CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: DEADLINE EXTENDED: The Journal of Dialogic Ethics: Interfaith and Interhuman Perspectives

Michael Kearney, [email protected]

Call for Submission to Special Issue on the Moral Foundation(s) of Human Dialogue
Spring 2026 Issue 5.1
PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 15, 2025

Editor
Annette M. Holba, [email protected]  

Theme
In Hannah Arendt’s (1994) article “Some Questions of Moral Philosophy,” she discusses what happens when morality collapses as a foundation for engagement in a human community. She suggested that with such a collapse, one is left with “a mere set of mores—manners, customs, [and] conventions to be changed at will—not with criminals, but with ordinary people…” (p. 744). Arendt (1994) considers questions of morality from various philosophers and concludes from them that they believe moral conduct depends upon “intercourse of man with himself” (p. 756). This means man should not contradict himself and he should be able to tell right from wrong. She also concludes that moral conduct “has nothing to do with obedience to any law that is given from the outside” (from God or man). Arendt draws a final conclusion from her readings of other philosophers indicating that “it is impossible for man to do wicked things deliberately, to want evil for evil’s sake” (p. 761). However, for Arendt, these positions do not fit her experiences. She stated the real evil is what brings the human races to “speechless horror” when we say: “This should never have happened” long after it did happen. Specific to human dialogue, Michael H. Mitias’s concern for the ground upon which interlocutors stand occurs in both interreligious and nonreligious contexts. Mitias (2021) states that an interreligious dialogue assumes an “ontological orientation” of God-centered ground to guide communicative engagement between humans. Outside of interreligious contexts, Mitias (2024) suggests that all human dialogue should come from some kind of sacred, moral ground. Both of these perspectives highlight the importance for a discussion around questions pertaining to understanding the conditions for dialogue to exist; in particular, what is the moral ground of/for human dialogue?

Considering Arendt and Mitias’s perspectives as hermeneutic entrances into exploring the moral foundations of dialogue, this call for submissions is open to diverse positions and perspectives around the question of moral foundations of/for dialogue.

This issue seeks submissions that explore the moral foundation(s) of human dialogue in any of the spheres of human interaction, including but not limited to social, political, religious, academic, business, or the helping professions and beyond. Exploring what a moral foundation looks like is a constructive topic that is helpful in building structures necessary for engagement in an ethical and impactful human community, something that many believe is profoundly lacking in communication and community today. Perspectives on interpersonal dialogue, small group communication, or other communicative settings are welcome contributions to this issue.

Arendt, Hannah. 1994. “Some Questions of Moral Philosophy.” Social Research 61 (4): 739–764.
Mitias, Michael H. 2021. Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue. Palgrave Macmillan.
Mitias, Michael H. 2024. Human Dialogue. Peter Lang.

Editorial Deadlines

  1. Abstracts of 500 words with sources—DUE: June 15, 2025 July 15, 2025
  2. Review of Abstracts returned to submitters with comments—DUE: June 30, 2025 July 30, 2025
  3. Manuscript Drafts to Journal—DUE: October 15, 2025
  4. Manuscripts Returned with comments—DUE: November 15, 2025
  5. Manuscript Edits/Revisions—DUE: December 30, 2025
  6. First Round Copy Edits—DUE: to Contributors February 15, 2026
  7. First Round Copy Edits Returned to Journal—DUE: February 28, 2026
  8. Final Queries sent to contributors—DUE: March 15, 2026
  9. Return Final Queries to Journal—DUE: March 30, 2026
  10. Publication: Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2026)—April 15, 2026

    Author Instructions
    Please submit each step in the submission process as a Microsoft Word document to [email protected] by deadlines indicated above.  

    With the first submission (Abstract) there should be a separate document/cover page with:
  • Author name
  • Current institutional affiliation
  • Mailing address
  • Email address
  • Biography (75–100 words)
    If the submission has more than one author, include both/all author information and identify the corresponding author.

    The abstract should include 4–6 keywords.

    The paper should be 20–25 double-spaced pages in length, including references.

    Manuscript formatting and citations should conform to the current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (Author-Date References format).

    Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Dialogic Ethics: Interfaith and Interhuman Perspectives should be original material not under review at another journal or publication.
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