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| birth_date  = April 27, 1926

| birth_date  = April 27, 1926

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan

| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]

| death_date  = July 25, 2016

| death_date  = July 25, 2016

| death_place = San Diego, California

| death_place = [[San Diego, California]]

| nationality = American

| nationality = American

| spouse      = [[Beverly LaHaye]]

| spouse      = [[Beverly LaHaye]]

| religion    = [[Evangelical Christianity]]

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'''Timothy Francis "Tim" LaHaye''' (April 27, 1926 – July 25, 2016) was a [[Christian]] pastor and prolific author with a concentration in end time prophecy. Writing over 85 fiction and non-fiction works in his lifetime,<ref name="WSJ">Hagerty, James R. (July 29, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/evangelist-tim-lahaye-penned-best-selling-apocalyptic-book-series-1469806933 Evangelist Tim LaHaye Penned Best-Selling Apocalyptic Book Series]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref> he was best known for his immensely popular ''[[Left Behind]]'' series, which he wrote with [[Jerry Jenkins]], although he has also been quite prolific in his books on general theology.<ref name="NYT">McFadden, Robert D. (July 25, 2016). [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/books/tim-lahaye-a-christian-fundamentalist-leader-dies-at-90.html?_r=0 Tim LaHaye Dies at 90; Fundamentalist Leader’s Grisly Novels Sold Millions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved Septemer 6, 2016.</ref>

'''Timothy Francis "Tim" LaHaye''' (April 27, 1926 &ndash; July 25, 2016) was a [[Christian]] pastor and prolific author with a concentration in end time prophecy. Writing more than eighty-five fiction and non-fiction works in his lifetime,<ref name="WSJ">Hagerty, James R. (July 29, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/evangelist-tim-lahaye-penned-best-selling-apocalyptic-book-series-1469806933 Evangelist Tim LaHaye Penned Best-Selling Apocalyptic Book Series]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref> he was best known for his immensely popular ''[[Left Behind]]'' series, which he wrote with [[Jerry Jenkins]], although he has also been quite prolific in his books on general theology.<ref name="NYT">McFadden, Robert D. (July 25, 2016). [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/books/tim-lahaye-a-christian-fundamentalist-leader-dies-at-90.html?_r=0 Tim LaHaye Dies at 90; Fundamentalist Leader’s Grisly Novels Sold Millions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved Septemer 6, 2016.</ref>

==Biography==

==Biography==

LaHaye was born on April 27, 1926 in Detroit.<ref name="NYT"/> His father, a Ford autoworker, died when he was nine.<ref name="NYT"/> LaHaye served in Army Air Force during World War II, joining in 1944 and serving in Europe as a machine-gunner.<ref name="NYT"/>

LaHaye was born on April 27, 1926 in Detroit.<ref name="NYT"/> His father, a Ford autoworker, died when he was nine.<ref name="NYT"/> LaHaye served in Army Air Force during World War II, joining in 1944 and serving in Europe as a machine-gunner.<ref name="NYT"/>

LaHaye graduated from [[Bob Jones University]] in 1950 with a bachelor's degree, and after that he received a doctorate at Western Seminary in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].<ref name="NYT"/> He would also receive a doctorate at [[Liberty University]] later.<ref name="CT">Weber, Jeremy (July 25, 2016). [http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2016/july/tim-lahaye-dies-left-behind-coauthor-stroke.html Died: Tim LaHaye, Author Who 'Left Behind' a Long Legacy]. ''Christianity Today''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>

LaHaye graduated from [[Bob Jones University]] in Greenville, [[South Carolina]], in 1950 with a bachelor's degree, and after that he received a doctorate at Western Seminary in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].<ref name="NYT"/> He would also receive a doctorate at [[Liberty University]] later.<ref name="CT">Weber, Jeremy (July 25, 2016). [http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2016/july/tim-lahaye-dies-left-behind-coauthor-stroke.html Died: Tim LaHaye, Author Who 'Left Behind' a Long Legacy]. ''Christianity Today''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>

===Pastor and Christian leader===

===Pastor and Christian leader===

LaHaye served as a pastor in churches in [[South Carolina]] and [[Minnesota]] until 1956, when he moved to [[San Diego, California]] to pastor the Scott Memorial Baptist Church (now called Shadow Mountain Community Church<ref name="CT"/>), which he would do for 25 years.<ref name="WSJ"/><ref name="Dispatch">Banks, Adelle M. (July 28, 2016). [http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/28/tim-lahaye-evangelical-leader-and-left-behind-co-author-dead-at-90.html Tim LaHaye, evangelical leader and ‘Left Behind’ co-author, dead at 90]. ''dispatch.com''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>

LaHaye served as a pastor in churches in South Carolina and [[Minnesota]] until 1956, when he moved to [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[California]], to pastor the Scott Memorial Baptist Church (now called Shadow Mountain Community Church<ref name="CT"/>), which he would do for 25 years.<ref name="WSJ"/><ref name="Dispatch">Banks, Adelle M. (July 28, 2016). [http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/28/tim-lahaye-evangelical-leader-and-left-behind-co-author-dead-at-90.html Tim LaHaye, evangelical leader and ‘Left Behind’ co-author, dead at 90]. ''dispatch.com''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>

LaHaye founded Christian Heritage College, now called [[San Diego Christian College]], and helped [[Henry Morris]] found the [[Institute for Creation Research]].<ref name="CT"/> [[Ken Ham]], the president of [[Answers in Genesis]], a Christian apologetics ministry, has referred to LaHaye as the "third founder" of the modern [[creation science]] movement, after Morris and [[John Whitcomb]].<ref>Ham, Ken (July 25, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ministry/tim-lahaye-passes-away/ Creationist Pioneer and Popular Author Tim LaHaye Passes Away]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 7, 2016.</ref>

LaHaye founded Christian Heritage College, now called [[San Diego Christian College]], and helped [[Henry Morris]] found the [[Institute for Creation Research]].<ref name="CT"/> [[Ken Ham]], the president of [[Answers in Genesis]], a Christian apologetics ministry, has referred to LaHaye as the "third founder" of the modern [[creation science]] movement, after Morris and [[John Whitcomb]].<ref>Ham, Ken (July 25, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ministry/tim-lahaye-passes-away/ Creationist Pioneer and Popular Author Tim LaHaye Passes Away]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 7, 2016.</ref>

During the first year of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Presidency in 1981, LaHaye invited best-selling [[conservative]], [[libertarian]], and [[anti-Communist]] author Mr. [[Cleon Skousen]] to become the first member of the [[Conservative think tanks|conservative think tank]] called the [[Council for National Policy]]. LaHaye founded and was active in several other conservative organizations.

During the first year of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Presidency in 1981, LaHaye invited best-selling [[conservative]], [[libertarian]], and [[anti-Communist]] author Mr. [[Cleon Skousen]] to become the first member of the [[Conservative think tanks|conservative think tank]] called the [[Council for National Policy]]. LaHaye founded and was active in several other conservative organizations.

In 1980, just before Reagan's first election as president, LaHaye published ''[[The Battle for the Mind: A Subtle Warfare]],'' which explains how [[secular humanists]] use their unproved faith in the [[theory of evolution]] to justify immoral or amoral behavior while condemning traditional Christians who place faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as narrow-minded and bigoted.<ref>Tim LaHaye, ''The Battle for the Minde: A Subtkle Warfare,'' (Old Tappan, [[New Jersey]]: Power Books (Fleming H. Revell Company), 1980), pp. 1-247</ref>

In 1980, just before Reagan's first election as president, LaHaye published ''[[The Battle for the Mind: A Subtle Warfare]],'' which explains how [[Secular humanism|secular humanists]], who reject God instead use their unproved faith in the [[theory of evolution]] to justify immoral or amoral behavior while condemning traditional Christians who place faith in the Lord Jesus Christ for what they see as as narrow-mindedness and [[bigotry]].<ref>Tim LaHaye, ''The Battle for the Minde: A Subtkle Warfare,'' (Old Tappan, [[New Jersey]]: Power Books (Fleming H. Revell Company), 1980), pp. 1-247</ref>

===''Left Behind'' series===

===''Left Behind'' series===