Henry M. Morris

Early life, education and personal life Morris was born in Dallas on October 6, 1918, He married Mary Louise on January 24, 1940, and they later had six children. They were married until Morris's death in 2006. From 1946 to 1951, he studied at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a master's degree in hydraulics (1948) In 1951, he became a professor and chair of civil engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and served as the Acting Dean of Engineering in the fall of 1956. While Morris' religious views and writings were controversial among university biology and geology faculty, and in the broader debate, it has been reported that Morris "kept his own counsel on [them], unless... pressed", such that his university engineering colleagues respected Morris as "a good administrator" and his religious views "because they never influenced his [administration]".

In 1970, Morris co-founded the Christian Heritage College in Santee, California,

Reception Morris has been called "the father of modern creation science", It is a system Morris called "Scientific Creationism" that opposes the mainstream scientific community regarding the history of the earth and the universe. Morris found an audience among preachers and homeschool teachers all over the US, where 46% of the public holds some form of creationist belief.

Morris was the primary source for much of the argumentation used by young Earth creationists when rejecting primary ideas in mainstream science, from the expanding universe to plate tectonics to biological evolution to genetics.

Morris's book, The Genesis Flood, coauthored by John C. Whitcomb, was very influential on modern creationist belief, and by the time of Morris's death, it was in its 44th printing and sold 250,000 English copies.

In 1995, Morris completed The Defenders Study Bible which includes his scientific & theological notes accompanying the King James Version. Just prior to his death in 2006 he completed a significant expansion of that work titled The New Defender's Study Bible. In May 2012 The New Defenders Study Bible was updated and released as The Henry Morris Study Bible.

In addition, during his lifetime, Morris published eleven articles on hydraulics in technical journals as well as hundreds of other articles and booklets on Biblical or creationist topics. In particular, Massimo Pigliucci criticized Morris' omission of material that interfered with his "mission" and "beliefs". Pigliucci also criticized Morris' interpretation of thermodynamics.

In Evolution & the Modern Christian (1967), Morris hoped to "open the minds and hearts of young people to the true Biblical cosmology." T.E. Fenton, Professor of Agronomy at Iowa State University, wrote "scientific value of the book is nil; the author selectively chooses the areas of science that he accepts and rejects other areas of accepted science". David Vogel, Professor of Biology at Creighton University, reviewed the book explaining "his theology is shallow; his exegesis is maddening; his science is wrong; and he tops it off by offending millions of Bible-believing Christians who also accept evolution".

Morris' book Scientific Creationism (1974 and 1984), according to Herman Kirkpatrick, "is not very convincing evidence to support the recent creation of the earth". Thomas Wheeler, Professor of biochemistry at University of Louisville, reviewed the second edition and concluded, "Scientific Creationism cannot be recommended for use in public school classes, or indeed anyone interested in learning science". Wheeler cited what he claimed was Morris' misunderstanding of science, appeals to religious prejudice, misrepresentation of scientific knowledge, omission of opposing science, double standards in evidence, "absurd conclusions," inappropriate and misidentified sources, attacks on scientists, using discredited arguments, and "silly calculations". For example, in one instance, a source which read "the sea which vanished so many million years ago" was quoted as "the sea which vanished so many years ago." Solum said "Whitcomb and Morris are mistaken about the nature of the rocks associated with thrust faults. Their claim about fossils is based on a Young Earth creationist misunderstanding of how rocks are dated relative to each other, and how the geologic column was constructed." Morris was criticized by Randy Moore, of University of Minnesota, for writing in the book that "evolutionism" is satanic and responsible for racism, abortion, and a decline in morality.

Books That You Might Believe, self-published, 1946 The Bible & Modern Science, Moody Press, Chicago, 1951 (with co-author John C. Whitcomb) The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and Its Scientific Implications, Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing, Philadelphia, 1961. Applied Hydraulics in Engineering, Ronald Press, New York, 1963. The Twilight of Evolution, Baker Book House, 1963. Biblical Cosmology and Modern Science, Craig Press, Nutley, New Jersey, 1970. The Remarkable Birth of Planet Earth, Dimension Books, Minneapolis, 1972. Many Infallible Proofs, Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego, 1974. (ed) Scientific Creationism, Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego, 1974. The Genesis Record, A scientific and devotional commentary on the book of beginnings, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, 1976. and Martin E. Clark, The Bible Has The Answer, revised edition, Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego, 1976. and Duane Gish (eds) The Battle for Creation, Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego, 1976. The Scientific Case for Creation, Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego, 1977. Men of Science, Men of God: Great Scientists of the Past who Believed the Bible, Master Books, San Diego, 1982, revised 1988. The Troubled Waters of Evolution, Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego, 1982. and Gary E. Parker, What is Creation Science?, Creation-Life Publishers, San Diego, 1982. and Donald H. Rohrer (eds) Creation, the cutting edge, Creation Life Publishers, San Diego, 1982. The Revelation Record: A Scientific and Devotional Commentary on the Prophetic Book of the End of Times, Tyndale House Publishers, U.S., 1983 . History of Modern Creationism, Master Books, San Diego, 1984. The Long War Against God: the history and impact of the creation/evolution conflict, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, 1989. That Their Words May Be Used Against Them, Master Books, Green Forest, 1997. The Remarkable Record of Job, Master Books, Green Forest, 2000. The Remarkable Wisdom of Solomon: Ancient Insights from the Song of Solomon, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Master Books, Green forest, 2001. God and the Nations, Master Books, Green Forest, 2002. The Biblical Basis for Modern Science, Master Books, Green Forest, 2002. Biblical Creationism, Master Books, Green Forest, 2003. The Defender's Study Bible, Thomas Nelson, Nashville, 2005. . Revised in 2006 as the New Defender's Study Bible. The Henry Morris Study Bible, Master Books, Green Forest, 2012.