PCA Historical Center: G. Aiken Taylor Award in American Presbyterian History

G. Aiken Taylor Award
in American Presbyterian History

Each year the PCA Historical Center presents an award to recognize outstanding scholarship in the field of American Presbyterian Church History.
The Award is named in honor of G. Aiken Taylor, former editor of The Presbyterian Journal and a key figure in the formation of both the PCA and the ecumenical organization, the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council [NAPARC].
First prize is a cash award of $500.00. A second prize of $100.00 may also be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
For 2008, submitted papers must be received at the PCA Historical Center by Thursday, 5 June 2006.

G. Aiken Taylor Award:
Announcing a Call for Papers--
The Taylor Award in Church History is now open to seminary students from any of the NAPARC denominations, and the Award for the best paper on American Presbyterian history is now $500.00. This year's deadline for submission of papers is Thursday, June 5th, 2008.

Eligibility: The contest is now open to applicants from any of the NAPARC denominations. Each applicant must also currently be enrolled in a degree program at a theological seminary, must be a member of a local congregation and must be in good standing with that congregation, to be eligible for this award.

Format/content: Papers may cover any subject relevant to the field of American Presbyterian History and must demonstrate a high level of scholarship in their composition. Submitted papers must have an identifiable thesis or point which is being argued and proved.

Requirements for submitted papers:
c Minimum length of 15 pages. Maximum length of 50 pages.
c Typed, double-spaced, with footnotes, bibliography and numbered pages.
c Title page with the following information:

Author's name
School affiliation
Name of sponsoring professor
Author's permanent address
Author's e-mail address.

c Author's name shall not be present on any page in the body of the paper, but only on the title page. Papers with identification
c Papers may be submitted in either print or electronic form. If submitting an electronic copy, format shall be Microsoft Word 1997-2007.
c Each paper shall be accompanied by a letter, signed by the student's sponsoring professor, certifying that the student is a member in good standing in a member-congregation of one of the NAPARC denominations.

Judging:
Copies of the nominated papers will be forwarded by the PCA Historical Center to a three-member selection committee not later than 1 July, 2008.

All entrants will be notified at the conclusion of the judging.

Right of Publication:
The PCA Historical Center reserves the right to publish all prize-winning papers. Publication of these papers elsewhere without written permission is prohibited.

% 2006-07 Award Winner: Mr. Andrew McGinnis, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO, for his paper "Re-cognizing B.B. Warfield : Subjectivity in the Theologian We Thought We Knew".

Previous winners of this award include the following:
Mr. Otis Pickett, of Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO, for his paper, "Lost Moment In Time: John Lafayette Girardeau, Robert Lewis Dabney and the Ecclesiastical Equality of Freedmen, 1866-67"

Mr. John Tweeddale, of Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS, for his paper, "The Primary Seat of the Soul : An Evaluation of Robert L. Dabney's Review of Charles Hodge. Mr. Tweeddale has been accepted into the PhD program at New College, University Edinburgh, where he will be studying the relationship of law and covenant in the theology of John Owen.

Mr. Bruce Benedict, of Reformed Theological Seminary, Oviedo, FL, for his paper, "Charles W. Baird: An American Presbyterian Retrospective". Mr. Benedict is now serving on the staff of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, IN.

Mr. Jeff Lawrence, of Birmingham Theological Seminary, Birmingham, AL, for his paper, "The Role and Influence of Francis A. Schaeffer in the Founding and Shaping of the Presbyterian Church in America.

Mr. Stephen P. Lewis, of Westminster Theological Seminary, Escondido, CA, for his paper "Evangelize the West Before She Paganizes the East: Issues in Presbyterian Church Planting, 1900 to 1925,"

Mr. Mark Horne, of Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO, for his paper "Legal Fiction or Real Union?: John Williamson Nevin's controversy with Charles Hodge over the Imputation of Adam's Sin,"

Mr. Stephen R. Berry, of Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS, for his paper "The Southern Presbyterian Diaconate: A Thornwellian Principle Elaborated by John Lafayette Girardeau."

Mr. Stephen R. Berry, of Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS, for his paper "Sons of God: An Examination of the Doctrine of Adoption in the Thought of John Lafayette Girardeau."

Copies of the above titles may be obtained at a price of $6.00 each, including postage.
Please send all orders to:

PCA Historical Center
12330 Conway Road
St. Louis, MO 63141