2020 CALL FOR PAPERS ON ECCLESIOLOGY

Dear Scholar,
Andrews University Seminary Studies is planning to publish a special issue in 2020 on Ecclesiology:
The Doctrine of the Church. We invite you to submit articles from various disciplinary perspectives,
such as Old Testament, New Testament, Church History, Historical Theology, Systematic Theology,
Christian Ethics, Christian Ministry, and Missiology.
Scholars in these disciplines are invited to share their research on ecclesiological definitions, challenges,
and implications in connection with, but not limited to, the following subject areas:
• Biblical studies on ecclesiology;
• History of ecclesiology from premodern, modern, and postmodern periods;
• Denominational ecclesiology, such as Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Free
Church, Pentecostal/Charismatic, Ecumenical, Evangelical, Anabaptist, and Adventist;
• Ontological and functional definitions of the church, such as institution, mystical
communion, sacrament, body of Christ, herald, servant, etc.;
• Types and forms of ecclesiological governance, such as high church, low church, hierarchical,
representative, episcopal, Presbyterian, congregational, emerging, missional, etc.;
• Ecclesiastical authority, leadership, worship, and liturgy;
• Relationship of the church with soteriology and the sacraments;
• Sources and resources for ecclesiology, such as Scripture, tradition, experience, and reason.
Interested scholars may submit queries or abstracts to auss@andrews.edu for editorial feedback before
writing a full article. Completed articles are to be submitted to www.andrews.edu/auss via the “Submit
Manuscript” link in the sidebar. Please indicate in your cover letter that your article is in response
to the “2020 Call for Papers on Ecclesiology.” Articles must be received by 30 September 2019.
Sincerely,

Martin F. Hanna and John W. Reeve, Editors