Promoting and developing holistic Christianity.

Teleios is the journal of the Teleios Society. The Teleios Society exists to promote holistic Christian spirituality in the lives of disciples of Jesus.

The Purpose of Teleios

Teleios, a journal of holistic Christian spirituality, is an academic journal that explores both the theory and praxis of Christian living. Τέλειος/Teleios (pronounced TEL-lay-oss) means “mature, whole, complete.” It is sometimes translated as “perfect,” but not in the sense of being without flaw, instead in the sense that we are growing to become more like Jesus. When we follow Jesus, we become more complete humans. In Colossians 1:28 Paul’s goal was to present everyone mature in Christ. This is a goal of spiritual growth—maturity in Christ.

The Teleios journal focuses on growing and maturing scholars and scholarship within the ICOC, churches in the Stone-Campbell heritage, and beyond. The journal also publishes general articles on spiritual topics. The journal hopes to be a bridge between scholars and non-scholars.

Teleios appreciates the connection between art and spirituality. Teleios publishes original photography, previously unpublished poems and short fiction, book reviews, and music reviews. Teleios is offered in paper and digital formats. Visit TeleiosJournal.com to subscribe.

Goals of Teleios

To encourage holistic spiritual growth and to provide material for maturation for followers of Jesus.

To promote the study of Christian spirituality.

To provide peer-reviewed articles for the advancement of
scholarship in schools and churches.

To build bridges between the various branches of the Stone-Campbell Movement and other churches.

Authors and artists are encouraged to submit articles, short fiction, poems, and photographs for publication. Guidelines for publication can be found at www.teleiosjournal.com/submissions.

ACADEMIC ARTICLES
Submission for academic and general articles should be sent to submissions@teleiosjournal.com.
Peer-reviewed scholarly articles should be 5,000 to 6,000 words. General articles should be 2,000 to 4,000 words.
The guidelines for academic articles can be found at www.teleiosjournal.com/styleguide
The guidelines for general articles can be found at www.teleiosjournal.com/styleguide.

PHOTOS
“Submissions for photography should be sent to submissions@teleiosjournal.com.
All photos must be black and white.
Guidelines for photographs can be found at www.teleiosjournal.com/styleguide.

POETRY
Submissions for poetry and short fiction should be sent to submissions@teleiosjournal.com.
Guidelines for poetry and short fiction can be found at www.teleiosjournal.com/styleguide.

BOOK REVIEWS
Book reviews are by request only. James Becknell is our Book Review Editor. If you wish to be considered to author a book review, contact James at jbecknell@teleiosjournal.com.”