About the Journal

Wawasan: Jurnal Ilmiah Agama dan Sosial Budaya (Journal of Religious and Socio-Cultural Studies) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on religion and its intersections with the social sciences, culture, and gender studies. The journal promotes interdisciplinary scholarship that brings together theology, ethics, cultural analysis, and social inquiry. It provides a forum for scholars and practitioners worldwide to share research findings and contribute to international academic debate.

Wawasan contributes to both theory and practice by presenting diverse perspectives on the relationships between religion, society, culture, and gender. By publishing research on contemporary issues across different regions, the journal supports comparative and context-sensitive analysis that speaks to global audiences. It also encourages work that informs more inclusive and equitable approaches to policy and practice by examining how religious, cultural, and gender dynamics shape social life.

The journal welcomes submissions on topics including, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Theology and Ethics: Research on how religious traditions engage with contemporary ethical questions, moral philosophy, social justice, human rights, and community wellbeing.

  • Gender and Religion: Studies of gender in religious beliefs and practices, feminist and gender-critical theologies, and the ways religion influences gender equality and social identities.

  • Cultural and Religious Heritage: Analyses of the preservation, transformation, and commodification of religious and cultural traditions, including sacred spaces, rituals, and the adaptation of heritage in a globalised world.

  • Religion and Social Dynamics: Work examining how religious beliefs and practices interact with social structures and processes such as identity formation, migration, conflict, and resilience in local, national, and transnational settings.

  • Pluralism and Interfaith Engagement: Scholarship on religious pluralism, interfaith relations, and the challenges and opportunities of living in multicultural and multireligious societies.

  • Religion, Ecology, and Environment: Research on the connections between religion and ecological concerns, including environmental justice and climate change, with particular attention to eco-theological approaches.

All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure scholarly quality, research integrity, and methodological soundness. Wawasan invites innovative and original contributions that address the evolving relationships among religion, society, culture, and gender in diverse global contexts.

Current Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025)

This issue features six original research articles authored by 16 scholars from three countries: Indonesia, Nigeria, and South Africa. Two articles foreground gendered readings of religion and society, from women’s grassroots roles in coastal climate change adaptation framed through “Green Deen” to an existentialist feminist analysis of pregnancy and the female body in sacred narratives through the figure of Maryam a.s/Mary. Interreligious engagement is also explored through a philosophical-theological proposal that centers “encounter” as a pathway for dialogue in pluralistic settings. Questions of kinship, obligation, and post-bereavement vulnerability surface in a comparative study that places Deuteronomy 25:5–10 in conversation with contemporary levirate and widowhood practices in Amike Aba, Nigeria. The issue further examines the ethics of religious work through a critique of contemporary tentmaking ministry in South Africa, and closes with a cultural-religious inquiry into the commodification of Sekaten, tracing how da’wah, sacred space, and ritual meaning are negotiated when tradition becomes spectacle. These articles highlight how theology, ethics, gender, ecology, and lived religious practice intersect across diverse contexts.

Published: 2025-12-30

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