Alan Hayward
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Dr. Alan Hayward was a British engineer and physicist who was also active as an old-earth Creationist writer, and Christadelphian.
Hayward's primary field of research was fluid density and flowmeters, writing a textbook on the subject. and presenting to the Insititute of Physics in 1981.
As a Christadelphian lay preacher Hayward had commenced writing on general religious topics for the Christadelphian Auxiliary Lecturing Society during the early 1970s. In particular his booklet on the characteristic (Socinian) belief of Christadelphians against the personal pre-existence of Christ
remains that church's most widely circulated publication on that topic. Other publications included The Real Devil against belief in supernatural evil.
As a Christian, and a scientist, though not a biologist, he was soon involved in the subject of creation. In New Scientist
(11 March 1992 issue) Hayward is cited speaking of "the quiet majority of Bible-believing creationists" who accept the "evidence of physics and geology that the Universe and our planet are billions of years old".
Despite being a non-Trinitarian Hayward's moderate old-earth creationist stand led to him being invited to write for mainstream publishers Thomas Nelson
. He published three books which for a time were widely circulated: God is (1980) God's truth (1983) a work dealing with textual defence of the Bible, and Creation and Evolution for SPCK
(1985) which was widely cited and was re-published in America by Bethany House, Minneapolis (1995). Hayward's old-earth views were not welcomed by young earth or flood geology creationists, and his non-Trinitarian views were often pointed out in criticism. His three main books have since been reprinted in India. God is was translated into German and Bengali, and God's Truth into Chinese.
Hayward's primary field of research was fluid density and flowmeters, writing a textbook on the subject. and presenting to the Insititute of Physics in 1981.
As a Christadelphian lay preacher Hayward had commenced writing on general religious topics for the Christadelphian Auxiliary Lecturing Society during the early 1970s. In particular his booklet on the characteristic (Socinian) belief of Christadelphians against the personal pre-existence of Christ
Pre-existence of Christ
The pre-existence of Christ refers to the doctrine of the ontological or personal existence of Christ before his conception. One of the relevant Bible passages is where, in the Trinitarian view, Christ is identified with a pre-existent divine hypostasis called the Logos or Word...
remains that church's most widely circulated publication on that topic. Other publications included The Real Devil against belief in supernatural evil.
As a Christian, and a scientist, though not a biologist, he was soon involved in the subject of creation. In New Scientist
New Scientist
New Scientist is a weekly non-peer-reviewed English-language international science magazine, which since 1996 has also run a website, covering recent developments in science and technology for a general audience. Founded in 1956, it is published by Reed Business Information Ltd, a subsidiary of...
(11 March 1992 issue) Hayward is cited speaking of "the quiet majority of Bible-believing creationists" who accept the "evidence of physics and geology that the Universe and our planet are billions of years old".
Despite being a non-Trinitarian Hayward's moderate old-earth creationist stand led to him being invited to write for mainstream publishers Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson (publisher)
Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in Scotland in 1798 as the namesake of its founder. Its former US division is currently the sixth largest American trade publisher and the world's largest Christian publisher. It is owned by the private equity firm Kohlberg & Company...
. He published three books which for a time were widely circulated: God is (1980) God's truth (1983) a work dealing with textual defence of the Bible, and Creation and Evolution for SPCK
SPCK
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge is the oldest Anglican mission organisation. It was founded in 1698 by Thomas Bray , and a small group of friends. The most important early leaders were Anton Wilhelm Boehm and court preacher Friedrich Michael Ziegenhagen...
(1985) which was widely cited and was re-published in America by Bethany House, Minneapolis (1995). Hayward's old-earth views were not welcomed by young earth or flood geology creationists, and his non-Trinitarian views were often pointed out in criticism. His three main books have since been reprinted in India. God is was translated into German and Bengali, and God's Truth into Chinese.