IRCPL Religion, Culture and Public Life Book Series
Columbia University Press
Seth Kimmel, Editor
The Religion, Culture, and Public Life series is devoted to the study of religion in relation to social, cultural, and political dynamics, both contemporary and historical. It features work by scholars from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives, including religious studies, anthropology, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology. The series is committed to deepening our critical understandings of the empirical and conceptual dimensions of religious thought and practice, as well as such related topics as secularism, pluralism, and political theology.
For inquiries, please email Seth Kimmel (srk29@columbia.edu) and copy Justine Ellis (je2221@columbia.edu).
In the body of your initial inquiry message, please include the following information:
The full name, contact email address, and affiliation (if applicable) of all authors
A short paragraph describing the manuscript’s main intervention
An explanation of why the manuscript would be a good fit for IRCPL’s Religion, Culture, and Public Life series
A few sentences about the intended audiences for the work
The Claremont Prize for the Study of Religion
IRCPL awards an annual Claremont Publication Prize for the Study of Religion. The publication prize is awarded to the best first book manuscript by early career scholars working in any discipline of the humanities or social sciences. Submissions can be on any aspect of the study of religion, including the study of secularism. Prize-winners will be invited to participate in a book workshop with members of the IRCPL faculty board, and the book, when finalized, will appear in IRCPL’s series, “Religion, Culture, and Public Life,” published by Columbia University Press.
IRCPL Publications with Columbia university press
Rajbir Singh Judge, September 2024
BEST FIRST BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS, American Academy of Religion, 2025
Commended, Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Analytical-Descriptive Studies, American Academy of Religion, 2025
Neena Mahadev, October 2023
Claremont Prizewinner, 2021
Clifford Geertz Prize in Anthropology of Religion, Society for the Anthropology of Religion, 2024
SherAli Tareen, September 2023
Long-listed, Karwaan Book Award, Karwaan: The Heritage Exploration Initiative, 2024
Short-listed, Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies, American Academy of Religion, 2024
Alexandra Kaloyanides, June 2023
Claremont Prizewinner, 2020
Short-listed, EuroSEAS Book Prize in the Humanities, European Association for Southeast Asian Studies, 2024
Michal Kravel-Tovi, January 2021
Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, Association for Jewish Studies, 2018
Commended, Clifford Geertz Prize in Anthropology of Religion, Society for the Anthropology of Religion, 2018
David T. Buckley, March 2017
Religion and International Relations Book Award, International Studies Association, 2018
Marc C. Taylor
…in conversation with William Gaddis, Richard Powers, Mark Danielewski, and Don Delillo, October 2014