The Clark Award
Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa
YOU
ARE INVITED TO COMPETE FOR
FOR
THE BEST PAPERS IN
RELIGIOUS STUDIES OR THEOLOGY
$500.00 AWARD FOR THE BEST UNDERGRADUATE PAPER
[
$250 for second place ]
$500
AWARD FOR THE BEST GRADUATE PAPER
[
$250 for second place ]
WINNING ESSAYS
TO BE
PUBLISHED IN
THE
Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa
Sponsored by
THETA
ALPHA KAPPA
THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
FOR
RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND THEOLOGY
The National Board of Directors of TAK invites
entries for the 2019 Albert Clark Award, given annually for the best
papers in religious studies or theology, as judged by a panel established
by the Board. Each competition winner in each category (undergraduate or
graduate) will receive a $500 award, and the runner-up in each category
will receive a $250 award. The winners and runners-up will have their
essays published in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa. Other excellent essays submitted for
the competition will be chosen to appear in the
Journal.
Competition Guidelines: The competition is open to
current students at the undergraduate or graduate level who satisfy one of
these conditions: a) currently enrolled in or having graduated from a
school with a TAK chapter, provided that the paper was written while
attending that school and submitted for the competition within 12 months
after graduation; or b) currently in a school that does not have a TAK
chapter, provided that the student was inducted in a chapter of TAK at a
school previously attended. Papers may be submitted through TAK faculty
representatives or independently. In either case, a cover letter should
indicate the name of the entrant, the school, status as undergraduate or
graduate, permanent mailing address, and mailing addresses to be used
after January 2019.
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Essays in religious
studies and in all fields of theology are welcome.
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Only one essay per
author will be considered, and the essay may not be considered or
publication elsewhere during the duration of the competition.
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All essays submitted
will be considered both for the Albert Clark Award and for publication in
the Journal.
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Papers should be
double-spaced and should not exceed 20 pages, including endnotes, in
12-point font size.
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The cover letter
should include the author’s name, mailing address, email address, and
school name; the manuscript
must be free of any information that may identify the author and may not
contain comments by previous readers.
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A manual of style
should be followed, preferably the Chicago Manual of Style. The citation
of all source material, including information drawn from electronic
sources or the Internet, should be as complete as possible.
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Winners will be chosen
and notified of the judges’ decisions in March 2019.
Deadline for submission is January
25, 2019.
Send cover letter and the essay by email to:
Dr. Bernadette McNary-Zak, JTAK Editor
(mcnary_zak@rhodes.edu)
| Best Undergraduate Essay | Best Graduate Essay | |
| Zachary Lewis Ludwig Loyola University Chicago |
2017 | Sara Ann Swenson Syracuse University |
| Chance Bonar St. Olaf College |
2016 | Timothy Gervais Loyola University Maryland |
| Elenore Leonard Creighton University |
2015 | Danny Yencich Illff School of Theology/U. of Denver |
| Denise Mason Notre Dame of Maryland |
2014 | Catherine Orsborn Illiff School of Theology |
| Rina Sadun Pomona College |
2013 | Patrick D. Bowen University of Denver-Illiff School of Theology |
| Kiva Shiri Nice-Webb Elon University |
2012 | Jonathan Loar Emory University |
| Stephanie Brenzel Rhodes College |
2011 | William Myatt Loyola University Chicago |
| Josh Muglar Oklahoma Baptist University |
2010 | Michael J. Altman Emory University |
| Jessica Coblentz Syracuse University |
2009 | Carson Webb Santa Clara University |
| Anna Zaros The |
2008 | Miles Adam Park |
| Erin Culp |
2007 | |
| Jeffrey Durkin |
2006 | Carly |
| Joe Lencioni |
2005 | |
| J. Patrick Hornbeck II |
2004 | |
| Meaghann Weniger |
2003 | |
|
David Odorisio |
2002 | Erin E. Mountz University of Wisconsin-Madison |