International Journal of Public Theology

Aims & Scope

The idea and practice of public theology has recently emerged as a distinct field of scholarship that proactively engages theology with contemporary public issues.

The global project of public theology has expanded the western idea of three audiences - the church, the academy and the public domain – and their inter-relationship to multiple publics.

It has now become a global discipline that intersects with the emergence of a world Christianity.

Now, in the Anthropocene, those three audiences should be viewed in the light of a concern for the whole of creation, including those other creatures with whom we share life and upon whom we depend.

A public theology seeks to be in creative dialogue with different academic disciplines, including politics, economics, law and security studies, cultural studies, religion, spirituality, the natural science and the social sciences and the study of globalization.

It is sensitive to the emergence of new publics that arise out of theology’s engagement with other new disciplines – like astrobiology – which redefines understandings of what is space and what is public.

It is also a discipline that welcomes the expertise of practitioners reflecting on public policy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18487

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	23

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.252

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	8

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, 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.

• Public Theology as Christian Witness: Exploring the Genre

  Citation: 24

  Authors: John

• Calvinist Public Theology in Urban China Today

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Alexander

• Reflections and Resources

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Tinyiko Sam

• Exploring Secular Spiritual Capital: An Engagement in Religious and Secular Dialogue for a Common Future?

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Chris, Jonathan

• Belonging without Believing

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Esther

• Interfaith Community Organizing Emerging Theological and Organizational Challenges

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Brad, Richard L.

• Poverty and Public Theology: Advocacy of the Church in Pluralistic Society

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Heinrich

• Notions of the Public and Doing Theology

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Dirkie

• A Public Theology Response to Domestic Violence in Samoa

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Mercy Ah

• 2007: A Kairos Moment for Public Theology

  Citation: 9

  Authors: William

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