Carl F. H. Henry

Carl F. H. Henry
Born
Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry

(1913-01-22)January 22, 1913
DiedDecember 7, 2003(2003-12-07) (aged 90)
Alma materBoston University
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wheaton College
Theological work
Tradition or movementEvangelicalism, progressive fundamentalism
Notable ideasPresuppositional apologetics

Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry (January 22, 1913 – December 7, 2003) was an American evangelical Christian theologian who provided intellectual and institutional leadership to the neo-evangelical movement in the mid-to-late 20th century. He was ordained in 1942 after graduating from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and went on to teach and lecture at various schools and publish and edit many works surrounding the neo-evangelical movement.[1] His early book, The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism (1947), was influential in calling evangelicals to differentiate themselves from separatist fundamentalism and claim a role in influencing the wider American culture.[2] He was involved in the creation of numerous major evangelical organizations that contributed to his influence in Neo-evangelicalism and lasting legacy, including the National Association of Evangelicals, Fuller Theological Seminary, Evangelical Theological Society, Christianity Today magazine (of which he was the founding editor), and the Institute for Advanced Christian Studies.[3] The Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity International University seek to carry on his legacy.[3] His ideas about Neo-evangelism are still debated to this day and his legacy continues to inspire change in American social and political culture.[4]

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  2. ^ Porterfield, Amanda; Marsden, George M. (1991). "Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism". Sociological Analysis. 52 (4): 419. doi:10.2307/3710858. ISSN 0038-0210. JSTOR 3710858.
  3. ^ a b "Henry's Story | Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement". www.henryinstitute.org. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
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