Richard Taylor

Who was Richard Taylor?

Richard Shelley Taylor was a Nazarene educator and theologian. Taylor attended Northwest Nazarene College 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 in 1945. He received his Doctor of Theology Degree in 1953 from the 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 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.