Tim LaHaye

Tim LaHaye
Born	Timothy Francis LaHaye (1926-04-27)April 27, 1926 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	July 25, 2016(2016-07-25) (aged 90) San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation	Minister, author
Education	Bob Jones University (BA) Western Seminary (DMin)
Period	1966–2016
Genre	Religious, apocalyptic, science fiction
Notable works	Left Behind
Spouse	Beverly Ratcliffe ​ (m. 1947)​
Children	4
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Battles / wars	World War II European Theater

Timothy Francis LaHaye (April 27, 1926 – July 25, 2016) was an American Baptist evangelical Christian minister who wrote more than 85 books, both non-fiction and fiction, including the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-authored with Jerry B. Jenkins.^[1]

He was a founder of the Council for National Policy, a conservative Christian advocacy group. LaHaye opposed homosexuality, believing it to be immoral and unbiblical. He was a critic of Roman Catholicism, and a believer in conspiracy theories regarding the Illuminati.

LaHaye has been called "one of the most influential evangelicals of the late twentieth century" and, along with his wife Beverly LaHaye, he helped shape the beliefs and organizations of the Christian right.^{[2]: 92–95}