John Lennox
John Lennox | |
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Born | Northern Ireland |
Residence | Oxford, UK |
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | |
Doctoral students | Howard Smith |
John Carson Lennox is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science, and Pastoral Advisor at Green Templeton College of Oxford University.
Early life and education
He was born in Northern Ireland and went on to become Exhibitioner and Senior Scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where in 1962 he also attended the last lectures of C.S. Lewis on the poet John Donne. In 1970, Lennox received his first doctorate, also from the University of Cambridge, for his thesis Centrality and Permutability in Soluble Groups.
Career
Upon completing his doctorate, Lennox moved to Cardiff, Wales, becoming a reader in Mathematics at the University of Wales, Cardiff. During his 29 years in Cardiff he spent a year at each of the universities of Würzburg, Freiburg (as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow) and Vienna and has lectured extensively in both Eastern and Western Europe, Russia and North America on mathematics, apologetics and the exposition of Scripture.
He has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles on mathematics and co-authored two Oxford Mathematical Monographs and has worked as a translator of Russian mathematics.
In addition he teaches on Science and Religion in the University of Oxford. He is the author of a number of books on the relations of science with religion and ethics, the most recent of which are: Informetika (2001), Hat die Wissenschaft Gott begraben? (Has Science Buried God?) (2002), Worldview (2004) with D. W. Gooding (3 volumes in Russian and Ukrainian). His most recent book is God's Undertaker – Has Science buried God?" (2007).
He has spoken in many different countries including numerous trips to the former Soviet Union.
Debates
Lennox is a Christian academic and has participated in a number of public debates against a number of individuals including Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Michael Shermer.
Works
Personal life
Lennox speaks English, Russian, French and German as well as having a good command of Spanish. He is married to Sally and has three children and five grandchildren.
He has a brother named Gilbert Lennox, who is minister of Glennabbey Church, Glengormley.
Notes
External links
- John Lennox's official website
- The Feed Trust – this has some of his Scripture exposition resources
- Fixed Point Foundation – features both debates and the Trinity College conversation with Richard Dawkins as well as both debates with Christopher Hitchens
- Interview with John Lennox by Tim Bearder, BBC Radio Oxford, 2008-10-16.
- Premier Christian Radio Radio debate on "Are we alone in the Universe?"
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