Call for Chapters: Historical Church Doctrine and Its Impact on Modern Societal Challenges

Place:3 Kalistrate Kutateladze St., Tbilisi, Georgia

Date of placement:09/2/2025

Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University invites scholars, academics, and practitioners to contribute to an international collective volume.

The book will be published by IGI Global Scientific Publishing in 2025 and aims to critically analyze the role of historical church doctrine in the context of contemporary social, political, and ethical challenges.

Editors

• Alessia Brombin – Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, Italy
• Andreas Zachariou – Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, Georgia
• Gocha Barnovi – Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, Georgia

The book is intended for researchers and students in theology, religious studies, church history, sociology, philosophy, ethics, and law. It will also be of interest to clergy, policymakers, and representatives of the wider academic community.

Recommended Topics

Chapters may take the form of historical analyses, critical theological reflections, comparative case studies, or interdisciplinary approaches integrating theology with fields such as sociology, ethics, law, or political theory. Recommended topics include but are not limited to:

 

Foundational Doctrines and Historical Development

• Theological foundations of early church doctrine and their historical context
• The role of scholasticism and reformation theology in forming modern belief systems
• Continuity and change in doctrinal teachings over centuries

Doctrinal Influence on Contemporary Social and Ethical Issues

• Church teachings on poverty and economic justice
• Historical doctrines on sexuality, gender roles, and marriage and their present-day implications
• Theological perspectives on race, ethnicity, and systemic injustice
• Doctrinal responses to war, peace, and nonviolence from antiquity to today
• Church doctrine and its role in migration

Law and Politics

• The influence of doctrine on legal systems
• Doctrinal foundations of religious freedom and secularism
• Historical doctrines and the shaping of human rights discourse
• Doctrinal positions on civil disobedience, protest, and political activism

Science, Technology, and the Environment

• Historical Responses to scientific revolutions and their modern repercussions
• Doctrinal debates on bioethics
• Environmental stewardship in theological doctrine and its modern ecological relevance
• AI and transhumanism

Contact Information

• Alessia Brombin – brombin.alessia@gmail.com
• Andreas Zachariou – a.zachariou@sabauni.edu.ge
• Gocha Barnovi – g.barnovi@sabauni.edu.ge

More details: IGI Global – Call for Chapters