Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry: SHERM Vol. 3 No. 1

Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry (SHERM Journal) is a biannual (not-for-profit) peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes the latest social-scientific historiographic and ecclesiastic research on religious institutions and their ministerial practices. SHERM is dedicated to the critical and scholarly inquiry of historical and contemporary religious phenomena both from within particular religious traditions and across cultural boundaries so as to inform the broader socio-historical analysis of religion and its related fields of study.The purpose of SHERM Journal is to provide a scholarly medium for the social-scientific study of religion where specialists can publish advanced studies on religious trends theologies rituals philosophies socio-political influences or experimental and applied ministry research in the hopes of generating enthusiasm for the vocational and academic study of religion while fostering collegiality among religion specialists. Its mission is to provide academics professionals and nonspecialists with critical reflections and evidence-based insights into the socio-historical study of religion and where appropriate its implications for ministry and expressions of religiosity.