In Memory of Jonathan Wells

Jonathan Wells

Spouse: Lucy Wells
Children: Josie, Peter
DOB: September 19, 1942
Blessing Date: July 1, 1982
Ascension: September 19, 2024
Seonghwa Ceremony: Wednesday,  March 19, 2025 2:00pm at Seattle Family Church, 7000 26th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117
Zoom link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/251525455
Password: 2020

Dr. Jonathan Wells was a member of the Unification Church from 1974 and was blessed in 1982. Thanks to Rev. Moon, after graduating from the Unification Seminary, Jonathan earned two PhDs. His first was Christian Theology from Yale University and his second was in Developmental Biology from UC Berkeley. Following this, he became a well-known critic of Darwinism when in 2000 he published the book Icons of Evolution, which basically exposed the dishonest “evidence” for Darwinism in high school and college textbooks.

Rev. Moon inspired Jonathan both through his Divine Principle theology and his vision for America. Specifically, he often spoke about how America is blessed by God not just for itself but to serve the world as an example of freedom.

Jonathan is survived by his wife Lucy Wells, his daughter Dr. Josie Olsen, her husband Lincoln, their three boys, Ethan, Mateo and Bodhi and his son Peter Wells. We miss him terribly but know his legacy against materialism will live on.