Prime Minister's Literary Awards
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Edition 12 (2019) Winner
Meredith Lake
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Meredith Lake
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （Sydney, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Anglican
- Residence History
- Sydney, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Historian, Historian of religion, Broadcaster
- Active Years
- 2008-2024
- Affiliations
- Honorary Associate, Department of History, University of Sydney
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | — | Department of History | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Sydney
Department of History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
Australia
Thesis: 'Such Spiritual Acres': Protestantism, the land and the colonisation of Australia 1788–1850
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bruce Mansfield Prize | Provincialising God: Anglicanism, place, and the colonisation of Australian land | — | Journal of Religious History | Winner |
| 2019 | Prime Minister's Literary Awards Australian History Prize | The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History | Australian History Prize | Australian Government | Winner |
| 2019 | NSW Premier's History Award | The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History | — | NSW Government | Winner |
| 2020 | Adelaide Festival Award for Literature Non-Fiction | The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History | Non-Fiction | — | Winner |
| 2018 | Australian Christian Book of the Year | The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History | — | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Council for the Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Book of the Year | The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History | — | — | Winner |
Bruce Mansfield Prize
2012
Work:
Provincialising God: Anglicanism, place, and the colonisation of Australian land
Organization:
Journal of Religious History
Result:
Winner
Prime Minister's Literary Awards Australian History Prize
2019
Work:
The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History
Category:
Australian History Prize
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
Winner
NSW Premier's History Award
2019
Work:
The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History
Organization:
NSW Government
Result:
Winner
Adelaide Festival Award for Literature Non-Fiction
2020
Work:
The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History
Category:
Non-Fiction
Result:
Winner
Australian Christian Book of the Year
2018
Work:
The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History
Result:
Winner
Council for the Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Book of the Year
2019
Work:
The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Faith in Action: HammondCare
2013 HistoryA history of one of Australia's largest Christian charities, HammondCare.
Christian charityAustralian history
The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History
2018 Cultural HistoryExamines the impact of the Bible on Australian culture, politics, and history since 1788.
BibleChristianityColonialismAustralian culture
Bibliography
- Faith in Action: HammondCare
- The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History
- Salvation and conciliation: First missionary encounters at Sydney Cove
- Protestant Christianity and the Colonial Environment: Australia as a Wilderness in the 1830s and 1840s
- Samuel Marsden, work and the limits of evangelical humanitarianism
- Faith in crisis: Christian university students in peace and war
- Provincialising God: Anglicanism, place, and the colonisation of Australian land
- The Bible in Australian history and culture
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lively, energetic and highly accessible
- Recurring Motifs
- Christianity in AustraliaCultural impact of the BibleReligion and colonialism
Legacy
Australian historian specializing in the history of religion, particularly the Bible and Christianity in Australia. Winner of multiple awards, presenter of ABC Radio National's Soul Search.
Trivia
- Grew up in a devout Anglican household.
- Married with children. Youngest child born in 2018.