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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.
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]
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]
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]
Setsuzo Kotsuji – Born Shinto; converted to Presbyterian Christianity and then Judaism. [15] Debi Mazar – Originally Catholic; Actress who reportedly converted to Buddhism, Judaism, and briefly the Jehovah's Witnesses. [16] Ibrahim Njoya – Bamum people religion; back and forth conversions from Islam to Christianity. [17] Also created his ...
This section is due to the existence of former Christians who do not fit existing lists of former Christians, either because their current faith is indeterminate or is not dealt with by the above lists. Brigitte Boisselier – mostly known for her association with Clonaid, converted to Raëlism [1]
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 ...
Udo Ulfkotte – German journalist who was born a Christian, became an atheist, then converted to Islam and finally converted back to Christianity. [338] Umar ibn Hafsun – leader of anti-Ummayad dynasty forces in southern Iberia. Hafsun converted to Christianity with his sons and ruled over several mountain valleys for nearly forty years ...