Jun 01, 2011
Books by popular Catholic author and Jesuit priest James Martin and biographer Eric Metaxas were among those honored at the 62nd Christopher Awards given at a banquet in New York on May 19.
The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything (HarperOne) earned Martin a second Christopher Award. Metaxas’s Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Thomas Nelson) earned yet another honor; that book has also been named Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, and the author won the 2011 Canterbury Medal, awarded by the Becket Fund for Religious Freedom. Other Christopher-winning books for adults include: Thea’s Song: The Life of Thea Bowman (Orbis Books) by Charlene Smith and John Feister; Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House); and Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow (Penguin Press).
At the Christopher Awards (l. to r.) with Christopher Awards v-p Mary Ellen Robinson, author Eric Metaxas, emcee David Ushery and authors Father James Martin and co-authors Charlene Smith and John Feister.
The nonprofit Christophers organization is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition of service to God and humanity. Its awards program recognizes works that spotlight positive contributions to humanity.
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