Abstract
In this themed issue, we are exploring women’s perspectives on how movements have a transforming effect on their context, as well as how movements themselves are transformed. For example, insider movements have been hotly debated, but their impact on their surrounding communities has received little attention. Similarly, how insider movements change over time to become either uniquely contextualized expressions of Christianity or more conventional churches has been minimally explored. History is full of examples of movements of various types that have transformed non-Christian communities, renewed dying churches, or mobilized many missionaries. There is also much that missiologists can learn from movements in other contexts, such as from movements for social justice or Islamic women’s movements.
We have not defined the word “movement” precisely in order to allow authors to examine varied interpretations of and perspectives on these phenomena. For the purposes of this issue, however, the central feature of a movement is dynamic change that impacts many lives. Another feature of many movements is that they are often unpredictable and involve innovation outside established institutional patterns.
This issue invites women to write on this topic. Authors do not have to focus on women or women’s issues, but can if they would like to. Women bring different experiences and perspectives to scholarly discussion, and it is these perspectives that we would like to learn from.
Deadlines and review procedures
Abstracts
Abstracts must be submitted to Evelyn Hibbert (
Initial papers
Initial papers must be submitted to Evelyn Hibbert (
Final papers
Once your paper has been accepted by the special-issue reviewers, your final version must be submitted to SAGE by 12 November 2021. It will be further reviewed by Richard Starcher, editor-in-chief of Missiology: An International Review, before being finally accepted for publication in the journal.