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] He was baptized by Hugo McCord in 1935. A graduate of Butler University, he received his Ph.D in American History at Indiana University. 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.
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[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 life and education
editWest attended Freed–Hardeman University, Abilene Christian University and Pepperdine University.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Earl West | February 4, 2011 | Obituary". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ a b Howard, Jim (April–June 2011). "Earl Irvin West: May 18, 1920 – February 4, 2011" (PDF). Magnolia Messenger. Kosciusko, Mississippi. p. 7. Retrieved 2011-08-03. Archived version
- ^ 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.