David Edwin Harrell
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.
David Edwin Harrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1930 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, 2021 (aged 91) |
| Education | David Lipscomb College, B.A. 1954; Vanderbilt University, M.A. 1958, Ph.D. 1962 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, historian |
| Organizations | |
| Known for | Scholarship of American religion |
| Spouse |
Adelia Roberts (m. 1956) |
| Children | 5 |
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]
References
- "Harrell, David Edwin, Jr. 1930–". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- "Ed Harrell". Former Professors. Auburn University Department of History. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- McCoy, Janet (November 9, 1991). "Religious persecution". TimesDaily. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- Garrison, Greg (March 18, 2006). "Textbook places an emphasis on faith". TimesDaily. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- Banks, Adelle (July 9, 2010). "Biographer takes close look at many sides of Pat Robertson". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- Garrison, Greg (15 March 2021). "Auburn University and UAB historian David Edwin Harrell dies". Al.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.