Extended Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Margaret Atwood

Theological and Spiritual Musings in the Works of Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale and Other Worlds ***At this time, the editors are not seeking anymore proposals for The Handmaid’s tale, but invite proposals about other works by Atwood. Abstracts are being accepted for an edited volume (under contract) on the theology/ spirituality as is seen…

Call for Papers: Spielberg’s Alien Imaginary and American Spirituality

Call for Papers From Close Encounters to Disclosure: Spielberg’s Alien Imaginary and American Spirituality Proposed Edited Volume for the Pop Culture and Theology Series Since the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977, Steven Spielberg has played a significant role in shaping popular cultural understandings of extraterrestrial intelligence, UFOs, and humanity’s relationship…

Call for Papers: Theology and Religion in the Works of Stephen King

Theology and Religion in the Works of Stephen King Call for Papers Stephen King has aptly been labeled ‘The King of Horror’ and is one of the most prolific and successful authors in history. With a literary career spanning over 50 years, King has published over 70 novels, won countless awards for his writing, and…

Call for Papers: Gaming Worlds and The Human

Call for Papers: Gaming Worlds and the Human What kinds of worlds do video games create, and what theological and religious questions emerge from within them? As video games have developed into complex narrative and experiential forms, they have increasingly constructed immersive worlds that invite sustained engagement with questions of meaning, agency, transcendence, morality, and…

Call for Papers: Fascism in Comics

Journal of Comics and Culture Volume 12 Call for Papers: Fascism The word “fascism” is a term frequently thrown around in politics, particularly at the present moment in the U.S. Political opponents are quick to throw this label at each other, warning the populace that something sinister is lurking behind the acerbic rhetoric of their…

Call for Papers: Esotericism in the Comics of Alan Moore

CFP Title: Esotericism in the Comics of Alan Moore deadline for submissions: July 1, 2026 full name / name of organization: Matthew Brake and Nick Katsiadas / Northern Virginia Community College and Slippery Rock University Many notable comic book scholars highlight Alan Moore as one of the most ambitious writers in mainstream American and British…

Extended Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Margaret Atwood

Theological and Spiritual Musings in the Works of Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale and Other Worlds Abstracts are being accepted for an edited volume (under contract) on the theology/ spirituality as is seen and engage with through the works of Margaret Atwood. Abstracts that discuss Atwood’s works with theological perspectives from across the religious spectrum…

Extended Call for Papers: Religion and Peak TV

Extended Call for Papers: Religion and Peak TV Volume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV Due: November 30, 2025 Initial Final Paper Due: June 30, 2026 Around the late 1990s/early 2000s a revolution in television began to take place, with HBO making waves with shows like The Sopranos and Deadwood, The Wire, and Entourage,…

Call for Papers: Religion and Peak TV

Volume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV Due: September 30, 2025 Initial Final Paper Due: June 30, 2026 Around the late 1990s/early 2000s a revolution in television began to take place, with HBO making waves with shows like The Sopranos and Deadwood, The Wire, and Entourage, to mention a few. This wave turned into…

Call for Papers: Religion and AI in Science Fiction and Horror

Book Title: A (Holy?) Ghost in the Machine: Religion and Artificial Intelligence in Science-Fiction and Horror Editor: Gregory Stevenson, York University The genres of Science-Fiction and Horror have always been somewhat ahead of the curve in envisioning the possibilities and dangers of technology. With the rapidly increasing advancements in the field of artificial intelligence, those…