Fortress Press presented two teaching awards at this year's annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature conference in Philadelphia.

The awards-one for teaching undergraduates, the other for teaching graduates or seminarians-were given last month in recognition of innovative teaching, unique approaches to subject areas or superb communication with today's students in biblical studies, religious studies, theology, ethics or ministry. Candidates were nominated by peers and chosen by independent judges.

The first Teaching Award recipient was Daniel Smith-Christopher, professor of Theological Studies and director of Peace Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Among Professor Smith-Christopher's several books is A Biblical Theology of Exile (Fortress Press, 2002).

The other recipient of a Teaching Award was Michael J. Gorman, professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Md. Gorman also is dean of the Ecumenical Institute of Theology for the seminary. Gorman has developed a resource, published as Elements of Biblical Exegesis (Hendrickson, 2001), to introduce students to interpretive methods. He also has worked with the faculty of St. Mary's to develop Scripture: An Ecumenical Introduction to the Bible and Its Interpretation (Hendrickson, 2005) to bring exegetical and historical insights to a broad, ecumenical audience.

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