R. Laird Harris
| Robert Laird Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 10, 1911 Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 25, 2008 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Presbyterian minister, church leader, and Old Testament scholar |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth K. Nelson, then Anne P. Krauss |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Delaware, Westminster Theological Seminary, University of Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Dropsie College (PhD) |
| Thesis year | 1947 |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions |
Faith Theological Seminary Covenant Theological Seminary Knox Theological Seminary |
Robert Laird Harris (March 10, 1911 – April 25, 2008) was a Presbyterian minister, church leader, and Old Testament scholar.
Harris was born near Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. from the University of Delaware (1931), a Th.B. (1935) and a Th.M. (1937) from Westminster Theological Seminary, an A.M. from University of Pennsylvania (1941), and a Ph.D. from Dropsie College (1947).
He was licensed as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1935, joined the newly formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church (then called Presbyterian Church of America) in 1936, then teamed up with those forming the Bible Presbyterian Church in 1937, and was in 1956 moderator of a new offshoot denomination, the Bible Presbyterian Synod (BPS). He was involved on the committee that brought about the merger of the BPS with another denomination to become the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (RPCES) in 1965, and then the RPCES, along with its education institutions Covenant College and Covenant Theological Seminary, became part of the Presbyterian Church in America in 1982, at which time Harris was elected moderator of the 10th General Assembly of that body.
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