Religion is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of Religious studies, edited by the religion academic scholars Michael Stausberg and Steven Engler. It was founded in 1971, with close ties to the Religious Studies program at the University of Lancaster. That program was founded and chaired by Ninian Smart, and he served as the chairman of the first editorial board. Four companies have published the journal over the years: Oriel Press (1971–72), Routledge & Kegan Paul (1973–80), Academic Press (1981–2000), Elsevier (2001–2010), and currently Routledge.

Religion

Discipline	Religious studies
Language	English
Edited by	Michael Stausberg Steven Engler
Publication details
History	1971–present
Publisher	Routledge (United Kingdom)
Frequency	Quarterly
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ISO 4	Religion
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ISSN	0048-721X (print) 1096-1151 (web)
LCCN	76615899
OCLC no.	186359943
Links
Journal homepage

Religion publishes academic work on all issues of Religious Studies, including the history, literature, thought, practise, material culture, and institutions of particular religious traditions from a variety of perspectives such as social scientific, humanistic, cognitive, economical, geographical, etc. (but excluding work that falls purely within the areas of theology or philosophy of religion). The journal has European and North-American editors (currently Michael Stausberg and Steven Engler) and a multi-national editorial board.^[1]