David Edwin Harrell

David Edwin Harrell
Born(1930-02-22)February 22, 1930
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 2021(2021-03-15) (aged 91)
EducationDavid Lipscomb College, B.A. 1954; Vanderbilt University, M.A. 1958, Ph.D. 1962
Occupation(s)Author, historian
Organizations
Known forScholarship of American religion
Spouse
Adelia Roberts
​
(m. 1956)​
Children5

David Edwin Harrell Jr. (February 22, 1930 – March 15, 2021)[1] was an American historian best known for his scholarship of religion in the United States.

Harrell was born in Jacksonville, Florida, to parents David Edwin (a physician) and Mildred Lee Harrell (a homemaker).[1] He attended David Lipscomb College as an undergraduate, and Vanderbilt University as a graduate student. He received a Ph.D. in 1962.[2]

Harrell was a professor at Auburn University, where he served as the Breeden Eminent Scholar of Southern History.[3] He retired in 2006.[4] He wrote biographies of Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson, and Homer Hailey, as well as other works about Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement.[5] In 2006, he published Unto a Good Land: A History of the American People, a college textbook that discusses the effects of religion in the history of the United States.[4]

Harrell died on March 15, 2021.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Harrell, David Edwin, Jr. 1930–". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ed Harrell". Former Professors. Auburn University Department of History. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. ^ McCoy, Janet (November 9, 1991). "Religious persecution". TimesDaily. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Garrison, Greg (March 18, 2006). "Textbook places an emphasis on faith". TimesDaily. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Banks, Adelle (July 9, 2010). "Biographer takes close look at many sides of Pat Robertson". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  6. ^ Garrison, Greg (15 March 2021). "Auburn University and UAB historian David Edwin Harrell dies". Al.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.