Background
Taylor, John Randolph was born on January 12, 1929 in Taichow, China.
Taylor, John Randolph was born on January 12, 1929 in Taichow, China.
AB, Davidson College, 1951. Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1956.
Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Oglethorpe University, 1974. L.L.D. (honorary), Belmont Abbey College, 1981. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Johnson C. Smith University.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Queens College. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Austin College. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Maryville College, 1984.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Davidson College, 1987.
Pastor, Church of Pilgrims, Washington, 1956-1967; pastor, Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, 1967-1976; pastor, Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1976-1985; president, San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, California, since 1985. Chairman Joint Committee on Presbyterian Union., 1969-1983.
Chairman Community Relations Committee, Atlanta, 1974-1976, Charlotte, 1980-1982;member Charlotte Housing Authority, 1981-1985. Moderator General Assembly Presbyterian Church, 1983-1984, member commission on theological education, since 1985.
Son of Hugh Kerr and Fannie Bland (Graham) T. (parents American citizens). Married Arline Johnson, June 1, 1951. Children— Katherine Taylor Jennings, Margaret Taylor Almeida, Virginia Taylor Evans, Arline Taylor Riley, Thomas Patteson, Nancy Randolph Crawford.