POLAR: Pen of Political Authority and Religion POLAR is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing theoretically grounded and methodologically rigorous scholarship on religion, political authority, governance, legitimacy, institutions, and public life at local, national, and global scales. Theory & Governance Critical explorations of authority, legitimacy, power relations, and institutional dynamics. Religion & Society Studies on how religious ideas and communities shape political and social life. Global Perspectives Comparative and international research on religion and politics across regions and cultures. We welcome original contributions that engage contemporary debates in religion and politics with analytical clarity, empirical depth, and international relevance.