Descriptive Summary
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Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
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Descriptive Summary
Title: R. Daniel Shaw Collection
Dates: 1982-2019
Collection Number: CFT00906
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 17 Boxes
Repository:
Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Pasadena, California 91182
Abstract: R. Daniel Shaw joined the Fuller Seminary School of World Mission faculty in 1982. Areas of expertise include social anthropology,
cognitive anthropology, anthropology of mission, Bible translation, communication theory, and qualitative research methods.
The R. Daniel Shaw Collection contains Daniel Shaw’s course and teaching material. Contents are organized according to Professor
Shaw’s arrangement. Dates range from 1982 – 2019.
Language of Material: English
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Supervised use only. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.
Publication Rights
All rights reserved.
Preferred Citation
R. Daniel Shaw Collection. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Acquisition Information
Gift of Daniel Shaw, October 7, 2010
Biography/Administrative History
R. Daniel Shaw joined the Fuller Seminary School of World Mission faculty in 1982. Dr. Shaw created the training program which
helped students learn local vernaculars on the mission field. He teaches anthropology and translation and specializes in research
and methods courses, particularly for doctoral students, whom he also mentors. Areas of expertise include social anthropology,
cognitive anthropology, anthropology of mission, Bible translation, communication theory, and qualitative research methods.
Shaw is the son of missionary parents who served in India and the Philippines. Later, along with his wife, Karen, and three
sons, he served as a Wycliffe translator for 12 years among the Samo people of Papua New Guinea. Shaw frequently speaks for
mission conferences and “Perspectives” courses, presents at anthropological meetings, and regularly consults and teaches around
the world. Topics include on anthropology, Bible translation, cross-cultural evangelism, and training. Shaw also serves on
the Mission Aviation Fellowship International board of directors and is involved with the American Anthropological Association,
American Society of Missiologists, Association for Social Anthropologists in Oceania, Association of Evangelical Professors
of Mission, and the Polynesian Society.
Scope and Content of Collection
The R. Daniel Shaw Collection contains Daniel Shaw’s course and teaching material. Contents are organized according to Professor
Shaw’s arrangement. Dates range from 1982 – 2019.
Series 1: Files, Notes, and Research (Boxes 1-2);
Series 2: Class Materials (Boxes 3-17)
