About Us: Submissions

ReligionDispatches is dedicated to the analysis and understanding of religious forces in the world today including, but not limited to,

  • religion and violence;
  • religion and racial justice;
  • religious pluralism;
  • religion and democracy,
  • religion and science,
  • health and the environment
  • religion and immigration;
  • religion, HIV/AIDS, and sexuality,
  • religion and the media.

ReligionDispatches will highlight a diversity of progressive voices, including those from traditionally marginalized communities, to broaden and advance the public conversation.

RD is looking for contributions from scholars, journalists, and authors, as well as from emerging voices.

We are interested in opinion pieces, blog entries, book and film reviews, and longer critical essays.

In general, submissions should be between 500-2500 words.

We will respond in a timely way to any submission or query that is in line with our editorial focus. Queries and submissions should be addressed to:

submissions@religiondispatches.org

Use the word "submission" in the subject line, and include "urgent" if the submission is closely linked to a recent or impending news event.

If sending us a final draft of your work, please Include your name, contact information and a brief bio.

Please note: We will, on occasion, publish stories that have appeared in other publications as long as the author currently holds the rights.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

the editors