William James Award

This award is offered every three years to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution through publication and professional activity to basic research and theory in the psychology of religion and related areas.

 

All individuals are eligible for consideration.

Nominations for this award should include a brief statement explaining why the nominee deserves the award as well as a copy of the nominee's CV. Self-nominations are welcome. 

Please send a single document containing all materials (as either a PDF or MS Word document) to Awards Committee Chair Crystal Park (secondary email). Deadline for the current cycle of awards is March 31, to be given the subsequent year.

2017

Vassilis Saroglou

2016

None

2015

None

2014

Crystal Park

2013

None

2012

None

2011

None

2010

Robert Emmons

2009

None

2008

None

2007

Lee Kirkpatrick

2006

None

2005

None

2004

None

2003

Jacob A. Belzen

2002

None

2001

None

2000

Antoine Vergote

1999

None

1998

None

1997

K. Helmut Reich

1996

None

1995

Kalevi Tamminen

1994

Jim Fowler

1993

Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi

1992

L.B. Brown

1991

Bruce Hunsburger

1990

Allen E. Bergin

1989

Peter Benson

1988

C. Daniel Batson

1987

Kenneth Pargament

1986

Richard Gorsuch

1985

Ralph Hood

1984

Noel Mailloux

1983

Merton Strommen

1982

Bernard Spilka

1981

Walter Houston Clark

1980

None

1979

Andre Godi

1978

None

1977

Orlo Strunk

1976

Frank Kobler