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List of converts to Christianity from nontheism : ウィキペディア英語版 | List of converts to Christianity from nontheism
This is a list of notable converts to Christianity who were not theists before their conversion. See Nontheism for specifics of what encompasses nontheism. All names should be sourced and the source should indicate they had not been a theist, not merely non-churchgoing, before conversion. == Converted to Anglicanism or Episcopalianism ==
*Joy Davidman – Poet and wife of C. S. Lewis.〔(San Francisco Chronicle ): At 8, she read H. G. Wells' "The Outline of History" and pronounced herself an atheist.〕 *Tamsin Greig - British actress raised as an atheist then converted at 30.〔(Interview with Tamsin Greig in The Guardian )〕 *Nicky Gumbel – Anglican priest known for the Alpha course, from atheism.〔(Interview at the Guardian )〕 *Peter Hitchens – Journalist who went from Trotskyism to Traditionalist conservatism, and estranged brother of late outspoken anti-theist and ''Vanity Fair'' writer Christopher Hitchens.〔(Near Christianity ): "Hitchens describes his tumultuous journey from atheist to Christian and the moral reasoning that caused his conversion," book description〕〔(I couldn't paint golden angels by Albert Meltzer, pg 319 )〕 *C. E. M. Joad – English philosopher whose arguing against Christianity, from an agnostic perspective, earned him criticism from T. S. Eliot.〔(The Return of Christian Humanism by Lee Oser, pg 46 )〕 He turned toward religion later, writing ''The Recovery of Belief'' a year before he died and returning to Christianity.〔(Humanist Heritage )〕 * C. S. Lewis - Oxford professor and writer; well known for ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series, and for his apologetic ''Mere Christianity''.〔"Lewis lapsed into atheism in his teens but experienced a reconversion to Christianity in 1931." ''(Lewis, C.S. )''. (2007). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 28 June 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online〕 * Alister McGrath - Biochemist and Christian theologian. Founder of 'Scientific theology' and critic of Richard Dawkins in his book ''Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life''〔(biography on official website )〕 *Enoch Powell – Conservative Party (UK) member who converted to Anglicanism.〔(The Guardian's obituary of Powell )〕 *Michael Reiss - a British bioethicist, educator, journalist, and Anglican priest. Agnostic/Secular upbringing.〔(The Guardian )〕 *Dame Cicely Saunders - Templeton Prize and Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize winning nurse known for palliative care. She converted to Christianity as a young woman.〔(Article from the University of Wollongong )〕 *Fay Weldon - British novelist and feminist.〔(''The Guardian'' ) Quote: Even though she was raised an atheist, in the past three or four years she has been going to church. In her eighth decade, she has even submitted to being baptised.〕
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