Dallas Willard Book Award Finalists

Westmont’s Martin Institute and Dallas Willard Research Center have announced the finalists of their annual book award. The winner of the Dallas Willard Book Award, which was created in 2015 to highlight the intellectual legacy of Willard, will be announced in May or June. Willard was a best-selling author and beloved philosophy professor at USC. The award recognizes original work that furthers his views of reality, knowledge and Christian spiritual formation.

The 2026 MIDWRC Book Award finalists (in no particular order):

•    “Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus: Reading the Bible like Dallas Willard” by Dave Ripper (IVP)

•    “Ask of Old Paths: Medieval Virtues and Vices for a Whole and Holy Life” by Grace Hamman (Zondervan)

•    “A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation” by Matthew Bingham (Crossway)

•    “Making Disciples: Catechesis in History, Theology, and Practice” by Alex Fogleman (Eerdmans)

•    “From Aristotle to Christ: How Aristotelian Thought Clarified the Christian Faith” by Louis Markos (IVP)