Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award Winners

Purpose: To recognize the most outstanding book published by a SSSR member or members within the past two years.

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Winners

	Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States by Andrew L. Whitehead 4.09 avg rating — 963 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective by J. Christopher Soper 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Politics to the Pews: How Partisanship and the Political Environment Shape Religious Identity by Michele F. Margolis 3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religion: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters by Christian Smith 3.77 avg rating — 56 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secular Conversions: Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800–2000 by Damon Mayrl 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Losing Our Religion: How Unaffiliated Parents Are Raising Their Children by Christel Manning 3.68 avg rating — 40 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity by Gerardo Martí 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Origins of Global Humanitarianism: Religion, Empires, and Advocacy by Peter Stamatov 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Invention of Religion in Japan by Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm 4.20 avg rating — 93 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Faith: Everyday Religion and Mothers in Poverty (Morality and Society Series) by Susan Crawford Sullivan 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey by Ahmet T. Kuru (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 82 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fits, Trances, and Visions: experiencing religion and explaining experience from Wesley to James by Ann Taves 3.75 avg rating — 40 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Plot to Kill God: Findings from the Soviet Experiment in Secularization by Paul Froese 4.03 avg rating — 32 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vatican II: A Sociological Analysis of Religious Change by Melissa J. Wilde 3.38 avg rating — 13 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Megachurch and the Mainline: Remaking Religious Tradition in the Twenty-first Century by Stephen Ellingson 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elusive Togetherness: Church Groups Trying to Bridge America's Divisions by Paul Lichterman 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Streets of Glory: Church and Community in a Black Urban Neighborhood (Morality and Society Series) by Omar M. McRoberts 3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery by Rodney Stark 3.96 avg rating — 229 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hidden Heritage: The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews by Janet Liebman Jacobs 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Yahweh to Yahoo!: The Religious Roots of the Secular Press by Doug Underwood 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossing the Gods: World Religions and Worldly Politics by N.J. Demerath III 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson 4.17 avg rating — 2,373 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something Within: Religion in African-American Political Activism by Fredrick C. Harris liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations by Mark Chaves 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Being There: Culture and Formation in Two Theological Schools by Jackson W. Carroll it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Resurgent Evangelicalism in the United States: Mapping Cultural Change Since 1970 by Mark A. Shibley 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Full Pews and Empty Altars: Demographics of the Priest Shortage in U.S. Dioceses by Richard A. Schoenherr it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Public Religions in the Modern World by José Casanova 3.69 avg rating — 100 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vanishing Boundaries: The Religion of Mainline Protestant Baby Boomers by Dean R. Hoge 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Churching Of America 1776-1990 by Roger Finke (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 200 ratings Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars