Ecclesiological Investigations Unit

Ecclesiological Investigations Unit Mission Statement

The Ecclesiological Investigations Unit seeks to serve as a hub for national and international collaboration in ecclesiology, acting as a facilitator to support conversations, research, and education in this field. Our Unit strives to appeal  to a wide range of AAR members through its inter-disciplinary nature and the way in which it crosses many academic boundaries in theology and religious studies. The Unit’s fundamental aims are as follows: 

• Organizing and sharing in ecumenical, interreligious, and interdisciplinary research and discussion, bringing ecclesiology into dialogue with other sub-disciplines in theology and religious studies as well as the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.
• Equally encouraging established professionals, doctoral students and early scholars to have a platform for their research and eventual publication.
• Providing a space and a platform for emerging and marginalized voices in our field.
• Fostering diversity and inclusion in all dimensions of our work.
• Publishing the best fruits of our collaborations in journals such as Ecclesiology (Brill), the Journal of World Christianity (Penn State), and Ecumenical Trends (Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute) or in edited volumes such the Pathways for Dialogue series (Springer/Palgrave Macmillan).