NEXT is a peer reviewed, academic journal edited, managed and organized by graduate students for graduate students. Our main focus is the academic study of religion, and as such we chiefly consider papers from within our field. We do, however, recognize the importance of research from all relevant fields in the Humanities, including Sociology, Anthropology, History, Philology, and the like. Indeed, the journal's guiding philosophy is centered on the importance of mutually beneficial relationships. We understand the importance of sharing both experience and understanding amongst the diverse members of the broader field of Humanities, as well as fostering relationships and dialogue amongst graduate students therein, as we constitute the NEXT generation of academic scholars. With this view in mind, this journal is dedicated to providing a space for the voice of the Humanities graduate student in the greater academic conversation.
