Episode 34: Life in the Trinity, Part 1 with Donald Fairbairn

27 Feb

In this episode of the Reformation Fellowship Podcast, we listen to part one of Justin Schell's conversation with Donald Fairbairn about his life, ministry in different cultural contexts, life in the Trinity, and how the gospel is presented as good news to different cultures.

Dr. Fairbairn is the Robert E. Cooley Professor of Early Christianity at. Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and the Dean of the Newton House with Union. His research interests focus on the relation between the doctrines of the Trinity, Christ, salvation, and Christian life in the early church, especially in the 4th through 6th centuries. After graduating from seminary in 1989, Dr. Fairbairn ministered in Soviet Georgia for a year and then taught theology, New Testament, and apologetics at Donetsk Christian University in Ukraine from 1992-96. He also served as Assistant Academic Dean there. Since that time, he has continued to teach in Eastern and Western Europe through many short-term trips. Three of his English books have been published in Russian and two in Romanian. He has also written two books published only in Russian. Dr. Fairbairn and his wife Jennifer have two children, Trey (born in 2001) and Ella (born in 2003). His hobbies include golf, gardening, and playing with his dogs.