Alan Hayward (1923–2008) was a British

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and

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who was also active as an old-earth Creationist writer, and

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. Hayward's primary field of research was fluid density and

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, writing a

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on the subject, and presenting to the

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in 1981. As a

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 (

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) belief of Christadelphians against the personal

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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

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(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

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, Hayward's moderate old-earth creationist stand led to him being invited to write for mainstream publishers Thomas Nelson. He published three books: ''God is'' (1980) ''God's truth'' (1983) – a work dealing with textual defence of the Bible, and ''Creation and Evolution'' for

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(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

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creationists, and his nontrinitarian views were often pointed out in criticism. His three main books have since been reprinted in India.Hayward, Alan (1995). Does God Exist? Science Says Yes!. Hyderabad: Printland Publishers, back cover. . ''God is'' was translated into German and Bengali, and ''God's Truth'' into Chinese.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Alan T. 1923 births 2008 deaths Christadelphians English Christians Christian Old Earth creationists British Christian creationists British physicists Writers about religion and science