He also served as the "Herbert Gezork Professor of Christian Social Ethics" at Andover Newton Theological School for almost 30 years, as well as the "Robert and Carolyn Frederick Distinguished Visiting Professor of Ethics" at DePauw University during the spring semester of 2006-07. Also, He was a visiting professor at United Theological College, Bangalore. In 2010, a collection of essays was published to honor Stackhouse and his works in public theology entitled "Public Theology for a Global Society: Essays in Honor of Max L. Stackhouse", edited by Deidre King Hainsworth and Scott R. Paeth (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2010).