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Looking for Meaning – Allison Leonhardt’s story


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Can reason, morality, and public good stand without God?

Allison Leonhardt once thought so. An atheist from her teens, she was convinced religion was outdated, the Bible unreliable, and morality explainable through modern thought and politics. With The God Delusion in hand, she challenged religious teachers and built her worldview around science, social justice, and self-made meaning.

But when the pandemic forced her into isolation in a foreign country, and a friend casually invited her to watch an online church service, something unexpected happened. Curiosity gave way to conviction, not through pressure or platitudes, but through Scripture that spoke directly to her experience.

Guest Bio:

Allison Leonhardt is a Senior Communications Advisor in the housing industry. Her career has taken her around the world as she spent several years working in finance and management in the United Kingdom. She is a sought-after Campaign Manager for all three levels of government in Canada, most recently having run a campaign in the 2025 Federal Election. She has a diploma in Public Relations from the University of Victoria. Allison has recently been announced as one of the 2025 Cardus NextGen Fellows.

Resources Mentioned:

  • Alpha Course – A safe space for exploring the basics of Christianity: https://alpha.org
  • Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis – Introductory apologetics from a former atheist
  • Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer 
  • The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel – Investigative journey of a skeptical journalist
  • John Rylands Library – Home of the oldest known fragment of the Gospel of John: https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-leonhardt-7a75b377/
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