Tim LaHaye
Timothy Francis "Tim" LaHaye (April 27, 1926-July 25, 2016) was a prolific Christian author with a concentration in end time prophecy. Writing over 85 fiction and non-fiction works in his lifetime,[1] he was best known for his immensely popular Left Behind series, although has also been quite prolific in his books on general theology.[2]
Biography
LaHaye was born on April 27, 1926 in Detroit.[2] His father, a Ford autoworker, died when he was nine.[2] LaHaye served in Army Air Force during World War II, joining in 1944 and serving in Europe as a machine-gunner.[2]
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.[2] He would also receive a doctorate at Liberty University later.[3] 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[3]), which he would do for 25 years.[1][4]
Tim Lahaye founded Christian Heritage College, now called San Diego Christian College, and helped Henry Morris found the Institute for Creation Research.[3]
LaHaye was very involved in the Christian right and was active in numerous Christian right organizations in the 1970s and 80s, including the Moral Majority.[2][4] In 1987, he served as honorary national co-chairman for Jack Kemp's campaign for president but quit after it was reported the he had written statements in his writings that were deemed anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish.[2] In addition, LaHaye was influential in building Evangelical support for George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign and served as a spiritual advisor for Mike Huckabee during his his 2008 presidential campaign.[2][4]
During first year of Ronald Reagan's Presidency in 1981, Mr. Lahaye invited best-selling conservative libertarian anti-Communist author Mr. Cleon Skousen to become the first member of the conservative think tank called the Council for National Policy.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hagerty, James R. (July 29, 2016). Evangelist Tim LaHaye Penned Best-Selling Apocalyptic Book Series. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 McFadden, Robert D. (July 25, 2016). Tim LaHaye Dies at 90; Fundamentalist Leader’s Grisly Novels Sold Millions. The New York Times. Retrieved Septemer 6, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Weber, Jeremy (July 25, 2016). Died: Tim LaHaye, Author Who 'Left Behind' a Long Legacy. Christianity Today. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Banks, Adelle M. (July 28, 2016). Tim LaHaye, evangelical leader and ‘Left Behind’ co-author, dead at 90. dispatch.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.