the-global-church-the-first-eight-centuriesDr. Donald Fairbairn, Robert E. Cooley Professor of Early Christianity and Director of the Cooley Center, recently received Southwestern Journal of Theology’s annual book award in the category of church history and biography. The award-winning book, The Global Church – The First Eight Centuries: From Pentecost through the Rise of Islam, highlights the vitality and importance of the early church in previously overlooked areas. As Dr. Fairbairn shares, “The Lord has been at work in more ways, through more people, in more regions of the world, at a far earlier time, than most Protestants realize.”

Learn more about the book and its accompanying lecture series by reading the publication announcement, and visit Southwestern Journal of Theology to learn more about the award.