THEOLOGICAL BIOGRAPHY: CARL F. H. HENRY In his book, The Overcomers, Russell Chandler says of Carl. F. H. Henry, “The American Baptist minister is generally acknowledged to be the most noted evangelical theologian in the United States. Before he was sixty-five, Henry had written more than two dozen books, edited nine others, and for twelve years was founding editor of the national journal of evangelical news and thought, Christianity Today.” Russell’s quote really shows the substantial impact that Carl F. H. Henry had on the evangelical movement and theology as a whole. Biography Early Life-Before Christianity Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry was born on January 22, 1913 in Long Island, New York just before the start of World War I. His father, Karl F. Heinrich and his mother, Johanna Vaethroeder were both German immigrants. Henry was raised on Long Island and stayed in New York for most of his life. Henry’s faith was pretty much lacking for most of his childhood and teenage life. In his article Inventing Evangelicalism …show more content…
H. Henry’s Career and Theology From when he became a Christian at age twenty, through all the years he was involved in Academics, Henry was constantly asking questions and growing his theology and understanding of the Christian faith. The fist big milestone in Henry’s career took place in 1942. During this year he played a major role in launching the National Association of Evangelicals. He served on the board for several years and was a book editor for the magazine United Evangelical Action that the organization ran. In 1946 Henry published his first book, Remaking the Modern Mind. His second book however, is what really established his career and status as a leading Evangelical Scholar. This book was a critique entitled The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism. This work was significant because it rejected modern liberalism, promoted a doctrinal focus on the bible, and rejected the rigidness and disengagement of