Dilatato Corde is an on-line, international, multi-language journal rooted in the Christian monastic experience of interreligious dialogue, an experience shaped by listening, respect, contemplation, and hospitality. The name of the journal is taken from the Rule of Saint Benedict, which invites those who follow the monastic way of life to run the way of God’s commandments with an “expanded heart” (Prologue, 49).

Dilatato Corde was launched in 2011 to be a medium for information and reflection on the dialogue of spiritual or religious experience, that form of dialogue “where persons, rooted in their own religious traditions, share their spiritual riches, for instance with regard to prayer and contemplation, faith and ways of searching for God or the Absolute”  (Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Dialogue and Proclamation, #42).

Dilatato Corde appears twice a year. One issue opens on January 1, the other on July 1. Articles are added over the six month period in which an issue is open. There are occasional thematic issues.

Dilatato Corde features contributions from spiritual practitioners and scholars of different religious traditions who wish to report, reflect on, and examine this form of interreligious dialogue. Articles are published in whatever language they are submitted. 

The content of Dilatato Corde is divided into three areas: Experience and Reflection; Studies; Resources

I. EXPERIENCE AND REFLECTION

• Personal testimonies of or reflections on the dialogue of spiritual experience (prose, poetry, or video)
• In-depth reports on interreligious meetings, events, and ongoing activities, especially those of monastic communities (text or video).

II. STUDIES  (NOTE: Contributions in this category will be subject to peer-review)
Scholarly articles on

1. The dialogue of spiritual experience
Articles in this area will address such questions as

• What are the theological/philosophical foundations for this form of dialogue?
• How is this form of dialogue connected to other forms of dialogue (of life, of action, of theological exchange)?
• What have we gained from dialogue with another spiritual tradition?
• What difficulties might be encountered in this form of dialogue?

2. The Spirituality of dialogue
Articles in this area will address such questions as

• What is the dynamism that gives rise to the dialogue of spiritual experience?
• How is this dialogue located in the overall tradition of Christian spirituality?
• How does this spirituality apply to every Christian?
• What new accents does interreligious dialogue bring to Christian spirituality?

3. History of  the dialogue of spiritual experience
Articles in this area will address such questions and topics as

• How did the dialogue of spiritual experience begin and where is it leading?
• Important moments, periods, and persons in the history of this form of dialogue.

4. The dialogue of religious experience in the context of global crises and challenges

5. Commentaries on important statements and documents

III. RESOURCES

1. Book reviews
2. Notice of recent and forthcoming books 
3. Documents and statements

GUIDELINES FOR TESTIMONIES, REFLECTIONS AND REPORTS

• All submissions in these categories must be the original, previously unpublished work of the author(s). Exceptions can be made for articles already published but not readily available.
• Articles in these categories, preferably as a Word document, and videos, preferably in Quicktime format, may be submitted in any language. They are to be sent to the Associate Editor, William Skudlarek, whose mail address is wskudlarek@csbsju.edu 
• Articles in these categories should normally not exceed 3000 words. Videos should not exceed ten minutes.
• Testimonies should articulate how a community’s or one’s personal spiritual life was affected by involvement in interreligious dialogue. A simple description of an interreligious encounter or experience would not be sufficient.
• If accepted for publication, the Journal's staff may edit the submission for consistency and adherence to writing standards.

GUIDELINES FOR STUDIES

• All submissions in this category must be the original, previously unpublished work of the author(s). Exceptions can be made for articles already published but not readily available.

• Scholarly articles, preferably as a Word document, may be submitted in any language to the Associate Editor, William Skudlarek, whose mail address is wskudlarek@csbsju.edu

• Scholarly articles should normally be between 6000 and 12,000 words.

• All submissions are to be accompanied by a 100-word abstract in English or French. If an article is not in English, an English translation of the title should also be provided.

• Citations in scholarly articles may be given in any academically approved form.

• After an initial vetting process by members of the Editorial Board, scholarly articles will undergo a rigorous peer review by qualified members of the Advisory Board.

• If accepted for publication, the Journal's staff may edit the submission for consistency and adherence to writing standards.