The Journal of Interreligious Studies is a forum for academic, social, and timely issues affecting religious communities around the world. It is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to innovative research on and study of the interactions that take place within and between religious communities. Published online, it is designed to increase both the quality and frequency of interchanges between religious groups and their leaders and scholars. By fostering conversation, the JIRS hopes to increase religious literacy, contribute to the field of interreligious hermeneutics, and address the issues surrounding interreligious relations, dialogue, theology, and communication. The JIRS solicits articles of an interdisciplinary nature and with the aim of producing resources for interreligious education, pedagogy, theology and cooperation.

JIRS is an open-access publication of Hebrew College, Boston University School of Theology, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, and Interreligious Studies Media, a non-profit supported by various partners.

Open Access Policy

The Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS) provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global and local exchange of knowledge. The JIRS mission implies that making cutting-edge research in the field freely available facilates equal access for all, from local community organizers to scholars at university institutions.  Furthermore, authors will never be charged to submit or publish a manuscript through JIRS and all articles will be published under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license.

The JIRS is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database, the PKP Preservation Network, and our own website.

ISSN 2380-8187

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