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 About The Bible and Critical TheoryThe Bible and Critical Theory is an exploratory and innovative online scholarly journal for biblical studies. The journal explores the intersections between critical theory, understood in the broad sense, and biblical studies. It publishes peer-reviewed articles that investigate the contributions from critical theory to biblical studies, and contributions from biblical studies to critical theory. Several book reviews are also published in each issue. ISSN 1832-3391 Aims and scopeBiblical studies is in an interesting state of flux. The various methods of critical theory have been used by biblical critics for some time now. The methods include post-structuralism, feminism, psychoanalysis, ideological criticism, the social sciences, Marxism, ecocriticism, post-colonialism, reader response criticism, narratology, new historicism and utopian studies These methods have raised questions about the Bible concerning race and ethnicity, indigeneity, gender and sexual difference, class and ideology, hegemony and subversion, the nature of history, texts and readers, and so on. Yet, much work remains to be done. Many parts of the Hebrew Bible, New Testament and extra-canonical literature remain unexplored in light of the questions and methods of critical theory. Those parts of the Bible that have been the concern of biblical interpreters working with critical theory require further work. As far as critical theory is concerned, there has been minimal and sporadic concern with the Bible, although the situation is beginning to change. For these reasons the journal will publish work not only by biblical critics, but also by critical theorists interested in the questions the Bible and biblical studies pose for critical theory. As well as publishing five peer-reviewed articles per issue, the journal also publishes book reviews. Publication datesFrom 2006, the journal will be published in February, June and October of each year. Publication dates for 2005 issues were April, August and December. The Bible and Critical Theory was launched in November 2004. Authors and refereesAs a way of saying 'thank you' for contributing to The Bible and Critical Theory, Monash University ePress offers:
Authors, submissions to The Bible and Critical Theory can be made through our online submission and refereeing system, or emailed directly to the Editor, Roland Boer . More information for book reviewers - or publishers requesting that a book be reviewed - can be found on the The Bible and Critical Theory's Reviewing books page. DEST accreditationThe Bible and Critical Theory is listed on the Australian Government's Register of Refereed Journals. The journal has been "assessed by DEST as satisfying the refereeing requirements for the Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC)". This means that eligible articles, as set out in the HERDC Specifications, are able to earn DEST points for the authors' departments in Australian universities. Abstracting and indexing servicesThis journal is indexed by the following Abstracting and Indexing services: EditorDr Julie Kelso, Honorary Research Adviser in the School of English, Media Studies and Art History at the University of Queensland, is the editor of The Bible and Critical Theory:
Associate editorDr Roland Boer, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, is associate editor of The Bible and Critical Theory:
Book review editorGeorge Aichele, Professor of Religious Studies at Adrian College, Michigan, is the book review editor for The Bible and Critical Theory. Both publishers and reviewers are invited to contact him:
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