Difference between revisions of "John W. Loftus"

Revision as of 07:49, June 12, 2015

An internet meme image, depicting militant atheists, produced by Ken Ammi of True Freethinker, in response to a cartoon created by John W. Loftus, a militant atheist who criticized the term.

John W. Loftus (born 1954) is an American atheist author who writes about his conversion from Christianity to atheism and related matters.

Education

Loftus earned a bachelor's degree (B.R.E.), from Great Lakes Christian College in 1977. Subsequently, he obrained two master's degrees, M.A. and M.DiV., from Lincoln Christian University under the guidance of James D. Strauss and a Masters of Theology degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Career in Christian ministry

Loftus was ordained as a minister in the Church of Christ and taught Christian apologetics for Great Lakes Christian College and Lincoln Christian University, as well as teaching philosophy/ethics at College of Lake County, Kellogg Community College and Trine University.

Commentary about fellow atheist PZ Myers

John Loftus cites John Draper (a Canadian atheist blogger), saying about prominent atheist PZ Myers: "According to PZ you either agree with him or you are the scum of the earth. If anyone is giving atheists a bad reputation it's PZ - he shows no tolerance or respect for anyone other than himself."^[1]

Books

Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity

Why I Became an Atheist: Personal Reflections and Additional Arguments.

The Outsider Test for Faith

Co-author of God or Godless with Randal Rauser as a co-author

References

↑ Can PZ Myers Change His Ways? Should He? By John W. Loftus at 7/30/2012

[1] Can PZ Myers Change His Ways? Should He? By John W. Loftus at 7/30/2012

[1]

Revision as of 07:46, June 12, 2015 (view source) Conservative (talk \| contribs) (→‎Books) ← Older edit		Revision as of 07:49, June 12, 2015 (view source) Conservative (talk \| contribs) Newer edit →
Line 1:		Line 1:
		+	[[File:Militant atheist image.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|An internet [[meme]] image, depicting [[militant atheism\|militant atheists]], produced by [[Ken Ammi]] of [[True Freethinker]], in response to a [[cartoon]] created by [[John W. Loftus]], a militant atheist who criticized the term.]]
	'''John W. Loftus''' (born 1954) is an American atheist author who writes about his conversion from [[Christianity]] to [[atheism]] and related matters.		'''John W. Loftus''' (born 1954) is an American atheist author who writes about his conversion from [[Christianity]] to [[atheism]] and related matters.