James G. Jameson Critical Essay Contest

Details of the James G. Jameson Critical Essay Contest

The contest is open only to undergraduate students in good standing.
A student may only win one award from the Jameson fund during his or her tenure at Wheaton College.

The essay should be written from a distinctly Christian perspective (e.g., engaging the Bible, Christian history, theology, or a Biblical worldview).
The essay should be persuasive and should cite a minimum of six secondary sources.
The essay must be original, written by the student submitting the essay.
The essay must have been written as a part of a course at Wheaton College. The course must have been completed within the last two years.
Only one essay per student per year is to be submitted.
An essay may not win an E. Beatrice Batson Shakespeare Essay Contest Award and a Jameson Critical Essay Contest Award.

The essay must be endorsed by the faculty member in whose course the essay was written.
Endorsements must be received by the submission deadline.
Faculty should submit endorsements via this link: https://form.jotform.com/203606408469156

The essay should not include the author’s name. Instead, it should include the student’s ID number.
All submissions must include a completed contest entry form: https://wheaton.box.com/s/ocz6618tgfslii1xv2ad28vyohn6avrc
Paper submission and contest entry form should be submitted via email to alison.gibson@wheaton.edu.

Elise Peterson, "Do Not Be Afraid: Addressing the Christian Nationalists’ Response to COVID-19"

Jadon Yeager, "The Implications of China’s Religious Persecution"

Susanna Spacek, "Just as I Have Loved You: Political Engagement with the Nativity Scene"

Ruth Chinn, "Engaging Emerging Adults and Fostering Faith through Ecumenism"

Stephen Watson, "Advocating for a Measured Approach to Olympic Athlete Activism"

Becca Sowers, "The Role of Christians in the Repatriation of Stolen Art"

Aiden West, "The Formalist Model of Art Criticism: Incorporating Context and Subjectivity into an Objective Model"

1st place - Gretchen Stanfa

2nd place - Collin Maldonado

2nd place - Philip DeGroot

Honorable Mention - Philip Lindia

Honorable Mention - Bailey Reich

Honorable Mention - Carlson Chiles, Mason Packwood, and Jonah Throw

Honorable Mention - Hannah Kirby

Honorable Mention - Nora Awad

Honorable Mention - Cat Kok