There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind

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Harper Collins, 13.10.2009 - 256 Seiten

In one of the biggest religion news stories of the new millennium, the Associated Press announced that Professor Antony Flew, the world's leading atheist, now believes in God.

Flew is a pioneer for modern atheism. His famous paper, Theology and Falsification, was first presented at a meeting of the Oxford Socratic Club chaired by C. S. Lewis and went on to become the most widely reprinted philosophical publication of the last five decades. Flew earned his fame by arguing that one should presuppose atheism until evidence of a God surfaces. He now believes that such evidence exists, and There Is a God chronicles his journey from staunch atheism to believer.

For the first time, this book will present a detailed and fascinating account of Flew's riveting decision to revoke his previous beliefs and argue for the existence of God. Ever since Flew's announcement, there has been great debate among atheists and believers alike about what exactly this "conversion" means. There Is a God will finally put this debate to rest.

This is a story of a brilliant mind and reasoned thinker, and where his lifelong intellectual pursuit eventually led him: belief in God as designer.

 

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Nutzerbericht  - VhartPowers - LibraryThing

A famous atheist, known for his philosophy changes his mind about there being a God. He changed his mind based on philosophy and science and the lack of facts of atheists trying to prove there isn't a God. Lots of Science, lots of philosophy and a little bit of religion thrown in. I enjoyed it. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Really good, but he doesn't go far enough!

Nutzerbericht  - Taylor - Christianbook.com

I loved the book, though I kind of expected him to eventually say, "And now I'm a Christian!" He only gets from Atheism, to Deism, to Theism, and finally to monotheism. I wish I knew if he ever ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Inhalt

introduction
1
The Creation of an Atheist
9
Where the Evidence Leads
31
Atheism Calmly Considered
65
A Pilgrimage of Reason
85
Who Wrote the Laws of Nature?
95
How Did Life Go Live?
123
9
147
Open to Omnipotence
155
Appendices
159
Appendix
185
Notes
215
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Über den Autor (2009)

Philosopher and former atheist Antony Flew set the agenda for modern atheism with his 1950 essay "Theology and Falsification," which became the most widely reprinted philosophical publication of the last half century. Flew has published over thirty books, including God and Philosophy, The Presumption of Atheism, and How to Think Straight. He spent twenty years as professor of philosophy at the University of Keele and has also held positions at Oxford, the University of Aberdeen, and the University of Reading. He now lives in Reading, England.

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