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Dauphinais and Levering win Catholic Press Association Award
August 21, 2006
A book authored by Ave Maria University associate professors of theology Michael Dauphinais, Ph.D. and Matthew Levering, Ph.D. was recently named the recipient of a prestigious award from the Catholic Press Association.
"Holy People, Holy Land: A Theological Introduction to the Bible" (Brazos Press, 2005) was awarded third place for a work of theology at the 2006 Catholic Press Awards, May 26.
"I hope that this will encourage other faithful Catholic theologians to write about Scripture," Levering said of winning the award. "The main themes of Scripture are the patrimony of the Church and need to be brought out theologically so that Catholic doctrine can be understood."
Dauphinais was also pleased to accept the award.
"My love of Sacred Scripture within the Church has been constant throughout my theological studies and teaching," he said. "I am grateful that others have judged our book on the Bible as worthy of such an award."
The book, which argues that holiness is the common theme unifying the books of the Old and New Testaments, was a Crossing Book Club selection and was described by First Things editor-in-chief Richard John Neuhaus as "throw[ing] welcome light on living ‘between the times' of Christ's resurrection victory and its consummation in the oncoming kingdom of God."
Levering hopes that the book's recognition will raise awareness of the strength of AMU's burgeoning theology program, as well as the importance of both teaching and research to the life of an academic institution.
"I am glad that the book received recognition because its ideas are also found in the course on Scripture that I teach at Ave Maria University-the caliber of AMU's courses is therefore also being recognized by this prize," Levering said. "This shows once again how teaching and faculty research go together to enhance the education that students receive."