Bancroft Prize
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George Mish Marsden
ジョージ・M・マーズデン
George M. Marsden
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-02-25 （Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. → New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. → Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. → Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1965-2008
- Affiliations
- Calvin College, Duke University (Divinity School), University of Notre Dame
- Influenced By
- Sydney E. Ahlstrom, Jonathan Edwards (as subject of study)
- Influenced
- Diana Butler Bass, Matthew Grow, Thomas S. Kidd, Steven Nolt, Rick Ostrander
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverford College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Westminster Theological Seminary | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | History | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Haverford College
Country:
United States
Westminster Theological Seminary
Country:
United States
Yale University
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United States
PhD thesis: The New School Presbyterian Mind
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bancroft Prize | Jonathan Edwards: A Life | — | Columbia University (Bancroft Prize) | Winner |
| 2004 | Merle Curti Award | Jonathan Edwards: A Life | Intellectual History | Organization of American Historians | Winner |
| 2005 | Grawemeyer Award (Religion) | Jonathan Edwards: A Life | Religion | University of Louisville (Grawemeyer Awards) | Winner |
Bancroft Prize
2004
Work:
Jonathan Edwards: A Life
Organization:
Columbia University (Bancroft Prize)
Result:
Winner
Merle Curti Award
2004
Work:
Jonathan Edwards: A Life
Category:
Intellectual History
Organization:
Organization of American Historians
Result:
Winner
Grawemeyer Award (Religion)
2005
Work:
Jonathan Edwards: A Life
Category:
Religion
Organization:
University of Louisville (Grawemeyer Awards)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Evangelical Mind and the New School Presbyterian Experience
1970 Religious history / Intellectual historyA study of mid-19th-century New School Presbyterian theology and intellectual currents, analyzing formation of American evangelical thought.
American religious historyPresbyterianismIntellectual movements
Fundamentalism and American Culture: The Shaping of Twentieth-Century Evangelicalism, 1870–1925
1980 Cultural history / Religious historyExamines American religious movements from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, focusing on fundamentalism and its cultural impact.
FundamentalismCulture and religionConflicts of modernization
Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism
1991 Religious history / IntroductionA concise work distinguishing and relating fundamentalism and evangelicalism and situating them in contemporary context.
Classification of religious thoughtContemporary American religion
The Soul of the American University: From Protestant Establishment to Established Nonbelief
1994 History of education / Religious historyTraces history of religion and secularization in American higher education, discussing shifts in Protestant influence on universities.
History of higher educationSecularizationProtestant influence
Jonathan Edwards: A Life
2003 Biography / Religious historyA comprehensive biography of New England preacher Jonathan Edwards, detailing his theology and role in 18th-century colonial America.
Biographical studyNew England religionHistory of theology
The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief
2014 Intellectual history / Cultural historyAnalyzes the crisis of liberal belief and shifts in intellectual currents in 1950s America.
1950sIntellectual crisisReligion and secular thought
C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity: A Biography
2016 Biography / Literary studyTracks the origins and influence of C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, discussing its background and reception.
Literature and religionBiographical studyReception of ideas
Bibliography
- Evangelical Mind and the New School Presbyterian Experience (1970)
- Fundamentalism and American Culture (1980)
- Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism (1991)
- The Soul of the American University (1994)
- Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism (1995)
- The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship (1997)
- Jonathan Edwards: A Life (2003)
- A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards (2008)
- The Twilight of the American Enlightenment (2014)
- C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity: A Biography (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and heavily annotatedRelatively accessible explanations linking religious and intellectual history
- Recurring Motifs
- Formation of evangelical movementsRelationship between universities and religionReligious influence on individuals and institutions
Legacy
A leading scholar in American religious history—especially evangelicalism and the history of higher education—Marsden's biography of Jonathan Edwards won major awards and is considered definitive by many. Through research and teaching he trained numerous doctoral students and significantly advanced the field.
Academic Societies
- Organization of American Historians
Trivia
- Won the Bancroft Prize and the Merle Curti Award in 2004 for Jonathan Edwards: A Life.
- Won the Grawemeyer Award in Religion in 2005.
- A Festschrift in his honor was published in 2014.
- Married Lucie Commeret in 1969.