The editors of Arc: The Journal of the Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University solicit submissions with a contemporary or a historical focus on the themes of freedom, liberty, and liberation in religious thought and practice for the 2013 issue (Vol. 41).

Possible topics for submissions might include:

• Religious or theological interpretations of freedom, liberty, and/or liberation 
• Freedom of religion 
• Freedom or liberation from suffering 
• Freedom and virtue, e.g. sin, wrongdoing, and the problem of evil 
• Relations among concepts of freedom, liberty, law, destiny, and providence 
• Concepts of liberation in religio-political contexts 
• Concepts of freedom in the ancient world, and their reception (or lack thereof). E.g. The Greek concept of Freedom in the Jewish, Greco-Roman, and Ancient Christian worlds.

The editors also solicit reviews of recently published books related to the study of religion. Arc is an interdisciplinary, refereed journal published annually by the Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University. The journal combines the talents of professors and graduate students in offering space for scholarly discussions on various aspects of the academic study of religion, including method and theory in the study of religion.

Arc encourages submissions from diverse religious traditions and perspectives. The submission deadline is March 31st, 2013.

For detailed submission guidelines, please consult the Guidelines for Contributors (PDF) on our website. All electronic correspondence, including requests for review copies of books, should be sent to the editors, Richard Cumming and Ryan Jones, at the following email address: arc.relgstud@mcgill.ca