utrecht University's Igitur Publishing. It is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database. In 2013 it was incorporated into the International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, which was previously known as Bijdragen: International Journal for Philosophy and Theology.
The Journal of Theological Interpretation is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering theology and biblical hermeneutics. It was established in 2007 and is published by Eisenbrauns. The editor-in-chief is Joel B. Green. The journal is abstracted and indexed in ATLA Religion Database.
Atlaserials (Atlas) is an online full-text collection of major religion and theology journals used by libraries, librarians, religion scholars, theologians, and clergy. Created by the American Theological Library Association and updated monthly, the database indexes journal articles and bibliographic citations, featuring PDFs, with searchable texts of articles and reviews, related to a wide range of scholarly fields related to religion. The database is available on a subscription basis through a database aggregator.
The Africa Theological Journal is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Tumaini University Makumira. It was established in 1968 and contains articles of theological interest relevant in Africa. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database.
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 Journal of Religion and Popular Culture is a triannual online peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 2002 and is published by University of Toronto Press. The editors-in-chief are Jennifer E. Porter, Associate professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and David Feltmate, Associate professor at Auburn University at Montgomery. The journal covers the interactions between religion and popular culture.
The Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie was a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1877 at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Innsbruck. It was associated with the Society of Jesus. The journal published its last independent issue in 2020. With the beginning of 2021 the journal merged with the journal Theologie und Philosophie to form the Zeitschrift für Theologie und Philosophie.
The Journal of Pentecostal Theology is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering theological research from a Pentecostal perspective. It was established at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary and is maintained by the Center for Pentecostal Theology. The editors-in-chief are Lee Roy Martin and John Christopher Thomas.
The European Journal of Theology is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering evangelical theology. Contributions are in English, French, or German, with summaries in all three languages. The journal was established in 1992 and is published by Amsterdam University Press on behalf of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians. The editor-in-chief is Pieter J. Lalleman. Previous editors have been Nigel M. de S. Cameron, J. Gordon McConville, Mark W. Elliott, and Jamie Grant.
Studia Islamika is a triannual peer-reviewed open access academic journal covering Islamic studies, especially concerning Indonesia and Southeast Asia in general. It was established in 1994 and is published by the Center for the Study of Islam and Society. The editor-in-chief is Azyumardi Azra. Articles are published in English or Arabic.
The Bible and Critical Theory is a biannual peer-reviewed open access academic journal in the fields of biblical studies and critical theory. It was established by Roland Boer in 2004, and was published by Monash University ePress until 2010. Since 2011 it has been published independently. Julie Kelso was the editor-in-chief from 2008 to 2011, and then she co-edited with Boer from 2012 to 2015. From 2016 to 2020, Caroline Blyth and Robert J. Myles were editors-in-chief.
The Revue des études byzantines is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of Greek Christianity and especially Byzantine civilization. It was established in 1897 as Échos d'Orient, renamed Études byzantines in, and obtaining its current title in 1946. The journal is published by Peeters on behalf of the Institut français d'études byzantines (Paris) and the editor-in-chief is Olivier Delouis.
The Journal for the Academic Study of Religion is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of the academic study of religion. It is published by Equinox Press on behalf of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion and was established in 1988 as the Australian Religion Studies Review, obtaining its current title in 2005. The editor-in-chief is Douglas Ezzy.
The ARAM Periodical is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies covering Ancient Near East studies with a particular focus on Aramaic studies, including archaeology, religious studies, philology, patristics, and other related topics.
Baptist Quarterly is a quarterly academic journal of Baptist history from the London-based Baptist Historical Society, published by Taylor & Francis. It was established in 1922 as a successor to Transactions of the Baptist Historical Society. Editors-in-chief are Karen Smith of South Wales Baptist College and Cardiff University and Simon Woodman of King's College London. Editors include David W. Bebbington, William H. Brackney, Paul S. Fiddes, Bill J. Leonard, Ian Randall, and others.
