Call for Proposals: Elements Series on Law and Religion, The Center for the Study of Law and Religion, October 31, 2024

From the organizers:

The Center for the Study of Law and Religion is accepting book proposals for a new “Elements Series on Law and Religion” currently under discussion with Cambridge University Press. We are particularly interested in receiving proposals related to Islamic Law.

 Cambridge has already embarked on several such Elements Series on different themes, described here. Each Elements Series is comprised of 30-50 short volumes, with each volume 30,000 to 40,000 words all inclusive. Each volume is made available on-line in various formats and with print options. The volumes in each Element Series are thematically related, and together provide comprehensive coverage of a topic, while also mapping scholarly frontiers or taking up new questions. Each volume in the Series, however, is a free-standing entry, and it moves into production when it’s ready – the process takes approximately 12 weeks from final manuscript to publication.

 Our “Elements Series” will be developed on the broad topic of “law and religion.” The topic of each volume in the series is largely up to the author but must be able to be treated comprehensively in an authoritative and accessible manner with light footnoting. We invite proposals of 150-200 words total, together with a link to your updated biography. Proposals will be reviewed on receipt by CSLR Faculty Director John Witte and CSLR Executive Director Whittney Barth, and then collectively by our Cambridge University Press editor.

 If you are interested, please send your proposal and biographical link to CSLR Chief of Staff Amy Wheeler ([email protected]). We would ideally like to have proposals by October 31, 2024, but interested authors who cannot meet that deadline are encouraged to be in touch to share their interest.