Former atheist Antony Flew's admission of the existence of God shocked believers and skeptics alike, but such a turnaround is far from unique. In the 19th century, many leading intellectuals who had once lost their faith ended up reconverting.

Susan Jacoby's biography of Robert Ingersoll mistakes a likeable fellow with a second-rate mind for a "freethinking" hall-of-famer.

Jack Boughton, the wayward pastor’s son, is a central character. So is Jesus.

Between 1850 and 1900 evangelicals dominated the English speaking world, says David Bebbington.

How did a young man with no apparent power become a hero of the faith? A new biography explains.

For the Victorians, reading could be the doorway to doubt—or to faith.

Christian colleges are among the few places left where traditional revival occurs, and Asbury is the most recent example.

For a long time, they were the only way working-class families could receive an education.

What life was like for unbelievers long before Christopher Hitchens and company arrived on the scene.