Each year our faculty and alumni write countless books and articles, sharing their wisdom on everything from theology and biblical studies to leadership and counseling. We celebrate all of their hard work, highlighting thirteen individuals below who received nominations and awards for their outstanding writing in 2024.

The Gospel Coalition 2024 Book Awards

Winner: Popular Theology
Daily Doctrine: A One-Year Guide to Systematic Theology
Kevin DeYoung (MDiv ’02)

Winner: Theological Studies
On Classical Trinitarianism: Retrieving the Nicene Doctrine of the Triune God
Contributors: Drs. Glenn Butner, Donald Fairbairn, and Adonis Vidu

Award of Distinction: Missions & The Global Church
The Mission of God and the Witness of the Church
 Justin Schell (MAR & MAWME ’09)

Christianity Today Book Awards

Winner: Biblical Studies
The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary
Editor & Contributor: Esau McCaulley (MDiv ’05); Contributor: Dr. Mateus de Campos

Finalist: Young Adults
Longing for Christmas: 25 Promises Fulfilled in Jesus, Advent Devotional for Teens
Editor: Chelsea Kingston Erickson (MDiv ’15)

Finalist: Theology (Popular)
Daily Doctrine: A One-Year Guide to Systematic Theology
Kevin DeYoung (MDiv ’02)

Southwestern Journal of Theology 2024 Awards

Winner: Biblical Reference & Biblical Backgrounds
Behind the Scenes of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts
Editor: Elizabeth E. Shively (MDiv ’96, ThM ’98)

Winner: Church History, Historical Theology & Biography
On Classical Trinitarianism: Retrieving the Nicene Doctrine of the Triune God
Contributors: Drs. Glenn Butner, Donald Fairbairn, and Adonis Vidu

Honorable Mention: Biblical Studies
1 & 2 Chronicles: A Commentary for Biblical Preaching and Teaching
Co-author: Calvin F. Pearson (DMin ’99)

Honorable Mention: Baptist Studies
Good News for the World: Baptist World Alliance Resolutions and Statements, 1905-2023
Editor: Lee B. Spitzer (MDiv ’81, DMin ’89)

Honorable Mentions: Evangelism, Missions & Global Church
People Vision: Reimagining Mission to Least Reached People
Leonard N. Bartlotti (MDiv ’77)

InterVarsity Press 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards

Biblical Studies and Theology

Nominee: The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary
Editor & Contributor: Esau McCaulley (MDiv ’05); Contributor: Dr. Mateus de Campos

Nominee: On Classical Trinitarianism: Retrieving the Nicene Doctrine of the Triune God
Contributors: Drs. Glenn Butner, Donald Fairbairn, and Adonis Vidu

2024 For the Church Book Awards

Winner: Delighting in the Old Testament: Through Christ and For Christ
Jason DeRouchie (MDiv ’99)

Winner: Daily Doctrine: A One-Year Guide to Systematic Theology
Kevin DeYoung (MDiv ’02)