Antony Flew
Antony Garrard Newton Flew (1923 – 2010) was an English philosopher. Belonging to the analytic and evidentialist schools of thought, Flew was most notable for his work related to the philosophy of religion. During the course of his career, he taught at the universities of Oxford, Aberdeen, Keele and Reading, and at York University in Toronto.
For much of his career, Flew was known as a strong advocate of atheism, arguing that one should presuppose atheism until empirical evidence of a God surfaces.
However, in 2004 he changed his position, and stated that he now believed in the existence of an Intelligent Creator of the universe. He stated that in keeping his lifelong commitment to go where the evidence leads, he now believed in the existence of a God.
In 2007, a book outlining his reasons for changing his position, 'There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind', was written by Flew in collaboration with Roy Abraham Varghese.