Theodore Paullin

Theodore Paullin was an American pacifist active in the 1940s. Contemporary library and public-domain records identify him as the author of Introduction to Non-Violence and as assistant to the director of the Pacifist Research Bureau in Philadelphia.

First published in 1944, Introduction to Non-Violence sets out the language, principles, and real-world questions surrounding non-violent action. The book was reviewed before publication by scholars Charles A. Ellwood and Hornell Hart, along with writer Richard B. Gregg, which suggests Paullin was writing for readers who wanted a serious but approachable introduction to pacifist ideas.

Very little biographical detail about his life was readily confirmed from reliable sources consulted here. What does come through clearly is his role as a thoughtful interpreter of non-violence at a moment when questions of war, conscience, and social change felt especially urgent.