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== Decline of atheology in Western World philosophy departments ==

== Decline of atheology in Western World philosophy departments ==

[[File:Alister McGrath.jpg|right|thumb|175px|[[Alister McGrath]] ]]

[[File:Alister McGrath.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Alister McGrath]] ]]

In 2001, the atheist and [[Philosophy|philosopher]] Quentin Smith declared:

In 2001, the atheist and [[Philosophy|philosopher]] Quentin Smith declared:

{{cquote|[[Naturalism|Naturalists]] [atheists] passively watched as realist versions of [[theism]] … began to sweep through the philosophical community, until today perhaps one-quarter or one-third of philosophy professors are theists, with most being orthodox Christians…. God is not 'dead' in academia; he returned to life in the 1960's and is now alive and well in his last academic stronghold, philosophy departments."<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/theistic-critiques-of-atheism Theistic critiques of atheism] by [[William Lane Craig]]</ref>}}

{{cquote|[[Naturalism|Naturalists]] [atheists] passively watched as realist versions of [[theism]] … began to sweep through the philosophical community, until today perhaps one-quarter or one-third of philosophy professors are theists, with most being orthodox Christians…. God is not 'dead' in academia; he returned to life in the 1960's and is now alive and well in his last academic stronghold, philosophy departments."<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/theistic-critiques-of-atheism Theistic critiques of atheism] by [[William Lane Craig]]</ref>}}