Don ShackelfordDon Shackelford, a retired Bible professor, taught for thirty years at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. He also served as chairman of the Bible Department at Lubbock Christian University in Texas. A native of Joplin, Missouri, Shackelford attended Oklahoma Christian University and completed his undergraduate degree at David Lipscomb University. He attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, earning the B.D. and Th.D. degrees. As a minister, Shackelford has preached for congregations in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Louisiana. He also served as a missionary to Palermo, Sicily, and Florence, Italy. He served as an elder of the Cloverdale church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas, for more than twenty-five years. While at Harding University, Shackelford was a professor of Bible and Dean of International Studies. He is the author of A Survey of Church History and has edited lectureship books for both Lubbock Christian and Harding. His articles have been published in Gospel Advocate, Restoration Quarterly, Firm Foundation, Power for Today, and The Christian Chronicle.
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