Tim LaHaye, the evangelical leader known for his conservative politics as well as the best-selling “Left Behind” series, has died at age 90, his ministry announced.
LaHaye died Monday (July 25) at a hospital in the San Diego area after recently suffering a stroke, his ministry said.
LaHaye and his wife Beverly were an evangelical power couple, with him serving as a pastor and religious broadcaster.
Jerry B. Jenkins, co-author of the Left Behind books, said in a statement regarding LaHaye’s passing that Tim was a “spiritual giant.”
Thrilled as I am that he is where he has always wanted to be, his departure leaves a void in my soul I don’t expect to fill until I see him again,” said Jenkins.
Besides co-authoring the 16-book “Left Behind” series — which sold more than 80 million copies, topping the best-selling lists of The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Christian Booksellers Association — LaHaye was a prolific non-fiction author, penning 60 different titles that sold 14 million copies in as many as 32 languages.
Topics he explored included family life, temperaments, the biblical view of sex and marriage, Bible prophecy, the will of God, Jesus Christ, and secular humanism.
In addition to his wife, Dr. LaHaye is survived by four children; nine grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; a brother, Richard LaHaye; and a sister, Margaret White.
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