S2 E10. Larry Sanger: The rebirth of Wikipedia's co-founder

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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When the co-founder of Wikipedia announced his Christian conversion in an online essay, it lit up the internet. Larry Sanger tells Justin Brierley the surprising story of his journey from skeptical philosopher to Christian faith. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via Tax-deductible (USA) and get the same perks: https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Give a one-off gift via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Got feedback? Share it with us by emailing: feedback@think.faith Ep 10 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/season-2-episode-10-larry Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, we were not prepared for this. The venue is full. However, the mission is bigger than the room. You can still join us. Due to the incredible uptake, our responding to the Rebirth Conference will now be live streamed. Book your online pass now at rebirthconference.net. You may not be in the room, but you can still be part of the
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0:28.5	you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including
0:33.6	John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon.
0:39.3	You can take part in the Q&A.
0:42.1	You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God is doing.
0:45.7	A rebirth is happening.
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0:58.4	How surprised would the, I suppose, the Larry Sanger of 25 years ago, the founder of Wikipedia
1:04.3	be to see you now sitting here talking about your conversion to Christianity?
1:09.3	Pretty surprised.
1:12.5	To what extent were you aware of or influenced by those new atheist figures? I was kind of embarrassed as a non-believer,
1:20.1	rather too easy for people like William Lane Crigg to refute the likes of Richard Dawkins.
1:28.2	I mean, of course he can refute him.
1:30.3	I was disappointed.
1:31.4	I wanted allies, but these were not them.
1:34.4	By the end of the essay, you describe, you know,
1:38.5	a very sort of orthodox set of creedal beliefs.
1:41.9	A whole thing is a system of thought.
1:45.0	And the better that one understands the system
1:49.0	and how it all hangs together,
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