Leben is a
quarterly, four-color magazine that tells the stories of the Protestant
Reformers and those who have followed in their footsteps through the
ages. We are a popular history publication that aims at a general
readership.
Those interested in writing for Leben should read several issues,
available online at www.leben.us.
We are published by City Seminary of Sacramento, California and
so we do have a slightly parochial slant toward the German Reformation,
due to our historical lineage, but articles about the Swiss, Dutch,
Scottish, English, Hungarian and other reformation movements are
all of interest to us.
We are not a theological journal, per se, i.e. while we have a
perspective, our articles do not expressly deal with theological
propositions. There are many publications devoted to discussing
theology, we focus on the people and events that make up the Reformation
tradition.
Above all, articles should be interesting to a general readership,
seeking to bring alive the events and personalities of a particular
period. Avoid being preachy and moralizing. Again, there are places
for those kinds of articles, but that is not our mission. Most of
our readers can draw their own conclusions without being force-fed.
Tell a good, well-researched and historically accurate story.
Focus on lesser known events and people. We have no shortage
of submissions about Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, etc. Articles
may range from 500 to 2500 words. We will be happy to look
at articles from new writers, but our ability to pay for unsolicited
articles is limited. Queries should be sent to editor@leben.us.
