About the Journal

Journal of Religion and Public Life (JRPL)

Journal’s Purpose: To provide a platform to publish research, studies and reflections that relate to OCRPL’s understanding that religion is significant in shaping all areas of public life.
The journal will be a conversation of scholars, serious students and thinkers in the area of public life (including OCRPL students and faculty). Our vision is to publish stimulating articles and invite scholars, public leaders and thinkers to respond with key contributions from their context. As a conversation it will be scholarly but will not necessarily rigidly follow the formats of established scholarly journals.  Our goal is to give a globally accessible voice to scholars and activists from the Global South on key issues.
We plan to include the following topics:
Religion and Ethics, Religion and Society, Religion and Economics, Religion and Refugees, Religion and State.
Proper use of biblical and theological resources is of course fundamental to an authentic Christian approach to these issues.