Henry Morris

Henry Morris is a very important figure in the evolution and creationism controversy. Morris earned the title of the “father of modern creation science” by making one of the first attempts in the twentieth century to define creationism. (1) Morris supported his beliefs by documenting them with the works such as the Genesis Flood. Even Stephen Jay Gould, one of Morris’ largest opponents, acknowledged the works of Morris as the basis for the creationist movement because he was aware of the influence of Morris’ writing. (1) Through Morris’ strong views that enabled him to write very persuasively, and also his passion for Creationism and promoting the idea of a Creator, he was able to convince many people to join his efforts in a modern creationist movement. With goals of keeping evolution out of schools and the minds of the public, creationists battled evolutionists to convince the public that their view about life on Earth is supported by science.
Morris sparked his interest in religion and questioning science when he began studying the Bible at Rice University. After his undergraduate career, he taught civil engineering and founded a Baptist church in Blacksburg, Virginia, and continued wondering about the origins of life (1) Throughout Morris’ education, he developed very firm beliefs about the creation of the Earth and his interpretation of the Bible. Morris accepted the Bible as literally true, and criticized people who said they were Christians but believed that the Bible could be interpreted allegorically. People who do not interpret the Bible literally, in Morris’ opinion, are undermining scripture and going down a downward spiral (2) Morris explained that believing that passages in the Bible were just stories, not to be taken (literally), just leads to more confusion and is almost just as bad as not believing in the Bible at all.
Because Morris accepted every detail of the Bible without further interpretation, he was famous for believing in a very young