Millard Richard Shaull (November 24, 1919 – October 25, 2002) was an American theologian, author and a

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missionary noted for his support for pedagogical thinking in Latin America.Streck, D.
'The Intellectual as Transgressor': Richard Shaull and Latin American Pedagogical Thinking
''Diálogos Latinoamericanos'', Vol. 18 No. 26 (2017), accessed 6 April 2023

Biography

Shaull was born November 24, 1919, in Felton, Pennsylvania, to Millard and Anna (Brenneman) Shaull. He earned a

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from

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in 1938, and a Th.B. (1941) and

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(1959) from

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. He served as a missionary to

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and later taught ecumenics at

until he retired in 1980, in addition to serving with the

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. He died at age 82 on October 25, 2002, at home in

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Selected publications

Journals

* "Latin America: Three Responses to a New Historical Situation." ''Interpretation'' 46, 3 (July 1992): 261–270. * "The Pentecost Appeal to the Poor." ''Church & Society'' 86, 4 (March–April 1996): 49–55. * "From Academic Research to Spiritual Transformation: Reflections on a Study of Pentecostalism in Brazil." ''Pneuma'' 20, 1 (Spring 1998): 71–84. * "What Can the Mainline Learn from Pentecostals about Pentecost Preaching." ''Journal for Preachers'' 21, 4 (Pentecost 1998): 8-14.

Books

* ''Containment and Change'' (1967), co-authored with

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References

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