War of the World Views: Powerful Answers for an "Evolutionized" Culture (21 page)

Founder and CEO,
Answers in Genesis
–US

B.Sc., environmental biology, Queensland Institute of Technology; Dip.Ed., University of Queensland; Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Temple Baptist College; Honorary Doctorate in Literature, Liberty University

As founder and CEO of
Answers in Genesis
, Ken is one of America’s most in-demand Christian speakers. He is the author of many books on Genesis, including the best-selling
The Lie: Evolution
and a number of children’s books (
Dinosaurs of Eden
,
D is for Dinosaur
,
A is for Adam
, etc.). Ken has also coauthored several books including
One Blood—the Biblical Answer to Racism
and
Walking through Shadows—Finding Hope in a World of Pain
.

Ken is heard daily on the radio feature
Answers...with Ken Ham
(broadcast on more than 750 stations—and 400 additional outlets—worldwide) and has appeared on national TV (e.g.,
The NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and The PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer
) and talk-show programs. He also writes articles and helps edit AiG's
Creation
magazine.

Ken's teaching emphasis is on the relevance and authority of the book of Genesis in the life of the average Christian, and how compromise on Genesis has opened a dangerous door regarding how the culture and church view biblical authority. His Australian accent, keen sense of humor, captivating stories and exceptioanl PowerPoint illustrations have made him one of North America's most effective Christian communicators.

Resources by this author:

The Lie: Evolution (Book)
Why Won’t They Listen? (Book)
Walking Through Shadows (Book)
The Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved (Book)
Dinosaurs of Eden (Book)
Creation Mini Series with Ken Ham (DVD series)

Bodie Hodge

Speaker, writer, manager of the answers department,
Answers in Genesis
–US

B.S. and M.S., mechanical engineering, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Bodie went to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) and received a B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering. His specialty was advanced materials processing, particularly starting powders.

Bodie did research for his master’s degree through a grant from Lockheed Martin and developed a new method of production of submicron titanium diboride, a process essential for some nanotechnologies.

Bodie worked as a mechanical engineer for
Grain Systems Incorporated
, a test engineer for
Aerotek Engineering
(working for
Caterpillar, Inc.
) and taught undergraduate engineering courses at SIUC before joining
Answers in Genesis
in 2003.

Carl Kerby

V.P. for Ministry Relations,
Answers in Genesis
–US

Carl Kerby is a founding board member of
Answers in Genesis
and one of AiG's most dynamic lecturers on the book of Genesis. In addition to being AiG's vice president for Ministry Relations, Carl conducts a number of faith-building meetings each year.

Carl became a Christian in 1987 after attending a crusade in Salt Lake City, Utah. He grew up in a very liberal church and in a family that was involved in the wild world of professional wrestling. He had been taught that evolution could just be added to the Bible, but in the late 1980s a pilot challenged Carl on the creation/evolution issue. After personal Bible study and reading Ken Ham's book,
The Lie: Evolution
, Carl's faith was totally renewed. He now knew that God's Word is true from the beginning.

Carl served in the military for 8 years as an air traffic controller. He then worked for the FAA as an air traffic controller, spending 10 years of his career at Chicago's busy O'Hare International Airport. Carl joined AiG full-time in 2004.

Resources by this author:

Genesis: The Bottom Strip of the Christian Faith (DVD)
Racism—Is There an Answer? (DVD)
What Is the Best Evidence That God Created? (DVD)

Dr. Jason Lisle

Speaker, researcher and writer,
Answers in Genesis
–US

Ph.D., Astrophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder

Most practicing astronomers and astrophysicists believe in the big bang, a billions-of-years-old universe and other evolutionary ideas. But based on Scripture and the best interpretation of the scientific evidence, they are simply wrong, according to Dr. Jason Lisle. Jason is an astrophysicist with a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is now helping AiG (and the creation movement as a whole) refute the evolutionary account of origins—using his strong science background. He is also helping to design exciting planetarium programs for the future Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky (near Cincinnati, Ohio).

Resources by this author:

Distant Starlight (DVD)
Creation Astronomy (DVD)

Stacia McKeever

Writer,
Answers in Genesis
–US

B.S., biology, and B.A., psychology, Clearwater Christian College

Stacia has been working full-time for Answers in Genesis–US since 1997. She coauthored the “Answers for Kids” section in Creation magazine for several years and has written or coauthored a number of articles for Creation and the AiG website.

Stacia has conducted hands-on workshops for young children around the US for several years and has written curricula (Beginnings, The Seven C’s of History) and workbooks for elementary-aged children and adults. Stacia has written for The Godly Business Woman and Evangelizing Today’s Child and has researched and written copy for several Bible-themed calendars.

Resources by this author:

Beginnings (Answers for Kids curriculum)
The Seven C’s of History (Answers for Kids curriculum)

Dr. David Menton

Speaker, researcher and writer,
Answers in Genesis
–US

B.A., Mankato State University; Ph.D., cell biology, Brown University

Now retired, Dr. Menton served as a biomedical research technician at Mayo Clinic and then as an associate professor of anatomy at Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis). He has spoken throughout the world on the creation-evolution issue and for almost two decades he has been profiled in American Men and Women of Science—A Biographical Directory of Today’s Leaders in Physical, Biological and Related Sciences.

Resources by this author:

The Evolutionary Controversy (DVD)
The Eyes Have It (DVD)
Dinosaurs by Design (DVD)
Lucy—She’s No Lady! (DVD)
Inherently Wind: A Hollywood History of the Scopes Trial (DVD)
The Hearing Ear and the Seeing Eye (DVD)

Dr. Terry Mortenson

Speaker, researcher and writer,
Answers in Genesis
–US

B.A., math, University of Minnesota; M. Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., history of geology, Coventry University, England

Dr. Terry Mortenson’s Ph.D. thesis focused on the “Scriptural geologists,” a group of men in the early 19th century who fought the rise of old-earth geological theories. A former missionary (mostly in Eastern Europe), he is now a popular speaker, researcher and writer with AiG–US.

Dr. Mortenson has been with Answer in Genesis since 2001.

Resources by this author:

The Origin of Old-Earth Geology & Christian Compromise in the Early 19th Century (2 DVDs)
The Great Turning Point (Book)
Standing Against the Myth (audio CD set)

Dr. Georgia Purdom