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*] - American ] and ] who created ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-LXDQAAQBAJ&q=william+pierce+cosmotheism&pg=PA35|title=Dark Ideas: How Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Ideologues Shaped Modern Terrorism|last=Morris|first=Travis|date=2016-12-14|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=9780739191057|language=en}}</ref> *] - American ] and ] who created ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-LXDQAAQBAJ&q=william+pierce+cosmotheism&pg=PA35|title=Dark Ideas: How Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Ideologues Shaped Modern Terrorism|last=Morris|first=Travis|date=2016-12-14|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=9780739191057|language=en}}</ref>
*] - best-selling ] author of Gothic and religious-themed books.<ref></ref> She returned to Catholicism, and remained as such for many years, but has since announced that although she still believes in God and in Christ she no longer considers herself a Christian.<ref></ref><ref>: My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn't understand, to an optimistic believer in a universe created and sustained by a loving God is crucial to me. But following Christ does not mean following His followers. Christ is infinitely more important than Christianity and always will be, no matter what Christianity is, has been or might become.</ref> *] - best-selling ] author of Gothic and religious-themed books.<ref></ref> She returned to Catholicism, and remained as such for many years, but has since announced that although she still believes in God and in Christ she no longer considers herself a Christian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quick Takes: Anne Rice quits Christianity |date=2010-07-30 |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731020930/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-quick-20100730,0,7660849.story |archive-date=2010-07-31 |url-status=live |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-quick-20100730,0,7660849.story}}</ref><ref>: My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn't understand, to an optimistic believer in a universe created and sustained by a loving God is crucial to me. But following Christ does not mean following His followers. Christ is infinitely more important than Christianity and always will be, no matter what Christianity is, has been or might become.</ref>
*] - Astronomer known as the Father of Observational Cosmology discovered the universe was not cyclical and therefore the Big Bang was a one-time event which persuaded him that God existed. He later became a Christian.<ref></ref> *] - Astronomer known as the Father of Observational Cosmology discovered the universe was not cyclical and therefore the Big Bang was a one-time event which persuaded him that God existed. He later became a Christian.<ref></ref>
*] - ] writer who states he met, or experienced, God and that this ended his atheism. The first such experience would have occurred when he was 35. That stated he remains skeptical of "the church" and does not belong to any religion.<ref>: "After a thorough analysis of my previous life's experiences, and later experiences that lent validation, I concluded that the reality was that what had happened to me were really encounters with God -- therefore proving God's existence to me."</ref> *] - ] writer who states he met, or experienced, God and that this ended his atheism. The first such experience would have occurred when he was 35. That stated he remains skeptical of "the church" and does not belong to any religion.<ref>: "After a thorough analysis of my previous life's experiences, and later experiences that lent validation, I concluded that the reality was that what had happened to me were really encounters with God -- therefore proving God's existence to me."</ref>

Revision as of 19:44, 30 July 2023

For lists of atheists who converted to Christianity, Islam, or Judaism see the following links:

All other former atheists and agnostics that have been listed so far are below.

Former atheists

Atheists who converted to Hinduism

Atheists who became an unspecified/uncertain form of theism or deism

Former agnostics

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See also

References

  1. "John Dobson: Amateur Astronomy's Revolutionary". space.com. Archived from the original on 2006-04-09.
  2. Wall Street Journal Article about John
  3. Goel, Sita Ram, "How I became a Hindu" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ABC Australia.
  5. "The Australian". Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
  6. BBC Interview Quote: "What I was converted to was the existence of an Aristotelian God, and Aristotle's God had no interest in human affairs at all."
  7. Moses Hess: The Holy History of Mankind and other writings
  8. Morris, Travis (2016-12-14). Dark Ideas: How Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Ideologues Shaped Modern Terrorism. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739191057.
  9. Christianity Today
  10. "Quick Takes: Anne Rice quits Christianity". Los Angeles Times. 2010-07-30. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31.
  11. Baltimore Sun: My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn't understand, to an optimistic believer in a universe created and sustained by a loving God is crucial to me. But following Christ does not mean following His followers. Christ is infinitely more important than Christianity and always will be, no matter what Christianity is, has been or might become.
  12. Three Brilliant Atheists Became Christians|accessdate=2023-01-18
  13. Interview with Schulman: "After a thorough analysis of my previous life's experiences, and later experiences that lent validation, I concluded that the reality was that what had happened to me were really encounters with God -- therefore proving God's existence to me."
  14. Village Voice Archived 2008-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  15. Sun Comics
  16. "Ted Turner apologizes, joins churches' $200M malaria fight". USA Today. Associated Press. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  17. Julie Zauzmer (December 30, 2016). "Mark Zuckerberg says he's no longer an atheist, believes 'religion is very important'". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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