{"id":402080,"date":"2026-03-16T09:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/?post_type=people&#038;p=402080"},"modified":"2026-06-18T07:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:36:33","slug":"hugh-ross","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/people\/hugh-ross","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading381545_905984-46_0_0 modal-trigger wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-underline\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading381545_905984-46_0_0\">Dr. Hugh Ross is founder, senior scholar, and former president of Reasons to Believe (RTB), an organization dedicated to demonstrating the compatibility of science and the Christian faith.<br><br>Intrigued by astronomy from childhood, Ross became the director of observations for Vancouver\u2019s Royal Astronomical Society at age 16. He completed his BSc in physics at the University of British Columbia and his MSc and PhD in astronomy at the University of Toronto. For postdoctoral studies, the National Research . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading402080_5aea1a-ed modal-trigger wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-underline\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading402080_5aea1a-ed\"><br><a href=\"#read-more-bio\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column402080_88ce6e-20\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-modal alignnone kt-modal-linkalign-center\" id=\"kt-modal402080_352508-1e\"><div id=\"read-more-bio\" class=\"kb-modal-content402080_352508-1e kadence-block-pro-modal kt-m-animate-in-fadeup kt-m-animate-out-fadeout\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-modal-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-modal-close=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-modal-container kt-modal-height-fittocontent kt-close-position-inside\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\"><button class=\"kt-modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close Modal\" data-modal-close=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"><\/line><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"><\/line><\/svg><\/button><div id=\"kt-modal402080_352508-1e-content\" class=\"kt-modal-content\">\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading402080_512cde-f5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-rtb-black-5-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading402080_512cde-f5\">Hugh Ross<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-rtb-black-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a84a3ada9da3121d191d084d40d3d23 wp-block-paragraph\">Hugh Ross is founder, senior scholar, and former president of Reasons to Believe (RTB), an organization dedicated to demonstrating the compatibility of science and the Christian faith.<br><br>Intrigued by astronomy from childhood, Ross became the director of observations for Vancouver\u2019s Royal Astronomical Society at age 16. He completed his BSc in physics at the University of British Columbia and his MSc and PhD in astronomy at the University of Toronto. For postdoctoral studies, the National Research Council of Canada sent him to the California Institute of Technology, where he studied distant galaxies and quasars. In 2012, Ross received the Ide P. Trotter Prize, presented by Texas A&amp;M University, in recognition of his work on the integration of science and religion.<br><br>While keeping a close eye on the latest scientific literature, he continues to write and speak and also remains on the pastoral team at Christ Church Sierra Madre. His writings include peer-reviewed journal and magazine articles, countless blogs, and numerous books, including <em>Noah\u2019s Flood Revisited<\/em>, <em>Rescuing Inerrancy<\/em>, and <em>The Creator and the Cosmos<\/em>. He has spoken on hundreds of university campuses as well as at conferences, scientific meetings, and churches around the world.<br><br>Ross lives in Southern California with his wife, Kathy. They have two grown sons.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astrophysicist and founder Hugh Ross equips believers with scientific evidence and biblical apologetics, revealing how the cosmos points to its Creator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":425704,"menu_order":-4,"template":"","meta":{"_person_authors":[],"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_linked_user_id":586},"discipline":[71259],"people-designation":[64331,64328,64329],"class_list":["post-402080","people","type-people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","discipline-astrophysics","people-designation-ri-faculty","people-designation-staff-scholar","people-designation-board-of-directors"],"acf":{"title":"Founder & Senior Scholar","social_media":[{"icon":383715,"link":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTBHughRoss"},{"icon":383720,"link":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTB_HRoss"},{"icon":383719,"link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RTB_official\/search?query=hugh+ross"}],"user_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/r-TGXSm244o","popular_works":[{"title":"Navigating Genesis: A Scientist\u2019s Journey through Genesis 1\u201311","text":"Can science illuminate Genesis? 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