Ortodoksia 65: Call for Papers

2024-04-16

Baptism and Church Membership 

We invite submissions for the 65th volume of Ortodoksia, focusing on the theme of membership in the Orthodox church from theological and cultural perspectives. Contributions for this issue may explore, but are not limited to, the following themes: 

  • the functions of baptism and chrismation in the membership process 
  • various conceptions of the nature of church membership 
  • factors influencing these conceptions (cultural, political, historical, etc.) 
  • motivations for joining the church 
  • incorporation into church membership as a catechetical and/or sacramental process 
  • membership and/or disaffiliation as multifaceted phenomena 

Ortodoksia welcomes proposals for research articles, reports, reviews of current research and books. Manuscripts written in Finnish, Swedish, or English, should be submitted on the publishing platform of Ortodoksia no later than 1st of January 2025. Research articles will be peer-reviewed. The new printed volume will be launched in September 2025 at the annual meeting of the Finnish Orthodox Clergy Association. It will also be available open access at https://journal.fi/ortodoksia. For more information, please contact the Editor-in-Chief, Maria Takala-Roszczenko (maria.takala@uef.fi).