The LUC Department of Theology is pleased to announce the winners of its undergraduate paper prize competition. Three prizes were awarded to encourage publication-level work in the fields of theology and religious studies and to reward talented undergraduates who have engaged in original work in a Theology or Religious Studies class here at LUC. The three prizes were awarded according to whether the paper was submitted from a 100, 200, or 300-level course.

A selection committee appointed by The Theology Department’s Undergraduate Learning Committee (ULC) chose the winners. Each winner receives a check for $50, along with public recognition on the Theology Department’s website, and recognition at our Annual Awards Ceremony.

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2020 - 21 Annual Undergraduate Paper Prize Competition Winners

300-Level Prize Winner
“The Christological Performativity of Transgender and Non-Binary Fashion Design”
Maxwell Dziabis 

200-Level Prize Winner
“Rich Ruler Redaction & Economic Exegesis: Mark’s Rich Man (10:17-31) and Luke’s Rich Ruler (18:18-30)”
Gina E. Canavan

100-Level Prize Winner
“Routine and Ritual”
Anisha Jai Kapoor

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2019 - 20 Annual Undergraduate Paper Prize Competition Winners

300-Level Prize Winner
“Two Models of Apophatic Theology for Understanding Cataphatic Revelation in Gregory of Nyssa’s Life of Moses and Pseudo-Dionysius’ The Mystical Theology”
Maxwell Dziabis 

200-Level Prize Winner
“A Disability Studies Approach to Mark 5:21-43”
Rachel Groth

100-Level Prize Winner
“Pious Prose: A Proposal to Analyze the Connection Between Religion and Literature in the Late Medieval and Elizabethan Eras”
Angela Vainikos