Earl Irvin West

Earl West
Born
Earl Irvin West

(1920-05-18)May 18, 1920
Carmel, Indiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 2011(2011-02-04) (aged 90)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
EducationPh.D American History
Alma materButler University
Indiana University[1]
OccupationProfessor of church history
Years active1949–2004
OrganizationHarding School of Theology
Known forAmerican Restoration Movement history
Notable workSearch 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] 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Earl West | February 4, 2011 | Obituary". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Search for the Ancient Order Volume 1 (1949), Volume 2 (1950), Volume 3 (1979), Volume 4 (1987); Trials of the Ancient Order (1993).
  4. ^ Meredith, Don (Spring 2011). "Campus mourns loss of Earl West". Bridge. Vol. 51, no. 4. Memphis, Tennessee: Harding School of Theology. pp. 1, 3.