FAITH AND FRACTURE
Journal of Social and Religious Cohesion
Focus and Scope
Faith and Fracture: Journal of Social and Religious Cohesion is a premier international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal. It is strictly dedicated to publishing cutting-edge research that interrogates the complex, shifting dynamics between religious conviction, societal frameworks, and the contemporary points of tension (fractures) emerging within global communities.
The core mission of the journal is to provide a critical, high-impact scholarly platform for analyzing the dual role of religion—acting simultaneously as an architecture for social integration (cohesion) and a catalyst for systemic polarization (fragmentation) amidst rapid globalization, geopolitical shifts, and digital acceleration.
We welcome rigorous empirical research, advanced theoretical frameworks, policy analyses, and deep conceptual reviews spanning across four primary pillars:
Religious Dynamics & Social Fractures
- ◆ Critical analysis of faith-based conflicts, sectarianism, and socio-religious polarization.
- ◆ The impact of radicalization, religious extremism, and religious populism on state stability.
- ◆ Sociological studies on secularization, post-secularism, and cultural resistance to modernity.
Mechanisms of Cohesion & Peacebuilding
- ◆ Interfaith dialogue strategies, post-conflict reconciliation, and community-led dispute resolutions.
- ◆ The structural role of religious institutions and grassroots leaders in generating social capital.
- ◆ Local modalities of tolerance, indigenous wisdom, and civic inclusivity in multicultural societies.
Faith, State, & Public Policy
- ◆ Legal friction between sacred canon law, universal human rights, and secular constitutional law.
- ◆ Public policy evaluations regarding religious freedom, minority protections, and equal citizenship.
- ◆ Geopolitics of religion and the influence of transnational faith actors on localized politics.
Cohesion in the Digital & Modern Era
- ◆ The impact of algorithmic social media, echo chambers, and AI on religious authority and polarization.
- ◆ Intersection of faith with bioethics, global climate crises, and modern gender justice paradigms.
- ◆ Sociological transformation of belief architectures within heavily digitized demographics.
Editorial Requirement Notice
Faith and Fracture maintains an uncompromising threshold for methodology. Submissions must transcend purely descriptive or narrative accounts. Manuscripts are expected to offer a robust theoretical advancement and delineate explicit policy or practical implications. We invite sosiologists, anthropologists, political scientists, theologians, and international law jurists to submit their premium work.