religion blurb...Christianity Today top books 2008

from Christianity Today, top books of 2008:
2008 CHRISTIANITY TODAY BOOK AWARDS

This year, 49 publishers nominated 359 titles published in
2007. CT editors selected the top books in each category, and
then panels of judges--one panel per category--voted. In the
end, we chose 10 winners and gave 11 awards of merit to the
books that best shed light on people, events, and ideas that
shape evangelical life, thought, and mission. Selections from
judges' comments are included.

Number 1: There is a God by Anthony Flew


"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."