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<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\nWorld: Tech guru Larry Sanger announces conversion to Christianity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Larry Sanger, who was influential in the founding of Wikipedia, on Monday said he was blown away by the response he\u2019d received to a blog post on his website last week detailing his conversion to Christianity. Sanger described growing up in a Lutheran church, losing his faith in God, becoming what he characterized as a methodological skeptic, and then ultimately returning to faith in Christ.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Larry Sanger, Wikipedia\u2019s co-founder and a self-described \u201cskeptical philosopher,\u201d dropped a bombshell on February 5, 2025, announcing on his personal blog, \u201cHow a Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian,\u201d that he\u2019s now a Christian after 35 years of agnosticism\u2014a shift that\u2019s sparked buzz about a \u201cborn-again\u201d conversion. Sanger, 56, details a decades-long journey from a Lutheran upbringing in Anchorage, Alaska\u2014confirmed at 12, faith lost by 15\u2014to a methodical unraveling of his disbelief through philosophy (Ph.D. from Ohio State), marriage (2001), fatherhood (2006), and a deep dive into the Bible starting in 2019. He cites no lightning-bolt moment, calling it a \u201cquiet, uncomfortable\u201d pivot, cemented by 2020 Gospel readings and prayers that left him \u201cunable to deny\u201d God\u2019s existence. Posts on X from users like
\n@SharylAttkisson and @megbasham amplify this as a \u201cnew life in Christ,\u201d but does it qualify as \u201cborn-again\u201d in the evangelical sense?<\/p>\nThe facts:<\/strong><\/span> Sanger\u2019s blog\u2014over 15,000 words\u2014traces his shift from methodological skepticism, honed at Reed College amid \u201cCommunism, Atheism, Free Love\u201d vibes, to a faith he ties to the Fine-Tuning Argument and the Bible\u2019s \u201cshockingly coherent\u201d narrative. He rejects New Atheism\u2019s \u201ccrass\u201d tone (Dawkins, Harris) and credits \u201cintelligent Christians\u201d like apologists Stephen Meyer and William Lane Craig for nudging him along. By February 2020, he was praying \u201cproperly\u201d and, by 2025, claims an \u201cOrthodox Christian faith\u201d rooted in sin\u2019s reality and Christ\u2019s saving role. No church yet\u2014he\u2019s still denomination-shopping, wary of being a \u201cbull in a china shop\u201d with his questions\u2014but he\u2019s in a Bible study and plans theological writings, including a 200,000-word draft, God Exists. Video follow-ups on February 14 reinforce this, per WORLD News, with Sanger nodding to his Lutheran roots and a moral awakening post-Epstein revelations.<\/p>\n
\u201cBorn-again\u201d or hype?<\/strong> <\/span>Evangelicals\u2014like Billy Graham\u2019s legacy\u2014peg the term to a distinct, personal salvation moment (John 3:3), often dramatic. Sanger\u2019s tale lacks that fireworks\u2014no altar call, no tears-soaked revival. He admits, \u201cI never had a mind-blowing conversion experience,\u201d framing it as a slow thaw, not a rebirth in the classic sense. Yet, his language\u2014faith in Jesus, gratitude for forgiveness\u2014echoes born-again theology\u2019s core: spiritual renewal via Christ. The Lutheran Missouri Synod of his youth leans sacramental, not revivalist, but his adult arc mirrors Chuck Colson\u2019s 1976 turnaround (prison to faith). X chatter, like @ChristianPost\u2019s \u201cre-conversion,\u201d leans into this, though Sanger\u2019s \u201corthodox\u201d nod suggests a broader Christian identity over strict evangelical branding.<\/p>\n
Digging deeper:<\/strong> <\/span>no one\u2019s debunked his story\u2014his blog\u2019s raw, first-person heft carries weight, and his public shift aligns with a five-year arc of Bible apps and apologetics. Still, skeptics on X (e.g., @RationalWiki vibes) might call it a midlife PR pivot, given his Wikipedia bias critiques since 2020. No evidence supports that; his faith feels too nerdily earnest\u2014200,000 words don\u2019t scream clout-chasing. Outcome? He\u2019s not preaching tent revivals, but his February 13 Sean McDowell interview shows a guy wrestling with sin and salvation, not just slapping \u201cChristian\u201d on his bio. \u201cBorn-again\u201d fits if you stretch it to mean intellectual rebirth\u2014less so if you demand a Damascus Road epiphany. Either way, Sanger\u2019s in the fold, and the jury\u2019s out on whether he\u2019ll don the full evangelical mantle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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