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There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind | 
 enlarge | Authors: Antony Flew, Roy Abraham Varghese
Publisher: HarperOne
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Pages: 222
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 1
ISBN: 0061335290
Dewey Decimal Number: 212.092
EAN: 9780061335297
ASIN: 0061335290
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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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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A Very Good Read July 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Philosipher Anthony Flew has written a very interesting book describing his conversion to deism. While I still would highly disagree with the man since I believe in a personal Christian God, I really enjoyed the book. It was particullarly useful that Flew was able to give overviews of his previous arguements in a generally popular, brief fassion and then eplain why he has changes his opinions on either the process or the conclusion. His personal story was interesting as well. There were two appendixes to Flew's book. The first is by Roy Abraham Varhees (spelling?) and gives some of his philosophical opinions against the "New Atheism". The second was more interesting to myself as it presented some of the views of theologian and historian N.T. Wright. Personally, I think Wright better expressed himself in his book with Borg (largely due to more space to write of course) but I enjoy hearing Wright's views even if I don't always agree with him. Overall, I found the book a good read.
 Anscombe No Atheist July 20, 2008
I read and admired David Alexander's review (Nov. 19, 2007). But he makes one serious mistake, identifying Elizabeth Anscombe as an "atheist philosopher". Consult Wikipedia and learn that she was a deeply committed Roman Catholic who suffered a lot for her faith but whom many considered the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century. Go ahead, look it up; Google it. Her debate against C. S. Lewis was occasioned by her dissatisfaction with Lewis's argument against atheism; she wanted it stronger. So did Lewis after she finished with him!!
There is a God July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For the majority of his adult life Anthony Flew was an atheist and only recently came to the conclusion that there has to be a God. His logic is impressive and makes arguments for atheism seem childish. Flew writes for other philosophers and if you aren't one, or have not read other philosophic writings, this book can take some time to fully understand.
Flew has not converted to any organized religion since acknowledging the existence of a God, nor does his perception of God fit neatly into the commonly held religious beliefs. What the book points out is that there had to be some supernatural force behind the creation of the universe. It is excellent reading.
Misleading Title July 15, 2008
Not a comment on the book content, but rather the title.
Only someone hell-bent on making this book appeal to the masses could call Flew "the world's most notorious atheist".
Flew was an academic analytic philosopher. Most people don't even have a poor idea (much less a good one) of what analytic philosophy is or who the philosophers within this tradition are.
If we're counting historical thinkers, I'd say Bertrand Russell would be a far more notorious atheist. Or Nietzsche. Or Marx.
If we're counting only contemporary thinkers, I'd say Richard Dawkins has a much better claim to this title.
So, for those thinking about buying this book, don't let the title fool you. The book probably has a lot of good content in it, but don't buy it because you want to hear about the conversion of the kingpin of atheism. Flew is not that.
 disillusuioned June 10, 2008
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am amazed at Christians who get all excited that a scientific
man has embrased some kind of "deism", like Thomas Paine who wrote the "Age of Reason" and argued that the god of the bible was more like a demon then anything. According to Orthodox Christianity, such a man is destined for everlasting hell. So, how does Flew help the Christian cause? Where is his proof that god exists? Is it found in probabilities? Let's say that there is some cause to pause and say there could be some kind of designer. Is it the god of the bible, whom science has completely demolished? Is the designer Allah, some Hindu god, etc? I think if we dissect each god there wouldn't be one left standing. So, if there is a Deistic kind of god, so what? What does he/it have to say to us? NOTHING! The only thing that matters is us. Life is what you make it and the best way to be happy is to understand our own psychological make up and 'do what thou wilt'. Even more fundamental to the discussion is what it means to use the term god. What is a god and how would you know one if you came accross one? I lost my faith because when I think of a god I come up with a blank. There is no substance to the word 'god'. If you mearly mean a 'creator' then you ascribe to him some kind of action but have no clue as to the properties of this suposed being. You can substitute the word god for just about anything and it will only make slightly more since then useing the empty word god.
And then there are the idiots who when discussing this matter talk of this as if it were of eternal importance/consequence. So, this is circular because we are supposed to start with fear of our eternal well-being before we contemplate the matter before us with reason. So, we are kinda supposing this 'god' and the fact that he wishes to torment us for being on the wrong side of the fence, before we analyse any data to conclude whether or not there is this 'creator' terrorist. Wow, and you wonder why the "new atheists" are polemic in nature? Theism, in general, is scary business!
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