Background
Beaver, Robert Pierce was born on May 26, 1906 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph Earl and Caroline (Neusch) Beaver.
Beaver, Robert Pierce was born on May 26, 1906 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph Earl and Caroline (Neusch) Beaver.
AB, AM, Oberlin College, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1933. Postgraduate, University Munich.
Postgraduate, Yale University Division School. Postgraduate, College Chinese Studies at Peking. Postgraduate, Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Concordia Seminary, 1972.
Pastor, Evangelical Reformed Church of Oakley, Cincinnati, 1932-1936;
pastor, Huber Memorial Church, Baltimore, 1936-1938;
member, China Mission Evangelical and Reformed Church, 1938-1947;
professor, Center China United Theological Seminary, 1940-1942;
professor missions and ecumenics, Theological Seminary of Evangelical and Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1944-1948;
director, Missionary Research Library, New York City
research secretary division foreign missions, National Council Churches, 1948-1955;
lecturer, Union Theological Seminary, 1949-1955;
professor missions, Biblical Seminary, New York City, 1950-1955;
professor missions, Division School, University of Chicago, 1955-1971;
professor emeritus, Division School, University of Chicago, 1971-1987. Director Overseas Ministries Study Center, Ventnor, New Jersey, 1973-1976. Adjunct Professor Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, California, 1974-1987.
Visiting lecturer Princeton Theological Seminary, 1974-1976. Visiting professor Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, 1981.
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Trustee Foundation for Theological Education in Southeast Asia, Cook Christian Training School. Member American Society Church History, Southeast Asia Society Church History and Ecumenics (honorary president 1968-1987), American Society Missiology (executive committee 1972-1976, chairman board publications 1979-1987), Association Professors Missions (president 1956-1958), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Missionswissenschaft, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Wilma Manessier, August 22, 1927. Children: Ellen (deceased), David Pierce, Stephen Robert.