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Mortimer J. Adler – American philosopher, educator, and popular author; converted to Catholicism from agnosticism, after decades of interest in Thomism [14] [15]; G. E. M. Anscombe – analytic philosopher, Thomist, literary executor for Ludwig Wittgenstein, and author of "Modern Moral Philosophy"; converted to Catholicism as a result of her extensive reading [16]
According to 2015 Believers in Christ from a Muslim Background": A Global Census study published by Baylor University institute for studies of religion, it estimates that 10.2 million Muslims converted to Christianity. [12] Due primarily to conversion, Christianity has grown in South Korea from 2.0% in 1945 [13] to 29.3% in 2010. [14]
For lists of atheists who converted to Christianity, Islam, or Judaism see the following links: List of converts to Christianity from nontheism; List of converts to Islam from nontheism; List of converts to Judaism from non-religious backgrounds; All other former atheists and agnostics that have been listed so far are below.
Bill Hayden: Australian politician and Governor-General of Australia, converted from atheism at age 85 after retirement from public office. [174] Carlton J. H. Hayes: American ambassador to Spain; helped found the American Catholic Historical Association; co-chair of the National Conference of Christians and Jews [175] [176]
Petrus Alphonsi was born at an unknown date and place in the 11th century in Spain, and educated in al-Andalus, or Islamic Spain.As he described himself, he was baptised at Huesca, capital of the Kingdom of Aragon, on St. Peter's Day, 29 June 1106, when he was probably approaching middle age; this is the first clear date we have in his biography.
Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person that brings about changes in what sociologists refer to as the convert's "root reality" including their social behaviors, thinking and ethics. The sociology of religion indicates religious conversion was an important factor in the emergence of ...
A converso (Spanish: [komˈbeɾso]; Portuguese: [kõˈvɛɾsu]; feminine form conversa), "convert" (from Latin conversus 'converted, turned around'), was a Jew who converted to Catholicism in Spain or Portugal, particularly during the 14th and 15th centuries, or one of their descendants.
Velupillai Prabhakaran (1954–2009): Sri Lankan guerrilla who founded the Tamil Tigers, a Marxist–Leninist organization that promoted atheism and was "adamantly opposed to religion". [ 96 ] [ 97 ] Lakshmi Sahgal (1914–2012): Activist of the Indian independence movement, an ex-officer of the Indian National Army , Member of CPI (M) , and ...