Michael Ramsey Prize

The Goals of the Michael Ramsey Prize

The Michael Ramsey Prize, relaunched for 2023, has a clear purpose: to encourage the writing and reading of theology in order to deepen our understanding of faith and equip us to live it out in the world. By generating publicity, promoting discussion, and recognizing outstanding contributions to theological literature, the prize aims to engage Christians in the ongoing conversation about what it means to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Through this process, the Archbishop of Canterbury hopes to challenge and encourage the church in prayer, witness, and reconciliation. 

In short, the Michael Ramsey Prize is more than just an award; it is a vehicle for advancing the mission of the Church and contributing to its ongoing growth and development. We seek new and diverse voices that can speak into our world, through theology that is informed by insights from different traditions and cultures, from places and times far away, and from the questions raised by our contemporary experience. In 2023 we also intend to support new theological writing with a shorter essay prize for early career theologians. 

Authors, readers and publishers are invited to join in celebrating and promoting the best in theological writing and to participate in this exciting new chapter in the history of the Michael Ramsey Prize. Sign up to our mailing list for announcements about the prize.

The goals of the Prize are to:

  • Encourage the writing and reading of theology to help the Church in thinking more deeply, acting more wisely, and witnessing more effectively.
  • Promote engagement with theology by generating publicity, providing a forum for discussion, and contributing to the popularity of theological literature.
  • Provide a vehicle by which the Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury can encourage and challenge Christians to love God with all their heart and soul and mind and strength.
  • Recognise and contribute to the success of published resources that will encourage all Christians to play a more active role in a worldwide praying, witnessing, and reconciling church.