Richard S. Taylor
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Richard Shelley Taylor (30 March 1912, Cornelius, Oregon
- 19 June 2006) was a Nazarene
educator and theologian. Taylor attended Northwest Nazarene College (now University) before receiving undergraduate degrees from Cascade College and George Fox, both in Oregon, in 1942 and 1944, respectively. He received a Master’s Degree from PLNU (then Pasadena College) in 1945. He received his Doctor of Theology Degree in 1953 from Boston University School of Theology.
Taylor was a committed minister, serving in the roles of evangelist, pastor and teacher in a long career of service in and to the Church. He was also a retiree of the Education Department (now International Board of Education) at Nazarene Headquarters. In addition, Taylor was a writer. His works included the Disciplined Life; Exploring Christian Holiness, Vol. 3: The Theological Formulation; and A right Conception of Sin.
Cornelius, Oregon
Cornelius is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 9,652 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 10,895 residents.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- 19 June 2006) was a Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the...
educator and theologian. Taylor attended Northwest Nazarene College (now University) before receiving undergraduate degrees from Cascade College and George Fox, both in Oregon, in 1942 and 1944, respectively. He received a Master’s Degree from PLNU (then Pasadena College) in 1945. He received his Doctor of Theology Degree in 1953 from Boston University School of Theology.
Taylor was a committed minister, serving in the roles of evangelist, pastor and teacher in a long career of service in and to the Church. He was also a retiree of the Education Department (now International Board of Education) at Nazarene Headquarters. In addition, Taylor was a writer. His works included the Disciplined Life; Exploring Christian Holiness, Vol. 3: The Theological Formulation; and A right Conception of Sin.
Partial bibliography
- A Right Conception Of Sin: Its Relation to Right Thinking and Right Living (1945)
- The The Disciplined Life: Studies in the fine art of Christian discipline (1962)
- Life in the Spirit (1966)
- A Return to Christian Culture: Christian Ideals in a Sagging Society (1973)
- God, Man, & Salvation (1977) with W. T. PurkiserW. T. PurkiserW. T. Purkiser was a preacher, scholar, and author in the Church of the Nazarene....
and Willard H. Taylor - What Does It Mean to Be Filled with the Spirit? (1995)
- God's Integrity and the Cross (1999) ISBN 0916035816
- What Every Christian Ought to Know: Basic Answers to Questions of the Faith (2002)