Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Phys. Friedlieb Lorenz, MSc, F.A.M.P, MACPSEM
Biography
Dr Friedlieb Lorenz studied Physics at the University of Karlsruhe (KIT) and the University of Heidelberg, simultaneously working on two different post-graduate degrees. Part of his research was completed at a teaching hospital of Harvard University in Boston, MA. He obtained a Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Heidelberg in 2007. Being fascinated about physics, math, chemistry, and biology, he decided to pursue a career in Medical Physics, which saw him work on three different continents over the last two decades. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented his research findings at various international conferences, for which he received multiple awards. Moreover, he has done work in mathematical modelling, data processing, statistical methods, software development and process automation.
During his high school years, Friedlieb started to wonder if the faith that he had heard about in church and at home was more than just positive thinking. Would this faith provide a foundation that was solid enough to build his life upon? Some of the questions he had were related to the book of Genesis. He started to wonder if the Bible as a whole can be trusted. Through family members he came in contact with scientists who explained that a ‘young earth’ (i.e. ~6,000 years old) is not ‘unscientific’ at all and that scientific evidence rather confirms the biblical account of creation. He then studied this topic in more detail and read books of scientists who hold on to a Biblical worldview and present convincing scientific evidence in favour of the Biblical account of Creation. This strengthened his wavering faith greatly. In fact, it equipped him for tertiary studies to the extent that he was able to meet any challenges that met him during his student life with solid, reliable answers. During lectures, seminars, workshops, or his visit to CERN in Geneva, Friedlieb could clearly see that no result of any experiment has ever been in contradiction to what God’s Word is teaching.
After his move to New Zealand, Friedlieb came in contact with Creation Ministries International (CMI) through an event at a local church. In 2022, Friedlieb was called to take some time out of his busy schedule to train as a CMI speaker. He is passionate about sharing the Gospel and helping to strengthen people’s faith in God through this important ministry. His wife Lydia and/or their children generally accompany him on his speaking tours, as they, too, like to be involved in this ministry.
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