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2008 Call for RCA Awards
Religious Communication Association (RCA) 2008 Call for Book, Article & Dissertation Awards The Religious Communication Association (RCA) is accepting nominations for its annual outstanding Book, Article, & Dissertation awards. RCA Book Award: This award is granted for the outstanding scholarly book on religious communication published between 2006 and 2008. Nominators should send four copies of the book and a 1-2 page letter of nomination outlining the value of the book in its area of study. For consideration, please include a short synopsis of the book (3-5 double-spaced pages). RCA Article Award: This award is granted for an outstanding article on religious communication published during the previous (2007-2008) academic year. Nominators should send a copy of the article as a PDF file along with a 1-2 page letter of nomination (scanned document is fine) outlining the significance of the article. RCA Dissertation Award: This award is granted for an outstanding dissertation in religious communication completed during the two prior academic years. Eligible dissertations will have been completed during the period from May 1, 2006 to May 1, 2008. 1-2 page nominations may be made by the dissertation advisor or department chair. Nominees are asked to forward an electronic version (pdf or MS Word format) of the completed dissertation. DEADLINE: Nominations and materials for all awards must be submitted by June 1, 2008. Self nominations for all three awards will be accepted. RECOGNITION: Winners will be recognized at the annual RCA meeting occurring in conjunction with NCA in San Diego, CA. Cash awards are presented in each category. Send nominations and materials to: Robert H. Woods, Jr.
2007 RCA Awards
Book of the Year Mark Allan Steiner, Ph.D. Christopher Newport University The Rhetoric of Operation Rescue: Projecting the Christian Pro-Life Message
Dissertation of the Year Christine Gardner, Ph.D. Wheaton College Choosing to Wait: Rhetorical Agency as Persuasion in the Evangelical Sexual Abstinence Movement in the United States and Africa
Article of the Year Richard Hardin, Ph.D. University of Kansas Apocalypse Then: Tamburlaine and the Pleasures of Religious Fear. Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance, v3.2, 31-42 (2006). [Full Text.pdf]
Student Paper of the Year Ms. Katie Rush University of Georgia The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its Quest For Unity
Scholar of the Year Michael Casey, Ph.D. Pepperdine University 2006 RCA Awards Book of the Year Peter A. Verkruyse, Ph.D. Illinois College Prophet, Pastor, and Patriarch: The Rhetorical Leadership of Alexander Campbell
Dissertation of the Year Jin Kyu Park, Ph.D. University of Colorado-Boulder Media, Religion, and Culture in Contemporary Korea: Production and Reception of Religious Symbolism in a Daily TV Serial
Article of the Year Ned O'Gorman, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne Telling the Truth: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Rhetorical Discourse Ethic. Journal of Communication and Religion, 28.2, 224-248 (2005). [Full Text.pdf]
Student Paper of the Year Ms. Penelope Helen Sheets University of Washington "Presidential Religious Speech: An historical and legal context for the use of religious language in State of the Union addresses"
Scholar of the Year Martin J. Medhurst, Ph.D. Baylor University 2005 RCA Awards Book Award: Stephen Webb. The Divine Voice: Christian Proclamation and the Theology of Sound. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2004. Jnl Article Award: Thomas Lessl. The Mythological Conditioning of Scientific naturalism. Journal of Communication and Religion, Vol 28, 2005,. Dissertation Award: Kristin Emery Saldine. "Preaching God Visible: Geo-Rhetoric and the Theological appropriation of Landscape Imagery in the Sermons of Jonathan Edwards." Dissertation, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2004. Student Paper Award: (Tie)
2004 RCA Awards Book Award: Quentin Schultze, Christianity and the Mass Media in America: Towards a Democratic Accommodation. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2003 Jnl Article Award: David A. Frank. The Jewish countermodel: Talmudic argumentation, the new rhetorical project, and the classical tradition of rhetoric. Journal of Communication and Religion, Vol 26 (2003), pp. 163‑194. Dfrank@uoregon.edu Dissertation Award: Thomas J. Carmody. "Arise and Stand Forth": A Fantasy Theme Analysis of American Clergy and Their Calls for Social Action in the Nineteenth Century Anti‑dueling Movement, 1804‑1856." Dissertation, Regent University, 2004. Student Paper Award: Samuel McCormick, University of Iowa, "On Awakening the Numinous in Others." 2003 RCA Awards Book Award: Robin Riley of the University of Cincinnati, Faith, Film, and Cultural Conflict: The Case of Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (Praeger Publications, 2003). Jnl Article Award: Nancy Eckstein (Wheaton College) and Paul Turman (University of Northern Iowa), "Children Are To Be Seen And Not Heard: Silencing Students Religious Voices In the University Classroom," The Journal of Communication and Religion 25 (2003), 166-192. Dissertation Award: Kevin D. Miller "Religious Identity and Discourse of the Other: A Narrative Analysis of the Subordinate Role of the Jew in the Apocalyptic Texts of Two Christian Groups," University of Kentucky, 2002. Lifetime Achievement Award: In recognition of his many scholarly and pedagogical contributions to the study of religious communication and to the field of communication more broadly, RCA's scholarship award was given to Em Griffin of Wheaton College.
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