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Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017CONTACT INFORMATIONDr. Derek CooperAssociate Professor of World Christian HistoryBiblical Theological Seminary200 N Main St, Hatfield, PA 19440dcooper@biblical.edu215.368.5000 x 108PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT BIBLICAL SEMINARYAssociate Professor, 2014-PresentAssistant Professor, 2011-2014Visiting Professor, 2008-2011Adjunct Instructor, 2007-2008OTHER PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCEAdjunct Instructor in Religious Studies / Theology, 2006-Presento La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2017o Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, Spring 2011o Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Blue Bell, PA Winter 2011o Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Lancaster, PA, Fall 2010o Gwynedd Mercy University, Lower Gwynedd, PA Spring 2007o Eastern University, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2007o The Lutheran Theological Seminary (Teaching Assistant), Philadelphia, PA 2006Spanish Teacher and Adjunct Instructor, 2000-2007o Phil-Mont Christian Academy, Erdenheim, PA, 2003-2005o Eastern University, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2007o Texas Christian University (Tutor), Fort Worth, TX, 2000-20011
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCEDirector, Doctor of Ministry Program, 2013-2015o Oversaw DMin program, the responsibilities of which included: hiring professors;developing curriculum; making assessments; managing the budget; innovating theprogram; and working with recruitmentCo-director, Doctor of Ministry Program, 2011-2013Director, LEAD Master of Divinity Program, 2010-2016o Oversaw MDiv program, the responsibilities of which included: overseeingannual international trip; hiring professors; developing curriculum; makingassessments; managing the budget; innovating the program; and working withrecruitmentINTERNATIONAL / DOMESTIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND TRAVELINTERNATIONAL TRIPS LEDEl Salvador, 2017Israel, Palestine, June 2017Israel, Palestine, April 2017Turkey, Greece, Italy, 2015Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, 2014Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, 2013Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, 2012Israel, Palestine, 2010INTERNATIONAL TEACHING AND LECTURESUniversitas Pelita Harapan, Karawaci, Indonesia, Spring 2015International Baptist Church, Jerusalem, Israel, Spring 2014Haneul School, Pocheon, South Korea, Summer / Fall 2013Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission, Seoul, South Korea, Fall 20132
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017INTERNATIONAL TRAVELAustria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and El Salvador, 2017Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, 2016Indonesia, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Qatar, 2015Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, Canada, 2014South Korea, China, Japan, 2013Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, 2013Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, 2012Israel, Palestine, 2010Dominican Republic, 2006Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, 2004Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Germany, 2002Honduras, Guatemala, 2001Costa Rica, 2000Mexico, 1997Brazil, 1996SAMPLE DOMESTIC TRIPS LEDSt. Philip Orthodox Church, Souderton, BTS, 2016, 2015Won Buddhist Temple, Philadelphia, BTS, 2016, 2012Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, BTS, 2016, 2015Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia, BTS, 2016, 2015Basilica of St. Peter’s and Paul, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, BTS, 2016, 2015Gettysburg National Park, Gettysburg, BTS, 20133
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit, Philadelphia, BTS, 2013Bharitiya Hindu and Cultural Center, Chalfont, BTS, 2012St. Stephen Orthodox Cathedral, Philadelphia, BTS, 2011Smithsonian and Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C., PMCA, 2005PUBLICATIONSACADEMIC BOOKSBasics of Theological Latin. Zondervan Academic, 2019Sinners and Saints: The Real Story of Medieval Christianity, Kregel Academic, 2019Sinners and Saints: The Real Story of Early Christianity. Kregel Academic, 2017Introduction to World Christian History. IVP Academic, 2016. Nominated for IVP Reader’sChoice Award.1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles. Co-edited. Reformation Commentary on Scripture. IVPAcademic, 2016Twenty Questions that Shaped World Christian History. Fortress Press, 2015Exploring Church History. Fortress Press, 2014Christianity and World Religions: An Introduction to the World’s Major Faiths. P&R, 2013Finalist for ECPA Award.Thomas Manton: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Puritan Pastor. P&R, 2011TRADE BOOKSUnfollowers: Unlikely Lessons on Faith from Those Who Doubted Jesus. Co-written. WPH,2014Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following Jesus. Co-written. CLC, 2012So You’re Thinking about Going to Seminary: An Insider’s Guide. Brazos, 2008CHAPTERS / BOOK SELECTIONS / ARTICLES“Comparative Religions and Alternative Philosophies on Final Salvation and Assurance,”in Safe in the Arms of Sovereign Love. Crossway, 20224
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017“Comparative Religions and Alternative Philosophies on The Way of Salvation,” inThine Eye diffused a Quickening Ray. Crossway, 2021“Comparative Religions and Alternative Philosophies on Determinism, Indeterminismand Free Will,” in Chosen Not for Good in Me. Crossway, 2020“Comparative Religions and Alternative Philosophies on the Doctrine of Sin,” in RuinedSinners to Reclaim. Crossway, 2019Series of Articles on John Wesley, Fresh Expressions, 2015-Present“More like Judas than You Think,” Christianity Today, March 2013“Churches of God General Conference,” Baker Handbook of Denominations andMinistries, Baker, 2011“Reformation A to Z,” T&T Clark Companion to Reformation Theology, T&T Clark, 2012PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLESReview of Humanism and Calvinism: Andrew Melville and the Universities of Scotland,1560-1625, Church History 81:2“Reformation Responses to Novatianism: Sixteenth-Century Interpretations of Hebrews6:4-6” Journal of Theological Interpretation 3:2“The Analogy of Faith in Puritan Exegesis: Scope and Salvation in James 2:14-26”Stone-Campbell Journal 12:2“Saving the Strawy Epistle: The Recovery of James after Martin Luther,” HaddingtonHouse Journal 11:1EDUCATIONDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, 2008o Received Full Scholarship, 2005-2008o Specialized in the History of Christianityo Served as Teaching Assistant in Greek and Church HistoryMaster of Arts (MA), Villanova University, 2017-Presento Received Full Scholarship, 2017-2019o Specializing in Classical StudiesLatin Certificate, Davenant Institute, 20165
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017Master of Divinity (MDiv), Biblical Theological Seminary, 2004ooooFirst-in-classReceived Greek Exegesis AwardReceived Presidential Scholarship, 2003-2004Served as Teaching Assistant, 2003-2005Master of Arts (MA), Biblical Theological Seminary, 2002o First-in-classo Received Presidential Scholarship, 2001-2002o Specialized in New Testament HistoryBachelor of Arts (BA), University of Texas at Tyler, 2000o Magna cum Laudeo Double Majored in Spanish and Political Scienceo Served as President of Spanish ClubAWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPSBrigham Young University Maxwell Institute, Provo, UT, Summer 2017Calvin College Summer Fellow, Grand Rapids, MI, Summer 2016Fellow for American Association for the Advancement of Science, Portland, OR,Summer 2016Acton University Fellow, Grand Rapids, MI, Summer 2012ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONSGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MAo Preaching in the Context of World Religions, Summer 2017Moderator, Christian History Institute, Harleysville, PAo A Civil Conversation on Religious Differences, Spring 2017University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PAo Jesus and the Forgotten City of Sepphoris, Spring 2014o What It Meant to Be Jewish in Jesus’s Day, Fall 20136
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017Cairn University, Langhorne, PAo Signs and Sayings from the Book of John, Spring 2014Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Blue Bell, PAo Intertextuality in the Gospels, Winter 2011Plumstead Christian School, Plumstead, PAo The Gospel of John, Fall 2011Biblical Seminary, Hatfield, PAo The Mission of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark, Spring 2010o Puritan Biblical Interpretation, , Winter 2010o The Hermeneutics of Stanley Hauerwas, Spring 2010Winebrenner Seminary, Findlay, OHo A New Way to Approach Christology, Summer 2009Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Blue Bell, PAo Academic Reading, Researching, and Writing, Fall 2008The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PAo John Bunyan and the Historical Context of The Pilgrim’s Progress, Fall 2008LECTURE SERIES AT CHURCHESBrandywine Valley Baptist Church, Wilmington, DEo Two-Part Series: Understanding the Reformation, Summer 2017Calvary Church, Souderton, PAoooooTwo-Part Series: The Book of Proverbs, Spring 2017Two-Part Series: Important Topics in Christian Theology, Spring 2016Three Part-Series: The Life and Times of Jesus, Fall 2015Three-Part Series: Understanding Christianity, Winter 2015Four-Part Series: Christianity and World Religions, Fall 20147
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017Bethel: The Church at the Franklin Mills Mall, Philadelphia, PAo Four-Part Series: Christianity and World Religions, Winter 2014First Presbyterian Church, Ambler, PAo Five-Part Series: A Global History of Christianity, Fall 2013o Six-Part Series: Christianity and World Religions, Spring 2011o Six-Part Series: Understanding Revelation, Fall 2010First Baptist Church, Perkasie, PAo Two-Part Series: Old Testament History and Theology, Fall 2012Franconia Mennonite Church, Franconia, PAo Two-Part Series: The Abrahamic Religions, Spring 2012o Four-Part Series: Christianity and World Religions, Fall 2012Deep Run East Mennonite Church, Perkasie, PAo Four-Part Series: The Hospitality of Jesus, Winter 2012Salford Mennonite Church, Harleysville, PAoooooOld Testament Apocrypha, Winter 2017New Testament Apocrypha, Winter 2017Song of Songs, Fall 2016Leviticus, Spring 2016Three-Part Series: Key Moments in the Gospel of Mark, Winter 2012Brandywine Valley Baptist Church, Wilmington, DEo Three-Part Series: Common Pitfalls in Biblical Interpretation, Fall 2011The Well, Feasterville, PAo Three-Part Series: A Guide to Revelation, Fall 2011Church of the Savior, Wayne, PAo Two-Part Series: How to Interpret the Bible, Summer 20088
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017TEACHING AT CHURCHESSaint Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Maple Glen, PAoooooooooooooooooooooooooReading the Qur’an, Winter 2017Rosh Hashanah in the Jewish Calendar, Fall 2016Yom Kippur in the Jewish Calendar, Fall 2016The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Summer 2016Angels and Spirits, Spring 2016The Hope of Resurrection, Spring 2016The Passover Meal and the Last Supper, Spring 2016Two-Part Series: History of Christianity, Fall 2015Christianity and the Afterlife, Winter 2015World Religions and the Afterlife, Winter 2015Seasons of the Church Calendar, Winter 2015The Liturgy of the Church, Winter 2015The Lord’s Prayer, Fall 2014Jesus and Tribalism, Fall 2014Prayer in the New Testament, Winter 2014Community Identity in the Bible, Winter 2014Jesus and Prophecy, Fall 2013Understanding World Religions, Spring 2013The Beatitudes, Spring 2013The Letters of Paul, Fall 2012The Gospel of Mark, Winter 2012World Religions, Fall 2011Two-Part Series: The Letter of James, Spring 2011Two-Part Series: Jesus and the Gospels, Fall 2010Learning How to Read Revelation, Spring 2010West Wyomissing Chapel, Reading, PAo Teaching Series: Discipleship, Summer 2012University Christian Church, Tyler, TXo The Story We Find Ourselves In, Summer 2012Line Lexington Mennonite Church, Line Lexington, PAo Living on the Vine, Summer 2012The Well, Feasterville, PAo World Religions and What to Do with Them, Winter 20129
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017Towamencin Mennonite Church, Kulpsville, PAo Luke, Winter 2012Providence Mennonite Church, Collegeville, PAo Luke, Fall 2011Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church, Quakertown, PAo A Life of Holiness, Summer 2016o Parable of the Prodigal Son, Summer 2013o Genesis, Summer 2011St. Peter’s Covenant Church, Hilltown, PAo The Gospel of Mark, Winter 2011Doylestown Mennonite Church, Doylestown, PAo The Gospel of Mark, Winter 2011o Missional Churches and Living Missionally, Spring 2011Macungie Church of the Nazarene, Macungie, PAo The Gospels, Fall 2010o 1 John, Summer 2011Immanuel Church of the Nazarene, Lansdale, PAo 1 Samuel, Fall 2010-Spring 2011o 1 John, Winter 2010o Revelation, Spring 2010Living Hope Community Church, Dublin, PAoooooooooThe Life of David, Fall 20111 Corinthians, Spring 2009Mark, Fall 2008Church History, Spring 2008James, Fall 2007Romans, Spring 2007Minor Prophets, Fall 2006Genesis, Spring 20061-2 Samuel, Fall 200510
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017Grace Lutheran Church, West Chester, PAo Understanding Biblical Poetry, Fall 2008PRESENTATIONS TO PARACHURCH INSTITUTIONSThe Community at Rockhill, Sellersville, PAo Teaching Series: Islam, Fall 2017Brittany Retirement Home, Lansdale, PAooooTeaching Series: Buddhism, Spring 2017Teaching Series: Hinduism, Fall 2016Teaching Series: Islam, Spring 2016Teaching Series: Judaism, Fall 2015The Lutheran Community, Telford, PAo Four-Part Series: An Exploration of Faith, Fall 2017o Four-Part Series: An Exploration of Faith, Fall 2014Souderton Mennonite Homes, Souderton, PAo How to Provide Interreligious Pastoral Care, Fall 2012Church of the Brethren Philadelphia-Region Pastor’s Gathering, Philadelphia, PAo Two-Part Series: Jesus in the Gospel of Mark, Fall 2011DOCTORAL AND MASTER’S DISSERTATIONS OVERSEENAs the former Director of a Doctor of Ministry program, I oversaw all the DMin projects.I have also served on other graduate dissertations panels, e.g.:o ThM Dissertation, “Confucian Interpretations of the Parable of the GoodSamaritan,” Biblical Seminary, Fall 2017o DMin Dissertation, “Evaluation of the Forgiveness Labyrinth as a Stand-AloneDevice to Facilitate Forgiveness among Christians,” Biblical Seminary, Spring2012o PhD Dissertation, “The Via Media Approach to Sensus Literalis in theHermeneutic of John Lightfoot,” Westminster Seminary, Spring 201011
Dr. Derek CooperUpdated September 2017o DMin Dissertation, “Producing Missional Leaders: An Evaluation of the ShortTerm Mission Training Program at Renewal Presbyterian Church,” BiblicalSeminary, Spring 2010EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPSBiblical Seminary, Hatfield, PAo Multiple Topics related to Effective Teaching, 2008-PresentEastern University, St. David’s, PAo Multiple Topics: Teaching Students from Different Backgrounds, UsingTechnology Effectively, Integrating Christian Worldview, 2006-2007University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PAo Learning How to Teach Adults Effectively, Fall 2009o Teaching Adult Learners, Spring 2006Phil-Mont Christian Academy, Glenside, PAo Multiple Topics related to Effective Teaching, 2003-2005SCHOLARLY ASSOCIATIONSAmerican Academy of ReligionPhiladelphia Seminar on Christian OriginsFOREIGN LANGUAGESSpeaking, Reading, and Writing Knowledgeo Spanish, PortugueseReading Knowledgeo Greek, Hebrew, LatinACADEMIC REFERENCESAvailable upon Request12
Biblical Theological Seminary 200 N Main St, Hatfield, PA 19440 dcooper@biblical.edu . o Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Blue Bell, PA Winter 2011 o Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Lancaster, PA, Fall 2010 . o Learning How to Read Revelation, Spring 2010 West Wyomissing Chapel, Reading, PA .
