About the Journal
About the Journal
African Journal of Religion, Culture and Society
(Formerly: Calabar Journal of Religious Studies, ISSN 1595-1340)
The African Journal of Religion, Culture and Society (AJRCS) is the official publication of the Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, University of Calabar, Nigeria. The journal provides a scholarly platform for critical engagement with issues at the intersection of religion, culture, society, and ethics, with particular emphasis on African contexts in dialogue with global discourses.
Since its inception as the Calabar Journal of Religious Studies from 1999-2004, the journal has maintained its commitment to fostering rigorous academic debate and advancing knowledge in the fields of religious studies, philosophy, ethics, African culture, interfaith relations, peace studies, and social transformation. The renaming to African Journal of Religion, Culture and Society reflects its broadened scope and renewed mission to serve as a continental and international outlet for interdisciplinary research.
The journal publishes original research articles, theoretical essays, critical reviews, and case studies that address contemporary and historical issues in religion and society. Contributions are welcomed from scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and cognate fields who are interested in exploring how religion and culture shape values, identity, social structures, conflict, peacebuilding, and sustainable development.
Scope and Coverage:
• Religion and culture in Africa and the diaspora
• Comparative religion and interfaith relations
• African philosophy and ethics
• Religion, politics, and governance
• Culture, identity, and social transformation
• Religion, peace, and conflict studies
• Religion and science/technology
• Applied ethics and professional practice
The journal is peer-reviewed and committed to maintaining high academic standards. It seeks to stimulate dialogue among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers, and to contribute to the promotion of knowledge that fosters mutual understanding, peaceful coexistence, and social development within Africa and beyond.
