Father of Creation Science Movement Dies

Dr. Henry Morris, known as the Father of the Creation Science Movement, has gone to be with the Lord at the age of eighty-seven. Dr. Morris was the founder of the Institute for Creation Research.

In 1961, Dr. Morris co-authored (with Dr. John Whitcomb), The Genesis Flood, a book which called for a bold return to the literal interpretation of Genesis. It was an era when Christians had forsaken the clear teaching of Scripture by accepting evolutionary compromise. Dr. Henry Morris went against the tide of popular opinion to uphold the authority of Scripture. Millions have been impacted by this great pioneer!

Here is part of a tribute to Dr. Morris, written by Doug Phillips:

The greatest defender of the doctrine of Creation in church history has gone to be with the Lord. No single man in the last two thousand years has contributed more to the defense of the book of Genesis or been more effective in rallying the people of God to embrace the historical, grammatical, literal, normative interpretation of its text than a humble, mild-mannered hydrologist named Dr. Henry Morris.

A faithful teacher who served on the faculties of three major universities and went on to found the Institute for Creation Research, a graduate school, a research organization, and the Christian Heritage College(currently San Diego Christian College), Dr. Morris spent his life engaged in the pulling down of strongholds; casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ (II Corinthians 10:4,5).

Late Saturday night, at the age of eighty-seven, Dr. Morris was ushered into the presence of the Lord Jesus.

The world will never be the same again.

Read the rest of this tribute at Doug’s Blog.