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*[http://www.shockawenow.net Resource created by an ex-atheist] | *[http://www.shockawenow.net Resource created by an ex-atheist] | ||
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Concerning the issue of ex-atheists, there have been some notable incidences of atheists converting to theism. Lee Strobel converted from atheism to Christianity and then became a Christian apologist.[1] Before investigating the claims of Christianity, Strobel had obtained a undergraduate degree in journalism and also obtained a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School. Strobel was an award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, and he won Illinois’ top honors for investigative reporting (which he shared with a team he led) and public service journalism from United Press International.[2] After a nearly a two year investigation of the evidence for Christianity, Strobel became a Christian.[3]
C.S. Lewis abandoned his atheism and became a Christian and he was very much influenced by the writings of George MacDonald and G. K. Chesterton.[4] In Surprised by Joy, Lewis says: "In reading Chesterton, as in reading MacDonald, I did not know what I was letting myself in for. A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous."[5]
British philosopher Anthony Flew abandoned atheism and became an deist after as a result of the intelligent design issue. According to the news organization MSNBC, Flew became a deist because he believed a super-intelligence was the only good explanation for the origin of life and the complexity of nature.[6] In 2006, Flew and 12 prominent academics urged that intelligent design be taught in British government schools.[7]
The work of ex-atheist and psychologist Dr. Paul Vitz is often cited in regards to atheism. Dr. Vitz wrote the work Faith of the Fatherless which is a book which touches upon the subject of the causal factors in regards to atheism.
See also
- Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian
- Evidence for Christianity
- Ex-atheist testimonies of Christians
External links
Notes
- ↑ http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=3884
- ↑ http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=3884
- ↑ http://www.leestrobel.com/LS_bio.htm
- ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n23_v47/ai_17863106
- ↑ Lewis, Surprised by Joy op cit.
- ↑ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6688917/
- ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/britain/article1265412.ece?token=null&offset=12
