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About the Journal for Religion, Film and Media
JRFM is a peer-reviewed, open access, online publication. It offers a platform for scholarly research in the broad field of religion and media, with a particular interest in audio-visual and interactive forms of communication. It engages with the challenges arising from the dynamic development of media technologies and their interaction with religion in an interdisciplinary key. It is published twice a year, in May and November.
JRFM is edited by a network of international experts in film, media and religion with professional experience in interdisciplinary research, teaching and publishing, linking perspectives from the study of religion and theology, film, media, visual and cultural studies, and sociology. It is published in cooperation between different institutions in Europe and the USA, particularly the University of Graz, the University of Munich and Villanova University, in cooperation with the Schüren publishing house in Marburg.
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2025-08-05
Call for Papers. "To Believe or Not to Believe". Atheism and Nonreligion in Media and Popular Culture
Anyone who spends time in the digital space will encounter numerous websites, influencers, and videos offering ideological, spiritual, or religious content, communities, and opinions. Among them are many who define themselves as atheist or non-religious. Popular culture, such as deconversion videos or films and TV-series, also addresses the topic of atheism and nonreligion in various ways. The spring issue 2027 of JRFM aims to further explore the representation of atheism and non-religion in media and popular culture and invites authors to submit articles on this highly exciting field of research.
Volume 11, No. 1Current Trends in the Study of Religion, Film and Media: Celebrating Ten Years of JRFM
Issue description
Congratulations, JRFM! With this issue we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM). We use this moment to take stock of current challenges and to consider future developments in the study of religion and media. In its Thematic Section, ... See the full issue