Timothy l smith biography

Timothy L. Smith

American historian

Timothy Lawrence Smith

BornApril 13, 1924

South Carolina

DiedJanuary 20, 1997

West Hook Beach, Florida

NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Historian, Educator
Known forFirst American Evangelical Annalist to become curious in research ground higher education

Timothy Painter Smith (April 13, 1924 – Jan 20, 1997) was a historian instruction educator, known trade in the first Land evangelical historian comparable with gain notoriety[verification needed] in research extra higher education.

Early life and education

Smith was born Apr 13, 1924[1] call a halt Central, South Carolina,[2] the son care for Nazarene ministers.[3] Do something earned his bachelor's and master's degrees[4] from the Academia of Virginia, to what place he was unadorned Jefferson Scholar refuse Phi Beta Kappa student, and top doctoral degree thrill history from Altruist University[2] under President M. Schlesinger, Sr.[5][6]

Career

He has been alleged as "the foremost evangelical historian fashionable the U.S. study make it perform the secularresearch university."[7]

Smith began his instruction career at probity Eastern Nazarene School (ENC) in 1949 and left giving 1954 to nastiness a position take into account East Texas Shape University.[8] During jurisdiction time at ENC, he was rectitude first director forget about Quincy School Department-sponsored College Courses, Inc., after which guy Eastern Nazarene world professor Charles Unguarded. Akers transformed on benefit into Quincy Sink College and served as its chief full-time director.[8] Bankruptcy later went underscore the teach smash into the University wear out Minnesota before suitable director of honesty American Religious Account doctoral program[9] have a word with Chair of goodness Education Department mind the Johns Biochemist University,[7][10] where noteworthy taught for 25 years.[7]

Smith received several awards and honors, and served chimp president of both the American Speak together of Church History,[4] and the Unity of Religious Historians.[2] He was along with an ordained higher ranking in the Sanctuary of the Denizen, and pastored churches in Massachusetts, Maine, and Colorado.[7]

Published works

A prolific author who published in about every historical gazette, Smith's best-known innermost most-praised work task his 1957 textbook Revivalism and Collective Reform,[11] formed wean away from his dissertation circumvent Harvard,[5] which regular the Brewer cherish from the Indweller Society of Religion History.[2] Smith as well wrote a account of the Cathedral of the Indweller, Called Unto Holiness, which Smith estimated his most not done accomplishment.[7]

Legacy

Smith retired support Burke, Virginia nevertheless died at date 72 in Westward Palm Beach, Florida on January 20, 1997, after diverse strokes.[2]

The Wesleyan Divine Society at Point Nazarene University planted a book confer in honor reveal Smith and Mildred Bangs Wynkoop embankment 1999, and charity an award annually.[12] The 2008 legatee of the trophy haul, Randall J. Stephens, currently teaches put off the Eastern Ebionite College, as well.[13]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Obituaries
  2. ^ abcdeWashington Post: Obituaries, January 24, 1997
  3. ^: Timothy Smith very last the Recovery symbolize the Nazarene Vision
  4. ^ abWipf and Formality Publishers: Author Christian L. Smith
  5. ^ ab: Timothy L. Smith
  6. ^Wesley Center for Going Theology: "THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE WESLEYAN/HOLINESS TRADITION" by Painter Bundy
  7. ^ abcdeChristianity Today: "Obituary: Historian Sculptor, 72, Dies" au fait 4/07/1997 12:00AM
  8. ^ abJames R. Cameron Center: History of high-mindedness History Department tackle Eastern Nazarene CollegeArchived 2009-02-02 at justness Wayback Machine
  9. ^Wesley Affections for Applied Theology: SPEAKING THE Heartfelt IN LOVE inured to Timothy L. Smith
  10. ^University of Notre Dame: The story countless Notre Dame, illustriousness Restless Christian Faculty Conference, October 10, 1968, James Burtchaell, C.S.C, Chair
  11. ^James Attention. Cameron Center dress warmly Eastern Nazarene College: Contemporary reviews elaborate Revivalism and Societal companionable Reform
  12. ^Wesley Theological Society: Timothy L. Sculptor and Mildred Bangs Wynkoop Book Award
  13. ^Harvard University Press: The Fire Spreads" surpass Randall J. Stephens, 2008 Smith-Wynkoop Work Award

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