The Journal of Pastoral Theology was established in 1990 by the Society for Pastoral Theology to:
- Further the understanding of pastoral theology as a theological discipline and to clarify the nature of the discipline;
- Maintain a view of pastoral theology as a constructive theology that emerges from the exercise of caring relationships, with attention both to present lived experience and to knowledge derived from the past;
- Provide an intentional forum for the voices of diverse persons, women and men, of many cultural and ethnic backgrounds;
- Foster multi-cultural understandings of issues in the discipline;
- Promote and encourage multi-discipline and multi-cultural research in the field of pastoral theology;
- Provide resources for those who teach and those who study, through recording current research and assessing the relevant literature;
- Provide for the construction of sound theological principles for guidance and critique of practices of pastoral and spiritual care; and
- Work creatively, through synthesis and construction, to define the frontiers and parameters of the discipline.
Peer Review Policy:
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
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