[GOAL] Doxology: Open access “magnifying lens” on worship scholarship

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Doxology: Open access "magnifying lens" on worship scholarship
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In a previous post, I related a conversation I had with Geoffrey Moore, the new editor of the recently converted online and open access journal Doxology: A Journal of Worship (ISSN: 2167-0153) regarding the pros and cons of publishing complete periodic issues or publishing articles as they are submitted and reviewed in open annual volumes. In that post I indicated that I planned a follow-up profile of the journal itself. At last…
 
The scholarly publication of the Order of Saint Luke

Doxology was founded in 1984 as a scholarly publication of the Order of Saint Luke. The Order of Saint Luke is a “religious order in the United Methodist Church dedicated to sacramental and liturgical scholarship, education, and practice.” It was formed in 1946 “to bring about a recovery of the worship and sacramental practice which has sustained the Church since its formation in Apostolic times,” and “to help the Church rediscover the spiritual disciplines of the Wesleys as a means of perceiving and fulfilling the mission for which the Church was formed” (from the website).
 
I spoke with former editor, Professor Byron Anderson (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary), about the history of Doxology. …

Gary F. Daught
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Advocate for open access academic publishing in religion and theology
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