Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (1998) Winner
Christine Leigh Heyrman
クリスティーン・リー・ヘイアマン
Christine Leigh Heyrman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA → New Haven, Connecticut, USA → Newark, Delaware, USA
Career
- Occupations
- historian, writer, professor
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Affiliations
- University of Delaware (Department of History)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macalester College | College of Liberal Arts | History | 学士 | 1967–1971 | United States |
| Yale University | Graduate School | History | 博士 (Ph.D.) | 1971–1977 | United States |
Macalester College
College of Liberal Arts
/ History
Degree:
学士
Period:
1967–1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Yale University
Graduate School
/ History
Degree:
博士 (Ph.D.)
Period:
1971–1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bancroft Prize | Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt | — | Columbia University / Bancroft Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Francis Parkman Prize | American Apostles: When Evangelicals Entered the World of Islam | — | Society of American Historians (Parkman Prize Committee) | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
1998
Work:
Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt
Organization:
Columbia University / Bancroft Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Francis Parkman Prize
2016
Work:
American Apostles: When Evangelicals Entered the World of Islam
Organization:
Society of American Historians (Parkman Prize Committee)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Commerce and Culture: The Maritime Communities of Colonial Massachusetts, 1690-1750
1986 History (Colonial American history)A study of the interaction between economy and culture in maritime communities of Massachusetts from 1690 to 1750.
maritime commercecommunitycolonial economy
Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt
1997 History (religious history)Traces the rise of Protestant religion in the American South and the historical formation of the so-called 'Bible Belt'.
religious historySouthern societyevangelicalism
Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic
2004 Textbook / narrative historyA narrative textbook of American history to which she contributed (multiple editions).
American historyeducationnarrative history
American Apostles: When Evangelicals Entered the World of Islam
2015 History (history of religion and missions)Examines early 19th-century American Protestant missionaries in the Middle East and the intersections between evangelicalism and the Islamic world.
missionsreligious and cultural exchange19th-century America
Bibliography
- Commerce and Culture: The Maritime Communities of Colonial Massachusetts, 1690-1750
- Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt
- Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic (contributor)
- American Apostles: When Evangelicals Entered the World of Islam
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly yet narrative-driven historical writingdetailed archival and documentary research
- Recurring Motifs
- intersection of religion and societylocal communities and economymissions and international encounter
Legacy
Has produced important scholarship on American religious history, especially evangelicalism and missionary history; influenced students and the field through teaching and textbooks. Longtime Grimble Professor at the University of Delaware.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association (presumed)
- Organization of American Historians (associated)
Archives
- University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Trivia
- Graduated Macalester College in 1971 and earned a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1977.
- Serves as Grimble Professor of American History at the University of Delaware.
- Research focuses on the first cohort of American Protestant missionaries in the Middle East (circa 1820–1860).