David Edwin Harrell
David Edwin Harrell Jr. (born 1930)[1] is an American historian who is best known for his scholarship of Religion in the United States. He is a Professor Emeritus at Auburn University, where he served as the Breeden Eminent Scholar of Southern History[2] and retired in 2006.[3] He has written biographies of Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson, and Homer Hailey, as well as other works about Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement.[4] 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.[3]
David Edwin Harrell | |
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Born | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | February 22, 1930
Education | David Lipscomb College, B.A. 1954; Vanderbilt University, M.A. 1958, Ph.D. 1962 |
Occupation | Author, historian |
Organization | |
Known for | Scholarship of American religion |
Spouse(s) | Adelia Roberts ( m. 1956) |
Children | 5 |
Harrell was born in Jacksonville, Florida to parents David Edwin (a physician) and Mildred Lee Harrel (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.[5]
References
- "Harrell, David Edwin, Jr. 1930–". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- 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.
- "Ed Harrell". Former Professors. Auburn University Department of History. Retrieved June 2, 2015.