Publications & Blog

Since its establishment in 2021, ISAC has been committed to supporting academics and researchers interested in the social scientific study of Asian Catholics in making their findings more widely visible and recognized. This commitment is expressed through multiple avenues (podcast, press articles, online recordings, etc.), including the coordination and support of academic publications.

In 2024, ISAC coordinators launched a book series with the University of Pittsburgh Press, Contemporary Asian Catholics, which aligns closely with ISAC’s core mission. The first volume in this series originates from our 2022 conference, generously supported by the Asia Research Institute.

Below is a list of additional academic publications that have emerged from ISAC activities and collaborations, as well as our blog, The Observatory.

Asian Catholicism & the Remaking of Contemporary Families

Michel Chambon & James Ponniah

UPP, 2026

This edited volume came out of our 2022 ARI conference on "Catholicism, Family, and Asian Socities"

Asian Catholic Materials & Spaces

Michel Chambon

IJAC, Brill 2025

This special issue came out of our 2023 ARI conference on "Asian Catholic Materialities"

Lateral Synodality: Academics of Asian Catholicism & Organizational Change

Chambon, Asor & Supan

Religions 2025

This collaborative research paper came out of our 2024 ISAC Research Survey on "Synodality & Academics of Asian Catholicism"

Mary Among Asian Religions
ISSUE 1 - ISSUE 2

Sarah Boss

Maria, 2024

These 2 special issues came out of our 2023 conference on 'More Universal than Catholicism? Mary Among Asian Religions"

NOTE: A number of other collective publications, edited volumes and special issues are currently under preparation (3 scheduled to be published in 2026, and 3 in 2027)