From the American Sociological Association Section on Religion:

DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD
The ASA Sociology of Religion Section solicits nominations for the 2017 Distinguished Book Award. The award honors a book that makes an outstanding contribution to the sociology of religion. Books published in the previous two years (copyright date of 2015 or 2016) are eligible for the 2017 award. Nominated authors must be members of the ASA Religion Section in order for their book to be considered. Please have publishers send copies of books nominated for the award to each of the four committee members no later than March 1st, 2017 to be considered for the award. Books may be nominated for the award by authors, publishers, or others.

Book Award Committee
Please send nominated books to each committee member at the addresses below.

Tricia Bruce (chair)
Division of Social Sciences
Maryville College
502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804-5907

Mark Mulder
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Calvin College
3201 Burton SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Rachel Rinaldo
Department of Sociology
University of Colorado Boulder
UCB 327, Ketchum 266
Boulder, CO 80309

Buster Smith
Catawba College
Sociology Department
2300 W Innes Street
Salisbury, NC 28144