Earl Irvin West

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Earl West
Born	Earl Irvin West (1920-05-18)May 18, 1920 Carmel, Indiana
Died	February 4, 2011(2011-02-04) (aged 90) Memphis, Tennessee^[1]
Nationality	USA
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(s)	Search for the Ancient Order
Religion	Churches of Christ

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.^[4]^[1] West founded Religious Book Service.

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Earl West | February 4, 2011 | Obituary". Retrieved 2011-07-04.
↑ Howard, Jim (2011 April–June). "Earl Irvin West: May 18, 1920 – February 4, 2011". Magnolia Messenger (Kosciusko, Mississippi). p. 7. Retrieved 2011-08-03. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ 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 (2011 Spring). "Campus mourns loss of Earl West". Bridge 51 (4) (Memphis, Tennessee: Harding School of Theology). pp. 1, 3. Check date values in: |date= (help); |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

Persondata
Name	West, Earl Irvin
Alternative names
Short description	American Restoration movement historian
Date of birth	May 18, 1920
Place of birth	Carmel, Indiana
Date of death	February 4, 2011
Place of death	Memphis, Tennessee

History

Background Revivalism	Second Great Awakening Cane Ridge Revival

Predecessor Movements	Christians (Stone Movement) Disciples of Christ (Campbell Movement)

Formative Documents	Last Will and Testament of The Springfield Presbytery Declaration and Address of the Christian Association of Washington

Early Related Groups	Brush Run Church Christian Association of Washington Christian Connection Mahoning Baptist Association Redstone Baptist Association Springfield Presbytery

Early Leaders	Alexander Campbell Thomas Campbell Isaac Errett Tolbert Fanning Benjamin Franklin Marshall Keeble David Lipscomb William Lipscomb Charles J. Lister Elijah Martindale John William McGarvey James O'Kelly David Purviance Walter Scott "Raccoon" John Smith Daniel Sommer Barton W. Stone

Pe-1900 Journals	Christian Baptist Christian Messenger Christian Standard Firm Foundation Gospel Advocate Millennial Harbinger

U.S. Branches

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Christian churches and churches of Christ	North American Christian Convention

Churches of Christ	The churches of Christ (non-institutional) Sponsoring church

International Churches of Christ

International Christian Churches

Non-U.S. Branches

Restorationism

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