Maybe I shouldn’t have been spending so much time thinking about Hell, see Deep Shift: Hell? (no doubt a natural extension to our discussions regarding resurrection), when Religion of hatred: Why we should no longer be cowed by the chattering classes ruling Britain who sneer at Christianity by A. N. Wilson has been such a great surprise and encouragement to many. What are your reactions/thoughts regarding the article and A.N. Wilson’s story?
Note: Two other recent pieces by A.N. Wilson which I found of interest:
Can you love god and agree with Darwin?
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A. N. Wilson’s announcement of his conversion to traditional Christianity was a complete surprise to me. I knew him only as one of the chattering class and a critic of C. S. Lewis.
His lucid and, one might say, exciting articles, “Why I Believe Again” in the New Statesman, April 2, 2009, and “Region of Hatred” in the Daily Mail, listed as updated, April 11, 2009, in the Mail Online, are, I think, as significant or more so than the conversion of Ayer to deism, so much touted in apologetics blogs. He’s had personal contact with Hitchens, was a colleague with Dawkins, and has interviewed Billy Graham.
Its filled with rejoinders to people with views like my naturalist friend Carl Peraino who co-authored with me “Deepest Differences: A Christian Atheist Dialog,” just published by IVP. I would have referred to Wilson in one of my comments to Carl, had he announced his conversion a couple of years or ago.
Anyway, these two Wilson essays and the New Statesman interview with him (there’s a link at the end of the web version of “Why I Believe Again”) are a great read. Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Jim!
FYI: Scot McKnight posted an announcement of the article and has received a few comments. If you’re interested visit
http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/2009/04/did-you-see-this-an-wilson-is.html