Background
Taylor, Robert Edward was born on July 16, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert Gray and Mary Elizabeth (Currie) Taylor.
Taylor, Robert Edward was born on July 16, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert Gray and Mary Elizabeth (Currie) Taylor.
Bachelor, Centenary College, 1952. Master of Divinity, Southern Methodist University, 1955. MST, Southern Methodist University, 1970.
Doctor of Ministry, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1989.
Association pastor, 1st United Methodist Church, Baton Rouge, 1955-1957; pastor, 1st United Methodist Church, Zachary, Louisiana, 1957-1961; chaplain, professor religion, Centenary College, Shreveport, since 1961; director church relations, Centenary College, Shreveport, 1967-1970; director church careers program, Centenary College, Shreveport, 1974-1975; T.L. James professor religion, Centenary College, Shreveport, since 1989; acting dean, Centenary College, Shreveport, 1977-1978; assistant to the president, Centenary College, Shreveport, 1977-1981. Dean pastors' school Louisiana Annual Conference, 1965-1969.
Chairman board directors Open Ear crisis line, Shreveport, 1971-1972. Member Amnesty International, Shreveport, since 1988, Northwest Mental Health Association, Shreveport, 1968-1970, American Civil Liberties Union, since 1988, Commission on the Status and Role of Women. Member American Association of University Professors, Society Biblical Literature, Ecumenical Lecture Series (board directors).
Married Norma Sue Shackelford, December 18, 1954. Children: Robert Marshall, Kathryn Elizabeth Taylor Burkhalter.