Awards & Recognition

By Michael McEwen

The Devil Reads Nietzsche intends to both excavate Nietzsche and explicate how American culture has selectively adopted and appropriated Nietzschean ideals. This project is more than a historical excavation of Nietzsche; it’s primary aim is to disciple readers to engage with cultural ideologies from within the biblical-theological narrative, and an interaction with the grandfather of postmodernism and deconstructionism will serve as a “case study” of how we might do this charitably, wisely and winsomely.

• 🏆 Winner, TGC Book Awards (Cultural Apologetics)
• 🏆 Honorable Mention, Southwestern Journal of Theology (Worldview and Apologetics)

By Matthew Z. Capps

In Drawn by Beauty, Matthew Z. Capps points to the reality that our spirits are formed by God through the beautiful experiences that he offers. This book is a call to not only acknowledge the effect that beauty has on the human spirit, but it is an appreciation of the obviously divine presence in the things of this world that are truly awe inspiring.

• 🏆 Winner, Southwestern Journal of Theology (Spiritual Formation)
• 🏆 Finalist, CT Book Awards (Culture, Poetry, and the Arts)
• 🏆 Runner-Up, For the Church Book Awards

By Brad Littlejohn

Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License by Bradford Littlejohn seeks to define and disentangle theological, moral, and political concepts of freedom and provide a deeper understanding of what true Christian freedom is—liberation from the bondage of fear and sin.

• 🏆 Award of Merit, CT Book Awards (Politics and Public Life)

By Gregg R. Allison

As a framework broader than either complementarianism or egalitarianism – and underlying both of them – Complementarity affirms the equal dignity, significant difference, and flourishing interdependence of men and women. In this volume, theologian Gregg Allison presents a fresh vision for understanding God’s design for men and women as image bearers of God.

• 🏆 Winner, Southwestern Journal of Theology (Applied Theology/Ethics)

By Coleman M. Ford, Shawn J. Wilhite

Marking 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea, this work unpacks the history and theology of this ancient creed in accessible language while demonstrating its powerful relevance for the modern church. The primary objective of this work is to facilitate intellectual engagement with Nicene theology among academic and pastoral readership and the creed’s enduring capacity to enrich spiritual life in the contemporary context.

• 🏆 Winner, Southwestern Journal of Theology (Church History)

By Matthew Y. Emerson, R. Lucas Stamps

The Baptist Vision: Faith and Practice for a Believers’ Church paints a beautiful and compelling picture of Baptists’ beliefs and practices as a renewal movement within the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.

• 🏆 Winner, Southwestern Journal of Theology (Baptist Studies)

By Karen Kennemur, Kelly A. King, Shelly Melia, and Donna B. Peavey

Children and Salvation is a comprehensive resource on the role of children in the faith community. Written by a team of respected Southern Baptist scholars, each contribution draws on a wide range of sources, including Scripture, church history, and contemporary research to present a fresh theology of children and salvation.

• 🏆 Winner, Southwestern Journal of Theology (Children and Youth)

By Richard Langer and Scott B. Rae

In Mission-Driven Colleges: Keeping First Things First in Christian Higher Education, Scott Rae and Rick Langer argue that a successful Christian university goes beyond simply incorporating religious studies. They propose that the entire institution, from its leadership to its curriculum, must be designed to nurture a distinctive Christian worldview.

• 🏆 Honorable Mention, Southwestern Journal of Theology (Christian Education)