Prof. Filipe Maia receives Saddlebag Award from United Methodist Church
Assistant Professor of Theology Filipe Maia together with co-editor David W. Scott (’07, GRS’13) has received the 2025 Saddlebag Award from the Historical Society of the United Methodist Church for their work on the publication Methodism and American Empire: Reflections on Decolonizing the Church.
According to the Historical Society of the United Methodist Church, the annual award is given to “the outstanding book on United Methodist history or a related subject published during a given year.”
Past recipients of this distinguished award include Paul Chilcote, Carol M. Norén, Ted Campbell, and Daniel F. Flores.
Abington Press summarizes the book as “…a tale of complex negotiations happening between United Methodists across different national, cultural, and ecclesial contexts and sets up the historical backdrop for the imminent schism of The United Methodist Church.”