Earl Irvin West
Earl West | |
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| Born | Earl Irvin West May 18, 1920 Carmel, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 2011 (aged 90) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Education | Ph.D American History |
| Alma mater | Butler University Indiana University Bloomington[1] |
| Occupation | Professor of church history |
| Years active | 1949–2004 |
| Organization | Harding School of Theology |
| Known for | American Restoration Movement history |
| Notable work | Search for the Ancient Order |
Earl Irvin West (May 18, 1920, Carmel, Indiana – February 4, 2011, Memphis, Tennessee) was a historian of the Restoration Movement.[2] He was known for his multivolume work Search for the Ancient Order, published incrementally from 1949 to 1993.[3]
Although he lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was the minister for two different congregations; he also served for many years as professor of church history at Harding Graduate School of Religion in Memphis, Tennessee, now Harding School of Theology, commuting once a week to Memphis.[1][4] West founded Religious Book Service.
Early life and education
West was baptized by Hugo McCord in 1935. He attended Freed–Hardeman University in Tennessee, Abilene Christian University in Texas and Pepperdine University in California.[2] He received a master's degree in divinity and theology from Butler University and a doctorate in American history at Indiana University Bloomington.
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Earl West | February 4, 2011 | Obituary". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- 1 2 Howard, Jim (April–June 2011). "Earl Irvin West: May 18, 1920 – February 4, 2011" (PDF). Magnolia Messenger. Kosciusko, Mississippi. p. 7. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Search for the Ancient Order Volume 1 (1949), Volume 2 (1950), Volume 3 (1979), Volume 4 (1987); Trials of the Ancient Order (1993).
- ↑ Meredith, Don (Spring 2011). "Campus mourns loss of Earl West". Bridge. Vol. 51, no. 4. Memphis, Tennessee: Harding School of Theology. pp. 1, 3.
- 1920 births
- 2011 deaths
- American members of the Churches of Christ
- Butler University alumni
- People from Carmel, Indiana
- People from Memphis, Tennessee
- Indiana University Bloomington alumni
- Freed–Hardeman University alumni
- Pepperdine University alumni
- Abilene Christian University alumni
- American historians of Christianity