Gerardus D. Bouw

Gerardus Bouw was born in the [[Netherlands]] at the end of [[World War II]], after which his family moved to [[Canada]], and then to the [[United States]]. Gerardus Bouw had acquired a Ph.D in [[astronomy]] from [[Case Western Reserve University|Case-Western Reserve University]] in Cleveland, and he for a time was an instructor for astronomy at [[Baldwin Wallace University]]. Bouw claims to have initially been an [[Atheism|Atheist]], then a [[theistic evolution]]ist, until becoming a [[Young Earth creationism|young Earth creationist]] and joining the [[Creation Research Society]]. However, he ran into disagreements with the society, and reading the works of Walter van der Kamp, he became convinced of [[Geocentric model|geocentrism]] and became his successor for the Tychonic society, which he later renamed.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=In the Orbit of McLean {{!}} National Center for Science Education |url=https://ncse.ngo/orbit-mclean |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=ncse.ngo |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Gerardus Bouw was born in the [[Netherlands]] at the end of [[World War II]], after which his family moved to [[Canada]], and then to the [[United States]]. Gerardus Bouw had acquired a Ph.D in [[astronomy]] from [[Case Western Reserve University|Case-Western Reserve University]] in Cleveland, and he for a time was an instructor for astronomy at [[Baldwin Wallace University]]. Bouw claims to have initially been an [[Atheism|Atheist]], then a [[theistic evolution]]ist, until becoming a [[Young Earth creationism|young Earth creationist]] and joining the [[Creation Research Society]]. However, he ran into disagreements with the society, and reading the works of Walter van der Kamp, he became convinced of [[Geocentric model|geocentrism]] and became his successor for the Tychonic society, which he later renamed.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=In the Orbit of McLean {{!}} National Center for Science Education |url=https://ncse.ngo/orbit-mclean |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=ncse.ngo |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Bouw was among the many defendants in the second list of witnesses in the [[Edwards v. Aguillard]] case, where the Supereme Court of the United States established teaching creationism in public schools to be unconstitutional. However, in this case he argued that public schools in America should be required to teach creationism alongside evolution.<ref name=":3" />

Bouw was among the many defendants in the second list of witnesses in the [[Edwards v. Aguillard]] case, where the Supreme Court of the United States established teaching creationism in public schools to be unconstitutional. However, in this case he argued that public schools in America should be required to teach creationism alongside evolution.<ref name=":3" />

== Theological views ==

== Theological views ==