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E. H. Ijams (1886 - July 12, 1982) was an American minister of the Churches of Christ and academic administrator. He was the president of Lipscomb University from 1934 to 1943, and the author of several books.

Early life

Ijams was born in 1886 in Florence, Alabama. He attended Peabody College, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in 1918 and a master's degree in 1927. He earned a Legum Doctor from Harding College in 1934.

Career

Ijams joined the faculty at Lipscomb University in 1923. He was a dean from 1932 to 1934, and the university president from 1934 to 1943. He stepped down as a result of his feud with anti-Premillennialists. By 1962, Ijams was an associate professor of Christian education at the Harding School of Theology in Memphis.

Ijams was the minister of the Central Church of Christ in Nashville from 1925 to 1928 and the Central Church of Christ in Los Angeles from 1928 to 1932. He was the minister of the Belmont Church of Christ in Nashville from 1943 to 1951, the Union Avenue Church of Christ in Memphis from 1953 to 1958, and the Highland Street Church of Christ from 1958 to 1982.

Ijams authored several books about Christianity.

Personal life and death

Ijams married Uma Hartley. They had a son and two daughters, and they resided in Memphis.

Ijams died on July 12, 1982, in Memphis.

Selected works

• Ijams, E. H. (1964). Power to Survive and Surpass. New York: Pageant Press. OCLC 2811886.
• Ijams, E. H. (1973). Friendly Talks to Elders: Simple, Encouraging, Practical Messages to the Bishops over God's People. Memphis, Tennessee: Highland Street Church of Christ. OCLC 6320565.
• Ijams, E. H. (1978). The Reality of God. Nashville, Tennessee: Williams Press. OCLC 4680050.

Further reading

• Shank, Harold; Ralston, David (2004). It's All about God: Including Insights from E.H. Ijams. Nashville, Tennessee: 21st Century Christian. ISBN 9780890983355. OCLC 57716602.

References

1. ^ Foster, Douglas A.; Dunnavant, Anthony L.; Blowers, Paul M.; Williams, D. Newell, eds. (2012). The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 412. ISBN 9780802869753. OCLC 818143410.
2. ^ "Ex-Lipscomb President E. H. Ijams Services Set". The Tennessean. July 16, 1982. p. 30. Retrieved October 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Harding College Professor To Make Alabama Christian College Address". The Montgomery Advertiser. May 18, 1962. p. 15. Retrieved October 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

• 1886 births
• 1982 deaths
• People from Florence, Alabama
• Academics from Memphis, Tennessee
• Presidents of Lipscomb University
• Ministers of the Churches of Christ
• American members of the Churches of Christ
• 20th-century American academics
• Religious leaders from Memphis, Tennessee