Michael O. Emerson

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Chair, American Sociological Association Section on Religion, 2009.
• George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, Rice University, 2008.
• Book People of the Dream named American Sociological Association’s Section of Racial and Ethnic Minorities Oliver Cromwell Cox Award winner for book or article published in past two years that makes a distinguished and significant contribution to the elimination of racism, 2007.
• Book Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America. Distinguished Book Award Winner, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2001.

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Smith, Christian, and Michael O. Emerson. 2008. Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give More Money.  New York: Oxford University Press.
• Emerson, Michael O., with Rodney Woo. 2006. People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States. Princeton University Press.
• Emerson, Michael O., and Christian Smith. 2000. Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Christerson, Brad, Korie L. Edwards, and Michael O. Emerson (authorship equal, listed in alphabetical order). 2005.  Against All Odds: The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations. NYU Press.
• Forthcoming:
  • Emerson, Michael O., Susan Monahan, and William Mirola, 2009, Religion Matters: What Sociology Teaches Us about Religion in our World, Allyn & Bacon.
  • Susan Monahan, William Mirola, and Michael O. Emerson (editors), 2009, Sociology of Religion: A Reader (2^nd Edition). Allyn & Bacon.

SELECTED RECENT NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PRESS COVERAGE

• Black Flight
  Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, is quoted in an article on the slow movement of black churches from urban areas to the suburbs.
  Christianity Today
  http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/january/8.13.html
• Multiple radio interviews(local and national shows) discussing Passing the Plate book findings and implications, 2009.
• Interracial Churches
  Emerson is quoted in a video about the growth of interracial churches.
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/july-31-2009/interracial-churches/1734/.  (For a complete transcript please visit:
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/july-31-2009/interview-with-michael-emerson/1736/
• The World Comes to Georgia, and an Old Church Adapts
   Emerson discusses racial issues in the Southern Baptist Convention.
  New York Times Story
• CNN, one hour special on racial self-segregation, March-2007.

 For a more comprehensive list of publications and press coverage, visit curriculum vita