Current Call for Submissions

In addition to its regular content explaining and commenting on a wide range of topics, Canopy Forum also publishes thematic series addressing issues at the intersection of law and religion from a range of perspectives. These series explore important current concerns through a series of essays or other multimedia content published over the course of several days or weeks, and aim to spark further conversations among our readers about how best to think about and deliberate on these questions.

New Topics in Law and Religion

Canopy Forum seeks short articles and multimedia submissions that introduce our readers to new and emerging topics in law and religion. We are currently accepting submissions that address the following:

• Relationships between law and religion in global perspective with topics including but not limited to immigration, education, policy-making, religious freedom or persecution, voting rights, family law, military conflict, the environment, or other issues pertaining to law, religion, and public policy
• Other matters – historical or contemporary – that shed light on the intersections of law and religion 

Submissions will be considered for publication on a rolling basis. Submit your essay at canopyforum@emory.edu.

Religious Freedom in the China

Submit by 4/30/2023

Canopy Forum seeks short articles and multimedia submissions surrounding religious freedom in China and the relationship between Uyghur Muslims and the Chinese government. We are currently accepting submissions that address the following:

• The relationship of Uyghur Muslims to the legal systems and current political processes in China
• The effects of “ethnic separation,” “religious rhetoric,” and/or its relationship to how communities of Uyghur Muslims live in China 
• Other matters – historical or contemporary – that shed light on the intersections of law and religion in China in connection with religious minorities

Submissions will be considered for publication on a rolling basis, with submissions received before April 3oth, 2023 preferred. Submit your essay at canopyforum@emory.edu.

Law, Religion, & Climate Change

Submit by 5/15/2023

Canopy Forum seeks short articles and multimedia submissions that discuss the relationship between law, religion, and climate change. We are currently accepting submissions that address the following:

• The relationship of religious groups to global legal systems and current political processes when it comes to environmental conservation, climate change, and creation care
• The relationship between religion(s) and the environment, ecotheology and religious environmentalism, and or the connection between theology and conservation
• Other matters – historical or contemporary – that shed light on the intersections of law and religion on the environment, climate change, and climate justice

Submissions will be considered for publication on a rolling basis, with submissions received before May 15th, 2023 preferred. Submit your essay at canopyforum@emory.edu.

Banning Protests at Abortion Clinics

Submit by 5/15/2023

Canopy Forum seeks short articles and multimedia submissions addressing legal approaches to laws governing public protests at abortion clinics in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. We are currently accepting submissions that address the following: 

• The relationship of religious groups to the legal systems and current political processes in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland regarding public protests at abortion clinics
• The history and effect of Ireland’s newly introduced bill to ban anti-abortion protests at clinics as well as submissions that clarify legal support for and against the ban
• Other matters – historical or contemporary – that shed light on similar bills across the world

Submissions will be considered for publication on a rolling basis, with submissions received before May 15th, 2023 preferred. Submit your essay at canopyforum@emory.edu.

Please send general inquires and submit contributions to
canopyforum@emory.edu

Canopy Forum welcomes submissions from experts in the field(s) of law and religion, as well as other relevant disciplines, such as theology, ethics, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, political science, history, and other fields. Submissions should be between 1,500-2,500 words (though longer pieces may be considered) and written in a generally accessible style, with embedded links rather than footnotes for supporting materials. When referencing sources, we encourage contributors to use hyperlinks. Additionally, court decisions should be linked once to the first reference to that case, using the full case name (i.e., “In its recent ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Supreme Court held …”), and, whenever possible, link to the case’s page on the SCOTUS Religion Cases database. Academic papers and presentations should be adapted or rewritten accordingly.