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Reddit mentions of Not God's Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith
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One of my favorites on the subject of science and faith is Edgar Andrews' Who Made God?. From the description: "A book by a distinguished scientist about the existence of God, with chapter headings like 'Steam engine to the stars' and 'The tidy pachyderm'..."
I'd also recommend Dr. Holly Ordway's Not God's Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith. It details one woman's personal journey from being an atheist college professor to finding Jesus.
EDIT: After reading a few more of the other responses:
A lot of these are great recommendations. I've read a lot of them and like a lot of them. But I think something we need to remember is that God is a personal being. If you really want to know if God exists, then as you read, try to pray. Ask God to reveal himself and to give you wisdom and insight.
This is less a testimony and more laying some of the foundation for Believers with no experience of Atheism to build a bridge of understanding to where Atheists and Agnostics are coming from.
I love it, because a lot of what Dr. Ordway says both about herself and other Atheists rings so true in my own story and I'm sure many of you will relate.
If you're interested in her actual conversion story, her book is called Not God's Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith.
If you want a couple books about how skeptics became convinced of the truth of Christianity I'd recommend: