Carl Wieland
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Carl Wieland | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) |
| Education | University of Adelaide, MD |
| Occupation | Evangelist |
| Known for | Advocate of Young Earth Creationism |
| Spouse | Margaret Buchanan |
Carl Wieland (born 1950) is an Australian young Earth creationist, author and speaker. He was the managing director of Creation Ministries International (formerly Answers in Genesis - Australia), a Creationist apologetics ministry. CMI are the distributors of Creation magazine and the Journal of Creation.
Wieland was a medical doctor. He graduated from University of Adelaide, South Australia. In 1986,[1] he stopped practising medicine due to an accident with "a fully laden fuel tanker at highway speeds."[2] He spent over five months in hospital, undergoing more than fifty operations [citation needed] (discussed in: Walking Through Shadows). He is past president of South Australia's Christian Medical Fellowship.[citation needed]
Wieland claimed he was an atheist at university.[citation needed] However, in 1976 Wieland formed the Creation Science Association (CSA),[citation needed] a South Australian creationist organisation modelled after the Creation Research Society. They published Ex Nihilo magazine (later called Creation Ex Nihilo) from 1978, "to explain and promote special creation as a valid scientific explanation of origins."[citation needed] CSA merged in 1980 with a Queensland group to form the Creation Science Foundation, that later became Answers in Genesis (AiG).[3] AiG split in 2005 after disagreements between Carl Wieland, CEO Australia, and Ken Ham, CEO USA.[citation needed] Ham retained leadership of US and UK branches. Wieland retained an Australian branch, named Creation Ministries International, affiliated with Canadian, New Zealand and South African branches, with offices in USA and UK.
On 6 March 2015, Wieland retired from active creation ministry, and stepped down as CEO of CMI-Australia.[4]
Reactions to Wieland
Alec MacAndrew, in 2006, states that, while he perceived Wieland to be "one of the more careful proponents of creationism", Wieland had nevertheless failed to update his reference to scientific data, to show that Mitochondrial Eve had been dated to 175,000 years ago, rather than 6,500 years ago.[5][6] MacAndrew argued that therefore, the misinterpretation of data could not support a literal biblical Eve.
Publications
- Wieland, Carl (October 1996). Stones and Bones: Powerful Evidence Against Evolution. Master Books. ISBN 0-89051-175-6.
- Wieland, Carl. (2002). 101 Signs of Design: Timeless Truths From Science. Green Forest, AR: Master Books. ISBN 0-89051-368-6.
- Wieland, Carl.; Ham, Ken. (2002). Walking Through Shadows: Finding Hope in a World of Pain. Green Forest, AR: Master Books. ISBN 0-89051-381-3.
- Wieland, Carl. (2004). The Genesis File. Green Forest, Ark.: Master Books. ISBN 0-89051-409-7.
