Robert C. Cooley Center for the Study of Early Christianity - The purpose of the Cooley Center is to explore the historical foundations of the Christian faith. This is accomplished by several means. First, through the Center’s collection, there are numerous volumes and periodicals on anthropology, early Church history and archaeology in the Middle East during biblical times that are available to those interested in conducting research in these areas. Second, the Center’s annual lecture series brings scholars of note to Charlotte to address topics in Old Testament, New Testament and the Patristics, with the intent of correlating textual and archaeological evidence in all three of these areas. Third, the director, curator and fellow of the Center are involved in publication projects, the promotion of research and efforts to make scholarship accessible to a larger audience. Finally, to make research “come alive,” the Center is involved in sponsoring trips to the lands of the Bible.
