Residence Oxford, UK Name John Lennox Citizenship British Role Mathematician | Nationality Northern Irish Doctoral advisor James Roseblade | |
Institutions University of WalesUniversity of Oxford Alma mater University of Cambridge (MA, MMath, PhD)University of Oxford (MA, DPhil)University of Cardiff (DSc)University of Surrey (MA) Education University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, University of Surrey Books God's Undertaker, Gunning for God: Why the, Seven Days That Divide th, Against the Flow: The Life and, The Theory of Infinite Soluble G Similar People Richard Dawkins, William Lane Craig, Ravi Zacharias |
Professor john lennox god does exist
John Carson Lennox (born 7 November 1943) is a Northern Irish mathematician and scientist specialising in group theory, philosopher of science, Christian apologist, and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. He is a Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College, Oxford University. He is also Pastoral Advisor of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Associate Fellow of the Saïd Business School.
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- Professor john lennox god does exist
- Oxford Prof John Lennox Why mathematics points to God
- Early life
- Career
- Debates
- Personal life
- Works
- References

Oxford Prof John Lennox: Why mathematics points to God
Early life

John Lennox was born in 1943 in Northern Ireland and brought up in Armagh where his father ran a store. He attended The Royal School, Armagh, 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. Lennox obtained an M.A. and PhD. degree at the University of Cambridge on the dissertation Centrality and Permutability in Soluble Groups (1970). He was awarded a D.Sc. degree in mathematics by the University of Cardiff for his research. Lennox furthermore holds a D.Phil. degree from the University of Oxford and an M.A. degree in bioethics at the University of Surrey.
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.

Lennox also teaches science and religion in the University of Oxford. He is the author of a number of books on the relations of science, religion, and ethics, the most recent of which are: Informetika (2001),Budapest: Harmat-Keve Hat die Wissenschaft Gott begraben? (Has Science Buried God?) (2002),Brockhaus, 2002 (Spanish Clie 2003) Worldview (2004) with D. W. Gooding (3 volumes in Russian and Ukrainian). His most recent book is God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design Is It Anyway? (2011). He has spoken in many different countries, in conferences and as an academic fellow, including numerous trips to the former Soviet Union. On 14 March 2012 he presented an edition of the Lent Talks for BBC Radio Four. Lennox has also given lectures at the Veritas forum on topics such as the relationship between science and religion, the existence of God, doubt, and the problems of evil and suffering. Additionally, he is a Senior Fellow of The Trinity Forum, a Christian nonprofit that develops leaders to make contributions to cultural renewal.
Debates

Lennox has been part of numerous public debates defending the Christian faith, including debates with Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, Victor Stenger, Michael Tooley, Stephen Law, and Peter Singer.
Personal life
Lennox speaks English, Russian, French, and German. He is married to Sally and has three children and five grandchildren. He has a brother named Gilbert Lennox, an elder in Glennabbey Church, Glengormley. The recording artist Kristyn Getty is John's niece, being Gilbert's daughter. He has also taken part in many apologetic conferences and debates where he debates with other scientists concerning the existence of God and the compatibility of God with a scientific worldview.