CARL F.H. HENRY -- PERSONAL MEMORIES
(Monday) Carl Henry, the intellectual father of the contemporary American evangelical movement, died yesterday at the age of 90. He was the one who steered evangelicalism free from the anti-intellectual moorings of early 20th century fundamentalism.

He's also the professor who gave me an "A" in a contemporary theological issues class at New College Berkeley (20 plus years ago during the school's heyday).

Dr. Henry was very approachable as an individual -- even though his aged mind ran a thousand times faster than my own 20-something brain. I remember that the only guy in our class who could really keep up with him was a fellow named Doug Groothuis.

Dr. Henry was pretty locked into a theological system which dealt with biblical revelation on a highly propositional level -- perhaps more of an apologetic toward how he saw the modern world unfolding.

Even though he was a great crusader he never seemed to have a chip on his shoulder. He was humble and gentle with his students. And Dr. Henry's love for the Lord and trust in his sovereignty was always evident. That's how I remember him. Link