Submissions FAQ

And what is your editorial policy?
Fare Forward is a review of ideas—in whatever form those ideas are expressed, whether books, music, art, movies, or beyond. (Though in practice, we most often review books.) We welcome and encourage a broad range of Christian perspectives, asking only that, for publication in our journal, articles and reviews fall within the bounds of orthodoxy as expressed by the Nicene Creed.

The editors of Fare Forward believe that Christian faith can and should provide a lens for viewing all of life. Our editorial stance can perhaps best be summed up in the phrase “thick doctrine, deep practice.” By thick doctrine, we mean that we embrace an intellectually rigorous view of the Christian life of the mind informed by the rich tradition of Christian thought through the ages. Deep practice means that we believe Christian faith should deeply transform the way we live, leading us to intentionally cultivate community and service through liturgy and action, as well as thought.

What that means in practice is that, to borrow from T. S. Eliot, we publish thoughtful, carefully argued writing that appeals to “the interests of any intelligent person with literary taste.” We seek to engage not only with the current mainstream of thought and culture, but also with the works of the past that remain relevant and worthy of our attention.