Zeitschrift für Pädagogik und Theologie invites Early Career Researchers to contribute to issue 4/2027, dedicated to “Future Perspectives of Religious Education in the Light of Research by Early Career Researchers.”

The special issue focuses on how current social transformations — including growing diversity and heterogeneity, digitalization, diversification, polarization, and intensified perceptions of crisis — are reshaping both the theory and practice of religious education. It aims to highlight innovative research by doctoral and postdoctoral scholars and to explore how new approaches are contributing to the future development of religious pedagogy and religious education.

Contributions are welcome from all areas of religious education and religious didactics, as well as Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Islamic theology and related disciplines such as educational studies, practical theology, and educational research.

Timeline
Abstracts in German or English (approx. 500 words) should be submitted by 15 May 2026 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.with the subject line “Future-Call for Papers” 2027. Submissions should also include short biographical information in the form of a brief CV. Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their proposal by 30 June 2026. The final publication-ready manuscript, in German or English, must be submitted by 1 April 2027. The full manuscript should not exceed 25,000 characters, including spaces and bibliography.

The issue is scheduled for publication in December 2027.

More info: https://tinyurl.com/msmhzxb9