Dr. Thomas Luke’s dissertation textbook, Transformational Theology, earned him the Theologian’s Dissertation Textbook Award. The Theologian’s Dissertation Textbook Award is Chaplains College School of Graduate Studies’ most distinguished textbook award. This award is granted for the best theological dissertation textbook for the terminal degree of Ph.D. This award is granted to a published theologian who is a scholar in a discipline that requires original research that has made a significant contribution to the field of theology.