early life and education charles russell taber, a french-american theology educator, was born on november 1, 1928, in neuilly, france. his formative years were spent in france and french equatorial africa, where his family served as brethren united states missionaries. taber's academic pursuits led him to bryan college, where he earned a bachelor's degree magna cum laude in 1951, followed by postgraduate studies at grace theological seminary in 1952. academic and missionary career taber's illustrious career as a theology educator is marked by his tenure as a missionary educator for the foreig…