Diwa: Studies in Philosophy and Theology
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Diwa: Studies in Philosophy and Theology (Diwa) is a refereed journal
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...

 published twice a year by the Graduate Schools of Divine Word Seminary
Divine Word Seminary
The Divine Word Seminary-Tagaytay is a school of theology owned and administered by the Society of the Divine Word in the scenic city of Tagaytay in the Philippines. It is a mission seminary whose primary purpose is to prepare missionaries for both the Philippine and foreign missions...

 and Christ the King Mission Seminary in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. First published in 1976, Diwa is released every May and November. It features scholarly articles, critical lectures, book reviews, and book notices by faculty members of Christ the King Seminary and Divine Word Seminary and other invited scholars. Diwa is currently available only in print; its online version will be accessible in 2010. Meanwhile, copies are available in Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format
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  by writing directly to the editor.

History

The journal was first published in October 1976. The title refers to the mission: Diwa was "launched to serve as an effective and suitable vehicle for dialogue and dissemination of thoughts and ideas, (in Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...

, mga diwa) " Likewise, it was meant "to stimulate and promote scholarly research and make the fruit of such research available to a wider circle of readers and thinkers (mga kadiwa)".. The first article was on Nicolas Berdyaev written by Roderick C. Salazar, Jr., SVD.

Editors

  • Remigio P. Mollaneda, SVD, PhD – 1976-77
  • Jose Vicente Braganza, SVD, SThD – 1978-82
  • Antolin Uy, SVD, PhD – 1983-2000
  • Felix Ferrer, SVD, SThD – 2001-2006
  • Randolf Flores, SVD, SSL – 2007-present
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