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| − | '''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. |
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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.
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