Black Theology

Aims & Scope

Black Theology: An International Journal provides a forum for the articulation and expression of issues of faith among Black people across the world.

Contributions explore the nature of the Black religious experience in relation to African, Caribbean, American, Antipodean or Asian origins and other relevant contexts.

The journal takes particular care to offer carefully researched articles relevant to the growing number of courses on Black studies in institutes of higher education while also being accessible and relevant to the wider pastoral community.

Types of articles include theological reflection, ethnologies and qualitative surveys or historical analyses written from religious studies, theological, anthropological or other social science perspectives.

Each issues includes book reviews and a listing of books received.

Black Theology provides: -A forum for theological expression by Black people -Education for church and community on Black concerns -Religious, social and cultural information on, and critique of, the Black experience across the many varied contexts where Black theological issues are discussed -An avenue for the publication of research findings on Black issues -Reviews of relevant books, music and media

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25297

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	17

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.140

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The African Concept of<i>Ubuntu/Botho</i>and its Socio-Moral Significance

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Mluleki, Mokgethi

• Theology's Great Sin: Silence in the Face of White Supremacy

  Citation: 34

  Authors: James

• The Denial of African Agency: A Decolonial Theological Turn

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Chammah J.

• Homoeroticism and the African-American Heterosexual Male: Quest for Meaning in the Black Church

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Stephen

• How Sarah Got Her Groove Back, or Notes Toward a Black Feminist Theology of Pleasure

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Brittney

• What is African Biblical Hermeneutics?

  Citation: 18

  Authors: David Tuesday

• Black Bodies in Ecstasy: Black Women, the Black Church, and the Politics of Pleasure: An Introduction

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Tamura

• Forging an Understanding of Black Humanity through Relationship: An <i>Ubuntu</i> Perspective

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Berrisford

• The Making of a Black Liturgy: Pentecostal Worship and Spirituality from African Slave Narratives to American Cityscapes

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Wolfgang

• A Rethinking of Prosperity Teaching in the New Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Deji

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