Dr. Terry Mortenson

Talk 1: Millions of Years: the Idea's Origin and Impact on the Church
Talk 2: Geological Assumptions, Evidence, and the Age of the Earth

Date: December 12th, 7:00pm

Our RMCF speaker for December is none other than Dr. Terry Mortenson from Answers in Genesis (AIG). Like most people, Dr Mortenson grew up in an education system that taught evolution as fact. During his first year in university and shortly after becoming a Christian, he began to see the fallacy of the idea of billions of years of evolution.

With a Ph.D. in the history of geology from the University of Coventry in England, Dr Mortenson has been studying and speaking on the creation-evolution controversy throughout North America and Europe since the late 1970s. He also holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Mortenson is now a full time speaker and research scientist for AIG.

Much of his M.Div. studies focused on various (Biblical, historical and philosophical) aspects of this subject. His Ph.D. thesis analyzed the origins of old-earth geology in the early 19th century and particularly the writings of the ‘scriptural geologists’, a group of scientists and non-scientists who wrote Biblical, geological and philosophical arguments against these budding old-earth theories. Through study and personal interaction he has been exposed to the many different Christian and non-Christian responses to this controversy. All of this study and teaching has deepened his conviction of the literal truth and foundational importance of Genesis 1–11.

 Dr. Mortenson’s first talk is titled: Millions of Years: the Idea's Origin and Impact on the Church. Where did the Church’s belief in millions of years come from? This historical survey will explain how the idea of millions of years became dominant in geology and the resulting catastrophic damage to the Church and to the proclamation of the gospel. It is a sad state of affairs that most Christian churches today accept millions of years that is taught by man and refuse to believe in the thousands of years as taught by Scripture.

Dr. Mortenson’s second talk is titled: Geological Assumptions, Evidence, and the Age of the Earth. We know the earth is young. Scripture tells us very clearly, but what are the best scientific evidences that support Scripture? Dr. Mortenson will discuss the role of assumptions in geology and some of the geological evidences that the earth is only thousands of years old, not billions, and that Noah's Flood is the key to understanding earth history.

There is no cost to attend this presentation and free refreshments will be served after the meeting. The RMCF library will be available at the December meeting and is free to all RMCF members. Don't miss these great presentations.