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Talking to or about God? Reconsidering the identity of religious language
Published on 11 Nov 2026
by David Ellis Department of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religion, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, UKDavid Ellis is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Ethics, and Religion at Leeds Trinity University. His research focuses on Wittgenstein’s later philosophical views of religion, including religious language, belief, and hinge epistemology. He also researches the philosophical, ethical, and religious repercussions of discovering extraterrestrial life. He can be contacted by email at: d.ellis@leedstrinity.ac.uk
Faith in deconstruction: Derrida and the sources of philosophical theology
Published on 26 Oct 2026
by Filipe Maia School of Theology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USAFilipe Maia is Assistant Professor of Theology and Director of PhD Studies at Boston University School of Theology. He is the author of two monographs, Trading Futures: A Theological Critique of Financialized Capitalism (Duke University Press, 2022) and A Political Theology of the Worthless (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming in 2027).
A radical god: theopoetics, phenomenology, and the future of religion
Published on 18 Oct 2026
by Erik Meganck Research Fellow, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Religion, Community, and Ecologies (CIRRCE), University of the Free State
Excessive knowability Tristan Garcia’s challenge to post-Kantian theology
Published on 16 Oct 2026
by Calvyn C. du Toit Department of Practical Theology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaCalvyn C. du Toit lectures in the Department of Practical Theology at the University of Pretoria; this article was written during a research residency at the Wertheim Study of the New York Public Library. He is the author of Object Spirituality: Speculative Realism, Modernity, and the Reimagining of Spirituality (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). His work runs between speculative realism, continental philosophy of religion, and the patristic and Orthodox traditions, and he is at present writing a monograph on onto-consciousness, the modern successor operation to onto-theology that this article names.
Ecologies of ecstasy: mysticism, philosophy, and vegetal life
Published on 11 Oct 2026
by Manon Paredis University of Antwerp
Evil and world-view description: the Christian case
Published on 9 Oct 2026
by Lauri Snellman Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandLauri Snellman is post-doctoral researcher at the Secular Theodicies project. He wrote his ThD thesis Evil and Intelligibility on the metacritique of the problem of evil. He studied the presuppositions of the problem of evil as a means to look into interesting topics like philosophical methodology, philosophical logic, the philosophy of language, metaphysics, the critique of reason and Biblical theology. He has also researched the logic of world-views at the Universities of Uppsala and Helsinki. He has published the Essay on the Logic of World-views on the topic of world-views. Snellman’s work at the Secular Theodicies project brings together the problems of evil, intelligibility and the logic of world-views. Currently he’s working on a logical analysis of secular theodicies. He also uses the conceptual tools from the logic of world-views to describe ways of finding meaning in the world. Snellman is developing ways of describing and assessing the ways different world-views come to terms with evil. He’s also interested in dispositions and habits in pragmatism, which could offer a foundation for meliorist philosophy.
Meaning in life between subjectivity and worth: Harry Frankfurt at the intersection of philosophy and theology
Published on 21 Aug 2026
by Richard Peter Bailey Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaRichard Peter Bailey is Senior Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts at UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His research interests include the philosophies of education, health, and sport. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Member of the Akademi Profesor Malaysia, a Member of the Royal Asiatic Society, and he was named an ‘Ikon Pendekar’ (Hall of Famer) for his contributions to Malaysian culture.
Brahman, the Dao, and Evil. The problem of evil, non-personal ultimate realities and varieties of evil
Published on 21 Jul 2026
by Hans Van Eyghen TST, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The NetherlandsHans Van Eyghen is assistant professor of philosophy at TST Tilburg University. He obtained his MA at KULeuven and PhD at VU Amsterdam. His research focuses on science and religion and Non-Western religious traditions.
Reduction to the event in John Caputo’s radical theology
Published on 1 Jul 2026
by Jameson Cockerell University of DallasJameson Cockerell is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Dallas (2025-26). His research focuses on the intersection and complementarity of transcendental phenomenology (especially Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger) and Thomism.
From seller of words to custodian of Attention: Augustine on the soul’s attentional deficit and the kenotic art of Teaching
Published on 8 Jun 2026
by Elom Kodjo N’blasso Research Unit History of Church and Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumElom Kodjo N’blasso is a doctoral researcher in the Research Unit History of Church and Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium. He is Vice-Coordinator of the Augustinian Historical Institute in Leuven and a member of the Centre for the Study of Augustine, Augustinianism and Jansenism. His research examines educational motifs in Augustine’s Cassiciacum Dialogues, focusing especially on Augustine’s earlier career as a teacher and on the role of this educational background in his conversion and the development of his thought.
Postmetaphysical metaphysics? Habermas on philosophy and religion in Also a History of Philosophy
Published on 15 May 2026
by Bernd Irlenborn Faculty of Theology, Paderborn (Germany)B. Irlenborn is Professor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Theology, Paderborn. He is author of various books and papers in philosophy of religion. Most recent books: Monotheism and Relativism, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025; Relativismus. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2016; Relativismus und christlicher Wahrheitsanspruch, eds. (with M. Seewald). Munich: Alber, 2020. Faculty webpage: www.thf–paderborn.de; e-mail: b.irlenborn@thf-paderborn.de.
The symbolic-ritual dimension of the material door and the virtual threshold: a philosophical analysis of everyday rituality and the rites of the Catholic Jubilee in the digital age
Published on 11 May 2026
by Cristiano Calì University of Turin (Italy) - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (US)Cristiano Calì is a research fellow in moral philosophy at the Department of Philosophy and Education Sciences at the University of Turin, and a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies in Boston. He is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Turin and the University of Catania, where he teaches philosophical anthropology and philosophy of work. His research interests include the history of philosophical doctrines in modernity, with particular reference to the problem of free will; the ethics of emerging healthcare technologies; moral argumentation; and AI ethics.
Obereit, Kant and Jacobi: on nihilism and intellectual intuition
Published on 29 Apr 2026
by Emiliano Acosta Philosophy Department, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumEmiliano Acosta is Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp. His research focusses on modern philosophy, especially J. G. Fichte. He is the author of Schiller versus Fichte (2011), Plato lezen (2020) and Filosofische decamerone (2023).
Suffering with the self-confirming God
Published on 24 Apr 2026
by Paul K. Moser Department of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago, Chiicago, IL, USAPaul K. Moser is Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, at Loyola University Chicago. He is a series editor for the two Cambridge University Press Book Series Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society and CUP Elements: Religion and Monotheism. His most recent books include: Divine Guidance; Paul’s Gospel of Divine Self-Sacrifice; The Divine Goodness of Jesus; Understanding Religious Experience; The God Relationship (all Cambridge University Press), and God on Trial (Fortress Press). He is past editor of the American Philosophical Quarterly. Email: pmoser@luc.edu. Homepage: https://pmoser.sites.luc.edu/.
Obereit’s nihilism and philosophy of nothingness
Published on 24 Mar 2026
by Emiliano Acosta University of Antwerp, BelgiumEmiliano Acosta is Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp. His research focusses on modern philosophy, especially J. G. Fichte. He is the author of Schiller versus Fichte (2011), Plato lezen (2020) and Filosofische decamerone (2023).
‘The bread her work consecrates’: rethinking art and religious experience through sacramental theology1
Published on 12 Mar 2026
by James Lorenz Department of Religion, York St John University, York, UKJames Lorenz is Lecturer in Theology and Philosophy of Religion at York St John University. He works primarily at the intersection of modern theology, philosophy of religion, and the arts. He is the author of The Theological Power of Film (Routledge, 2024), as well as several articles and book chapters across these fields.
John Dewey’s religious philosophy, its formulation for God, and ethical monotheism
Published on 1 Mar 2026
by John R. Shook Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD, USADr. John R. Shook is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. His books are mainly about American philosophy, humanism, secularism, philosophy of science, and neurophilosophy.
The Hobbes-Bramhall debate’s contribution to a free will false dilemma and the loss of ‘dependent freedom’
Published on 24 Feb 2026
by Jonathan S. Marko Cornerstone Theological Seminary, Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, MI, USAJonathan S. Marko is Professor of Philosophical and Systematic Theology, Dean of Cornerstone Theological Seminary, and Dean of the School of Ministry, Media, and the Arts at Cornerstone University. He is the author of John Locke’s Theology (Oxford University Press), Measuring the Distance between Locke and Toland (Pickwick Publications), and numerous articles, chapters, and contributions to 17th- and 18th-century studies.
Ecological ethics of Simone Weil. Decreation for the Anthropocene
Published on 7 Jan 2026
by Emily Griffiths Department of Philosophy & Ruusbroec Institute, University of Antwerp
Recent Dutch Pneuma-Christologies and Nicene Christology
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Hans Burger Theologische Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsHans Burger (PhD) is Professor of Systematic Theology at Theologische Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands. He has published books and articles in the fields of soteriology and hermeneutics. Central themes in his current research are Christology and sacrifice, and the theology of charismatic renewal.
Embodying spiritualities. The council of Nicaea and the Christian life
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Ruben van Wingerden Jasper Knecht Hans Burger Marcel Sarot a School of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlandsb Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven, Belgiumc Theologische Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsRuben van Wingerden is lecturer New Testament at Tilburg University, School of Catholic Theology and specialist exegesis at the Dutch Bible Society, Haarlem. He has published in the field of New Testament studies and his main focus is crucifixion in its ancient context. He also wrote a popular-scientific work on crucifixion in 2024: Romeinse Kruisiging, Walburg Pers.Jasper Knecht is an affiliated Researcher in Historical Theology at the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Leuven, Belgium. He received his PhD in 2019 from the University of Saint Andrews.Hans Burger is Professor of Systematic Theology at Theologische Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands. He has published books and articles in the fields of soteriology and hermeneutics. Central themes in his current research are Christology and sacrifice, and the theology of charismatic renewal.Marcel Sarot was research professor of the history and philosophy of religious studies and theology at Utrecht University until 2012, when he became professor of fundamental theology at the School of Catholic Theology of Tilburg University. He is the author of various books and numerous articles in the philosophy of religion and systematic theology. His faculty webpage has details of most of his publications: https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/staff/m-sarot.
The importance of Nicaea from an ecofeminist stance. Christology in times of ecological crisis and the rise of far-right movements
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by T.M. van Montfoort Independent Theological Researcher, Utrecht, The NetherlandsTrees van Montfoort is an independent theological researcher and minister of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN). She studied theology (catholic as well as protestant) and communication in Utrecht (KTUU), Amsterdam (KTUA) and Leiden (PThU). She has worked for several national radio broadcasting companies and has published, edited and written books and articles on various theological topics – in recent years with emphasis on ecofeminism. See www.treesvanmontfoort.nl.
“Light from light”: on Athanasius, Constantine, and the Nicene Creed
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Henk Bakker School of Religion and Theology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsHenk Bakker is full professor at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, School of Religion and Theology, where he specializes in early Christian texts and teaches theology and biblical theology. He also teaches at The Baptist House in Amsterdam. Dr. Bakker has been a Baptist pastor in The Netherlands for fifteen years and has written and contributed to numerous books and journals. He is married to Jenny and they have two daughters.
The first Nicene Council and the New Testament canon: In search of the origin of an invented tradition and its consequences for the Church’s spirituality
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Riemer Roukema Christoph B. Heikens Protestant Theological University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsDr. Riemer Roukema is minister emeritus of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands and professor emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Protestant Theological University, Utrecht (formely Kampen, Amsterdam, and Groningen), the Netherlands.Rev. Christoph B. Heikens, M.A., is minister of the Evangelisch-altreformierte Kirche in Niedersachsen, Germany.
To kneel or not to kneel? The relevance for today of Nicaea’s Ban on kneeling on Sundays and during the Easter season
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Marcel Sarot School of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The NetherlandsMarcel Sarot (*1961) was research professor of the history and philosophy of religious studies and theology at Utrecht University until 2012, when he became professor of fundamental theology at the School of Catholic Theology of Tilburg University. He is the author of various books and numerous articles in the philosophy of religion and systematic theology. His faculty webpage has details of most of his publications: https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/staff/m-sarot.
On believing in the church as prefiguration of the world to come
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Peter-Ben Smit a School of Religion and Theology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsb Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies/Old Catholic Seminary, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlandsc Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaPeter-Ben Smit is Professor (by special appointment) of Ancient Catholic Church Structures and the History and Doctrine of the Old Catholic Churches at Utrecht University, Professor of Contextual Biblical Interpretation (Dom Hélder Câmara Chair) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Extraordinary Professor (Biblical Studies) at Stellenbosch University. His publications include: with Louise Lawrence, Hannah Strømmen and Charlene vander Walt (eds.), Challenging Contextuality: Bibles and Biblical Scholarship in Context (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024) and, with Laura Pasterkamp, Masculinities in the New Testament and Beyond (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2025 – in print).
Embodiment matters: the contested presence of the disabled at the Council of Nicaea
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Jennifer Strawbridge Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford and Mansfield College, Oxford, UKJennifer Strawbridge is Professor in New Testament and Early Christian Studies at the University of Oxford and G.B. Caird Fellow in Theology at Mansfield College, Oxford. Jenn has published and edited numerous books and articles, including The Pauline Effect: The Use of the Pauline Epistles by Early Christian Writers, The First Letter of Peter: A Global Commentary, Deliver Us from Evil: Church, Theology, and Deliverance Ministry, and Now You are God’s People: Reflections on 1 Peter. Her current research focuses on sensory impairment and the New Testament, including a forthcoming monograph on sightlessness in the New Testament.
The exegetical dimensions of the Nicene debate
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by John Behr University of AberdeenJohn Behr is the Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen, previously having been at St Vladimir’s Seminary, New York, where he also served as Dean, and is also a part-time Professor at Radboud University, Nijmegen, Holland.
Between sinner and superhero. Military service and Christian life from Nicaea till present day
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Erik Sengers Ruben van Wingerden School of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The NetherlandsErik Sengers is Endowed Professor of Chaplaincy Studies in the Military at Tilburg University, School of Catholic Theology, researching the actions of pastoral care within the armed forces and theological reflection on issues of peace and security as they arise within the Dutch armed forces.Ruben van Wingerden is lecturer New Testament at Tilburg University, School of Catholic Theology. He has published in the field of Early Christianity and his main focus is crucifixion in its ancient context about which he has published in several international journals. He also wrote a popular-scientific work on crucifixion in 2024: Romeinse Kruisiging, Walburg Pers.
From embodied practice to doctrinal language? A practical theological approach to the Nicene creed in the light of pre-Nicene Christian practice
Published on 31 Dec 2025
by Theo Pleizier a Department Community & Care, Protestant Theological University, Utrecht, The Netherlandsb Department of Practical theology & Missiology, Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaTheo Pleizier is an associate professor of Practical theology at the Protestant Theological University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. His fields of interest include homiletics, pastoral care, ecclesiology, and empirical research in theology. He is also a Research Fellow at the Department of Practical theology & Missiology, Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.