The Journal receives articles from China Mainland, China Hong Kong and China Taiwan, Europe, and North America. To unify the format and expedite our anonymous review process, we request that authors observe the following guidelines:
1. Length of essay—no official limit; preferred: 8,000 - 15,000 words.
2. Essays should be submitted directly to the Editor’s mailbox via email with your contact information to expedite the review process.
3. A copy of the original essay must accompany a translated piece when submitted; copyright is to be settled by the translator.
4. Use footnotes. Include references for quotations in the original language. List in order: author, title, city, publisher, date, page number(s).
5. Provide both Chinese and English abstracts (150-250 words each) and the author’s introduction in both languages (100 words each).
6. The author’s name will be temporarily deleted from the essay and sent to two select members of the Referee Committee, who are familiar with the topics addressed, one from within China Mainland and one from outside. The choice of essays by the Chief Editor will be made with recommendations from the Referee Committee.
7. Receipt of essays will signify the conferring of copyrights. Kindly notify us in the event of a change concerning the copyright issues.
The Journal is divided into the following sections, whose titles are taken from Nestorian writings in order to commemorate the arrival of Christianity in China:
Dao Wu Chang Ming: Study of Theories and Classics
Hun Yuan Zhi Xing: Study of Christian Thinkers
Hua Tong Xuan Li: Study of Christianity, Society and Ethics
Fa Yu Shui Feng: Dialogue between Chinese Culture and Christianity
Jing Guan Wu Se: Study of Christian Culture and Literature
Fa Liu Shi Dao: Study of Chinese Historical Records on Christianity
Shu Dian Fan Jing: Reviews and Introductions to New Books
He Er Bu Tong: Academic Debate and Responses
Qing Ji Ming Gong: Academic Developments and Research Updates
Beginning with Volume 8 each issue of the Journal for the Study of Christian Culture has featured a theme:
Volume 8: Secular Theology
Volume 10: Theology and Hermeneutics
Volume 12: The Theology of Dialogue
Volume 14: Theology and Public Discourse
Volume 16: Option for the Poor
Volume 18: Poetics and Theology
Volume 20: Aesthetic Theology
Volume 22: Critical Theory and Theology
Volume 24: Western Marxism and Theology
Volume 26: Missionaries and Chinese Classics
Volume 28: Cultural Identities
Volume 30: Memories Amid the Ruins
Volume 32: Trajectory of the Classics
Volume 34: The Significance of Hope
Volume 36: Does Tian (Heaven) Speak?
Volume 38: "Difference" and "Écart"
Volume 39: Post-Secular Era
Volume 40: Religious Phenomenology
Volume 41: Mit dem Anfang anfangen
Volume 42: Between Heaven and Humankind
Volume 43: The Sacred and the Every Day
Volume 44: The Ultimate Concern
Volume 45: Agamben and "Theology"
Volume 46: Mysticism and Reason
Volume 47: Testimony Beyond History
Volume 48: The Marginal and The Center
Volume 49: Eschatologie und Hoffnung
According to the editorial plan, upcoming themes will cover “Postmodern Ideas and Theologies” (Volume 50) and “Extension of Theology and Modernity” (Volume 51). We welcome your contributions.