Derek Cooper

Courses Taught at Cairn:

• Entrepreneurship
• International Business
• History
• World Religions

Academic Specialties and Interests:

• Business
• Entrepreneurship
• History
• Religion
• Languages

Awards & Honors:

• Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbuttel, Germany, 2019
• Tyndale House, Cambridge University, England, 2018
• Brigham Young University, Maxwell Institute, Provo, UT, 2017
• Calvin University, Summer Fellow, Grand Rapids, MI, 2016
• Fellow for American Association for the Advancement of Science, Portland, OR, 2016
• Acton University, Fellow, Grand Rapids, MI, 2012

Publications:

• Christianity and New Religious Movements: An Introduction to the World’s Newest Faiths (P&R, 2023)
• Commentary on Proverbs (CLP, 2023)
• Before You Go Overseas: The 21 Essentials to International Travel (TI, 2023)
• Basics of Latin (Zondervan, 2020)
• Sinners and Saints: The Real Story of Early Christianity (Kregel, 2018)
• Introduction to World Christian History (IVP, 2016)
• 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles (IVP, 2016)
• Twenty Questions That Shaped World Christian History (Fortress, 2015)
• Exploring Church History (Fortress, 2014)
• Christianity and World Religions: An Introduction to the World’s Major Faiths (P&R, 2013)
• Thomas Manton: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Puritan Pastor (P&R, 2011)
• Unfollowers: Unlikely Lessons on Faith from Those Who Doubted Jesus (WPH, 2014)
• Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following Jesus (CLC, 2012)
• So You’re Thinking about Going to Seminary (Brazos, 2008)