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 July 25 at a hospital in the San Diego area after recently suffering a stroke, his ministry said.
“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 co-author Jerry B. Jenkins of the death of his co-author on the apocalyptic series.
LaHaye and his wife Beverly were an evangelical power couple, with him serving as a pastor, religious broadcaster, and the founder of Christian high schools and her founding Concerned Women for America, a prominent conservative organization.
Beyond the 16-book Left Behind series, LaHaye wrote dozens of other books, on topics such as family life, Bible prophecy, and secular humanism, that sold millions of copies.
Adelle M. Banks is production editor and a national correspondent at RNS.
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