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==Notable Incidences of Atheists Converting to TheismWho Rejected Their Faith==[[Image:Mlogo.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Ex-atheist [[Lee Strobel]]]] In respect to the issue of ''[[ex-atheists]] '', there have been some notable incidences of atheists rejecting their faith and converting to [[theismChristianity]], or at least to the acknowledgment of the possibility of God. * [[Lee Strobel]] converted from atheism to Christianity and then became a [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]].<ref name="disc">[http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=3884Discovery Institute - Article Database - Lee Strobel]</ref> Before investigating the claims of Christianity Strobel had obtained a undergraduate degree in journalism and also obtained a law degree from Master of Studies in Law degree from [[Yale University|Yale]] Law School. Strobel was an award-winning legal editor of the [[Chicago Tribune]] also won [[Illinois]]’ top honors for investigative reporting (which he shared with a team he led) and public service journalism from [[United Press International]].<ref name="disc"/> After a nearly a two year investigation of the evidence for Christianity Strobel became a Christian.<ref>[http://www.leestrobel.com/LS_bio.htmLee Strobel Bio]</ref> * [[C.S. Lewis]] abandoned his atheism and became a Christian and he . Lewis was very much influenced by the writings of [[George MacDonald]] and [[G. K. Chesterton]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n23_v47/ai_17863106Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life. - book review]</ref> 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.''"<ref>'''Lewis''', ''Surprised by Joy'' op cit.</ref> * [[Britain|British]] philosopher [[Anthony Flew]] abandoned atheism and became an [[Deism|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.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6688917/There is a God, leading atheist concludes: Philosopher says scientific evidence changed his mind]</ref> In 2006, Flew and 12 prominent academics urged that intelligent design be taught in [[Britain|British]] government schools.<ref>[http://post-darwinist.blogspot.com/2007/08/former-famous-atheist-antony-flew-asked.htmlFormer famous atheist Antony Flew asked for intelligent design to be taught in British schools.]</ref>
The work of ex-atheist and psychologist Dr. [[Paul Vitz]] is often cited in respect to atheism. As alluded to earlier, Dr. Vitz wrote the work ''Faith of the Fatherless''.