The Book Award recognizes a book that excels in originality, significance and rigor in the broadly defined field of Religion and IR. For the best book published in the field of Religion and IR (a cash award and membership in the section for one year).

Details

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Recipient Criteria

Recipients must be current members of ISA.
Eligible books can be single- or multi-authored, or edited.
Eligible books must have been published within the two-year period preceding the year of the competition. For example, for our current award, the books must have been published either in 2019 or 2020. A book shall be considered “published” in the year stated in the book itself. The subject matter of the book must fall into the broadly defined category of religion and international affairs.
Self nominations are welcome.

Prize

The recipient will receive a plaque at the awards presentations at the annual Religion and International Studies reception.

Selection Process

Questions regarding the scope of the subject will be resolved by the sole discretion of the Awards Committee.

Nomination/Application Instructions

Self nominations are welcome.
The deadline to apply for this award is August 30, 2021.
Nominated books must be sent to the all members of the selection committee, with a short nomination letter.
For questions, please contact the chair, Anita M. Weiss.

Recipients

Congratulations to the 2021 recipient of the Religion and International Relations Book Award, Cecelia Lynch, for Wrestling with God: Ethical Precarity in Christianity and International Relations! See the previous recipients below.

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient	Title
2021	Cecelia Lynch	Wrestling with God: Ethical Precarity in Christianity and International Relations
2020	Dmitry Adamsky Daniel Philpott	Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics and Strategy Religious Freedom in Islam? The Fate of a Universal Human Right In the Muslim World Today

Committee Members

Dr. Anita M. Weiss | Chair
April 2021-March 2022
Department of Global/International Studies
5206 University of Oregon

Dr. George Soroka | Member
April 2021-March 2022
Department of Government
Harvard University
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Dr. Peter S. Henne | Member
April 2021-March 2022
Department of Political Science
University of Vermont
Old Mill 516
Burlington, VT 05405

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