Three recent graduates in the ARH track have been honored by the American Academy of Religion (AAR) for their new books. Sincerely Held: American Secularism and Its Believers (University of Chicago Press, 2022) by Charles McCrary (Ph.D., 2018) has been recognized with a book award, the 2023 AAR Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion Descriptive Analytical Studies. Errand into the Wilderness of Mirrors: Religion and the History of the CIA (University of Chicago Press, 2021) by Michael Graziano (Ph.D., 2016) was designated a 2022 finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religions. Spiritual Entrepreneurs: Florida's Faith-Based Prisons and the American Carceral State (University of North Carolina Press, 2021) by Brad Stoddard (Ph.D., 2015) was recognized as a 2022 finalist for the AAR Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion Descriptive Analytical Studies.

Current ARH student Jesse Lee (Ph.D. expected 2024) has been awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2024-26 at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University.