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British philosopher Flew has long been something of an evangelist for atheism, debating theologians and pastors in front of enormous crowds. In 2004, breathless news reports announced that the nonagenarian had changed his mind. This book tells why. Ironically, his arguments about the absurdity of God-talk launched a revival of philosophical theists, some of whom, like Alvin Plantinga and Richard Swinburne, were important in Flew's recent conversion to theism. Breakthroughs in science, especially cosmology, also played a part: if the speed or mass of the electron were off just a little, no life could have evolved on this planet. Perhaps the arrogance of the New Atheists also emboldened him, as Flew taunts them for failing to live up to the greatness of atheists of yore. The book concludes with an appendix by New Testament scholar and Anglican bishop N.T. Wright, arguing for the coherence of Christian belief in the resurrection. Flew praises Wright, though he maintains some distance still from orthodox Christianity. The book will be most avidly embraced by traditional theists seeking argumentative ammunition. It sometimes disappoints: quoting other authorities at length, citing religion-friendly scientists for pages at a time and belaboring side issues, like the claim that Einstein was really a religious believer of sorts. (Nov.)
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“A clear, accessible account of the ‘pilgrimage of reason’ which has led Flew to a belief in God.” (John Polkinghorne, author of Belief in God in an Age of Science )
“Antony Flew’s book will incense atheists who suppose (erroneously) that science proves there is no God.” (Ian H. Hutchinson, Professor and Head of the Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, MIT )
“Towering and courageous... Flew’s colleagues in the church of fundamentalist atheism will be scandalized.” (Francis S. Collins, New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God )
“A very clear and readable book tracing his path back to theism, revealing his total openness to new rational arguments.” (Richard Swinburne, author of The Existence of God )
“This is a remarkable book in many ways.” (Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions )
“This is a fascinating and very readable account …” (Professor John Hick, Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences, University of Birmingham )
“A stellar philosophical mind ponders the latest scientific results. The conclusion: a God stands behind the rationality of nature.” (Michael Behe, author of Darwin's Black Box and The Edge of Evolution )
“Antony Flew not only has the philosophical virtues; he has the virtues of the philosopher. Civil in argument, relentlessly reasonable….” (Ralph McInerny, Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame )
“A fascinating record …it will come as a most uncomfortable jolt to those who were once his fellow atheists.” (Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University )
“Flew’s exposition will be a source for reflective inquiry for many, many years...” (Daniel N. Robinson, Philosophy Department, Oxford University )
“Flew couldn’t be more engaging and remain an analytic philosopher...” (Booklist )
“In clear prose and brief chapters, Flew explains the four lines of evidence that convinced him....An intellectual conversion of great significance.” (Denver Post )
“The most lucid and penetrative pieces of philosophical theology to appear in years, altogether brilliant.” (The Catholic Herald )
“A most valuable and readable overview of the many evidential changes of landscape that 20th century science is furnishing to the oldest question in Western civilization: Is there a God?” (American Spectator )
“Antony Flew’s book will incense atheists who suppose (erroneously) that science proves there is no God.” (Ian H. Hutchinson, Professor and Head of the Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, MIT )
“Towering and courageous... Flew’s colleagues in the church of fundamentalist atheism will be scandalized.” (Francis S. Collins, New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God )
“A very clear and readable book tracing his path back to theism, revealing his total openness to new rational arguments.” (Richard Swinburne, author of The Existence of God )
“This is a remarkable book in many ways.” (Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions )
“This is a fascinating and very readable account …” (Professor John Hick, Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences, University of Birmingham )
“A stellar philosophical mind ponders the latest scientific results. The conclusion: a God stands behind the rationality of nature.” (Michael Behe, author of Darwin's Black Box and The Edge of Evolution )
“Antony Flew not only has the philosophical virtues; he has the virtues of the philosopher. Civil in argument, relentlessly reasonable….” (Ralph McInerny, Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame )
“A fascinating record …it will come as a most uncomfortable jolt to those who were once his fellow atheists.” (Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University )
“Flew’s exposition will be a source for reflective inquiry for many, many years...” (Daniel N. Robinson, Philosophy Department, Oxford University )
“Flew couldn’t be more engaging and remain an analytic philosopher...” (Booklist )
“In clear prose and brief chapters, Flew explains the four lines of evidence that convinced him....An intellectual conversion of great significance.” (Denver Post )
“The most lucid and penetrative pieces of philosophical theology to appear in years, altogether brilliant.” (The Catholic Herald )
“A most valuable and readable overview of the many evidential changes of landscape that 20th century science is furnishing to the oldest question in Western civilization: Is there a God?” (American Spectator )
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A Philosophical Journey from Atheism to Theism,
By Jonathan Mills (Kanata, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: There Is A God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind (Paperback)
Anthony Flew's remarkable book, There Is A God, provides an approachable and compelling overview of his own journey from being a proponent of atheism to a new found position of theism. Over the past half century, Flew was the philosophical champion of atheism at Oxford and elsewhere. In fact, Flew was involved in the Socratic Club at Oxford where C. S. Lewis and other Christians debated atheists in the 1940's. It was at this club that Flew presented the paper "Theology and Falsification" later reprinted in his book New Essays in Philosophical Theology in 1955. Later, he would write God and Theology (1966) which was an attempt to present a systematic argument for atheism. One of Flew's most important contributions to the dialog was the concept of the "presumption of atheism." So when Anthony Flew changes his mind and embraces theism one can appreciate that the recounting of his journey is of interest for atheists and theists alike.Socrates taught that we must follow the argument wherever it leads. Flew's story is essentially the pursuit of the question of God throughout his career as a philosopher and how he came to embrace theism. It is important to note that he has not had a religious experience or some kind of dramatic conversion that has brought about his change of mind. Rather it has been a lifetime of wrestling with moral, psychological and philosophical questions which have led him to follow the argument to theism. While this is a popular book, it nevertheless deals with important questions regarding atheism and its philosophical underpinnings. While Flew is sometimes critical of popular atheist writers today such as Dennett, Dawkins, Stenger and Harris his purpose is not to promote or evangelize for a particular view. He is simply telling his own story and it makes for very interesting reading.
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This review is from: There Is A God (Hardcover)
this book outlines RATIONAL arguments for/against the existence of god. Regardless of your beliefs, it is certainly worth a read!
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Famous Athiest learns through evidence that God is real,
This review is from: There Is A God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind (Paperback)
this book is about a man who finds God. He doesn't find him though evagelical channels, but through scientific evidence. Anthony Flew is a famous athiest, who has frequently and publically defended this ideology against other famous christians, ie C.S. Lewis.He is confronted at the latter years of his life, with nagging scientific evidence of design in nature. When he investigates, the evidence is so overwhelming, he had to change his position, at great personal cost. Though he doesn't endorse any specific form of Christianity, he admits the evidence supports some kind of designing intelligence is was at work in the past. Physics and biology expresses many features not explained by random accidents of chemistry etc. Joe Jensen, Canada.
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