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| Sarfati has written numerous publications, including three books. ''Refuting Evolution'', his first book, was published in ] and has since sold more than 350000. This was followed by a sequel, '']'', a response to a ] series. His latest book, '']'' (]) is a rebuttal of the ] teachings of Dr ], who attempts to harmonize the ] account of creation with the scientific belief that the earth is billions of years old, a position which Sarfati rejects. Sarfati has also authored a number of booklets, besides contributing chapters and articles to numerous books and magazines. Many of the articles on the ] website are also Sarfati's. He is a popular speaker at churches, and regular debater at schools, on the issue of creation versus evolution. | Sarfati has written numerous publications, including three books. ''Refuting Evolution'', his first book, was published in ] and has since sold more than 350000. This was followed by a sequel, '']'', a response to a ] series. His latest book, '']'' (]) is a rebuttal of the ] teachings of Dr ], who attempts to harmonize the ] account of creation with the scientific belief that the earth is billions of years old, a position which Sarfati rejects. Sarfati has also authored a number of booklets, besides contributing chapters and articles to numerous books and magazines. Many of the articles on the ] website are also Sarfati's. He is a popular speaker at churches, and regular debater at schools, on the issue of creation versus evolution. | ||
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Dr Jonathan Sarfati is an Australian young-earth creationist author with a background in physical chemistry who works for the Christian apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis (AiG).
Born in Ararat, Australia, in 1964, Sarfati moved to New Zealand as a child and subsequently graduated from Victoria University with a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry, based on his thesis, A Spectroscopic Study of some Chalcogenide Ring and Cage Molecules.
Ethnically Jewish, Sarfati converted to Christianity in 1984. In his writings, he describes himself as a Messianic Jew and Hebrew Christian, notwithstanding the differences between the two movements. In 1996 he returned to Brisbane, Australia to work for the Creation Science Foundation as a research scientist and as to-editor of their magazine, Creation.
Sarfati has written numerous publications, including three books. Refuting Evolution, his first book, was published in 1999 and has since sold more than 350000. This was followed by a sequel, Refuting Evolution 2, a response to a PBS series. His latest book, Refuting Compromise (2004) is a rebuttal of the progressive creationist teachings of Dr Hugh Ross, who attempts to harmonize the Genesis account of creation with the scientific belief that the earth is billions of years old, a position which Sarfati rejects. Sarfati has also authored a number of booklets, besides contributing chapters and articles to numerous books and magazines. Many of the articles on the Answers in Genesis website are also Sarfati's. He is a popular speaker at churches, and regular debater at schools, on the issue of creation versus evolution.
In addition to his scientific and religious work, Sarfati maintains a keen interest in chess. A former New Zealand chess champion, he represented New Zealand in three Chess Olympiads, drawing with former World Champion Boris Spassky in Wellington in 1988. He enjoys playing chess "blindfold" (i.e., without being allowed to see his opponents' moves, but only the notation), and has been known to play twelve such games simultaneously. His ranking is 2310.
Sarfati is one of the top 1000 reviewers at Amazon.com. His reviews cover religious, scientific, and chess-related books.
Education
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry (with condensed matter and nuclear physics papers substituted)
Ph.D. in Spectroscopy (Physical Chemistry)
Honors/Awards/Associations
1988, F.I.D.E. Master title, The International Chess Federation