John Lennox Explained

John Lennox
Birth Name:John Carson Lennox
Birth Date:1943 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Armagh, Northern Ireland
Spouse:Sally Lennox
Children:3
Field:Group theory
Doctoral Advisor:James Roseblade

John Carson Lennox (born 7 November 1943) is an Irish mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist originally from Northern Ireland. He has written many books on religion, ethics, the relationship between science and God (like his books, Has Science Buried God and Can Science Explain Everything), and has had public debates with atheists including Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.

Lennox earned his first doctorate from the University of Cambridge, then earned a second and third doctorate from the University of Oxford and Cardiff University, respectively. As a professor, Lennox specialised in group theory. He is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics[1] at the University of Oxford, where he is also Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College and has worked as adjunct lecturer at Wycliffe Hall and at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Saïd Business School and a Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum.

Early life and education

John Lennox was born on 7 November 1943 in Northern Ireland and brought up in Armagh where his father ran a store.[2] 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 a Master of Arts, a Master of Mathematics and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge with the dissertation Centrality and Permutability in Soluble Groups (1970).[3]

Lennox was awarded a Doctor of Science degree in mathematics by Cardiff University for his research. Lennox also holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford (by incorporation)[4] and an M.A. degree in bioethics at the University of Surrey. In addition, he was a Humboldt Fellow at the University of Würzburg and the University of Freiburg.[5]

Career

Upon completing his doctorate, Lennox moved to Cardiff, Wales, becoming a reader in Mathematics at the University of Wales, Cardiff. Lennox teaches science and religion in the University of Oxford. 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.

Lennox is the author of a number of books on the relations of science, religion, and ethics. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles on mathematics, co-authored two Oxford Mathematical Monographs, and worked as a translator of Russian mathematics.

He has spoken in many different countries, in conferences and as an academic fellow, including numerous trips to the former Soviet Union.[6] [7]

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,[8] [9] the existence of God,[10] doubt, and the problems of evil and suffering.[11] Additionally, he is a Senior Fellow of The Trinity Forum, a Christian nonprofit organisation 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,Peter Atkins, Victor Stenger, Michael Tooley, Stephen Law, and Peter Singer.

Personal life

Lennox speaks English, Russian, French, Spanish and German. He is married to Sally and has three children and 10 grandchildren.[12] He has a brother named Gilbert Lennox, previously an elder in Glenabbey Church, Glengormley.[29] The hymn writer and recording artist Kristyn Getty is John's niece, being Gilbert's daughter.

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recognition of Distinction. Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. 29 July 2008. 2009-07-15.
  2. News: God is a person not a theory. Billen. Andrew. The Times. 17 November 2010.
  3. Web site: John Lennox - The Mathematics Genealogy Project. www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu.
  4. Having a doctorate from both Cambridge and Oxford makes Lennox what Ghil'ad Zuckermann calls an "Oxbridge paradox": Lennox belongs to the rare group of people who hold a "pair o' docs" (sounding like "paradox" but meaning "two doctorates") – a D.Phil. (Oxon.) and a PhD (Cantab.) – from both Oxford and Cambridge universities (commonly abbreviated as Oxbridge) – see Biography.
  5. Web site: About John Lennox. JohnLennox.org Website. 2012-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120503220337/http://johnlennox.org/index.php/en/about/. 3 May 2012. dead.
  6. Web site: Episode 28: John Lennox, PhD . . Purpose Nation . 2024-04-04.
  7. Web site: Prof John Lennox - Experiences in the Soviet Union . . YouTube . 2024-04-04.
  8. Web site: Has Science Buried God?. 16 September 2016. Veritas Forum. 3 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005105940/http://www.veritas.org/science-buried-god-2/. dead.
  9. Web site: Has Science Buried God. 11 July 2016. Veritas Forum. 3 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005105640/http://www.veritas.org/science-buried-god/. dead.
  10. Web site: God: Fact or Fiction?. 20 February 2013. Veritas Forum. 3 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005104214/http://www.veritas.org/god-fact-or-fiction-2/. dead.
  11. Web site: Why is there suffering in the world?. The Veritas Forum. 3 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005105336/http://www.veritas.org/why-is-there-suffering-in-the-world/. dead.
  12. Web site: The God Delusion Debate (Dawkins-Lennox). Fixed Point Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20090817002138/http://www.fixed-point.org/index.php/video/35-full-length/164-the-dawkins-lennox-debate. 17 August 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: A Revelation: In Alabama, A Civil Debate Over God's Existence. Naomi Schaefer Riley. The Wall Street Journal. 12 October 2007. 2016-11-03.
  14. News: Richard Dawkins Debates in the Bible Belt. Joanna Sugden. Times Online. 4 October 2007. 2009-11-03.
  15. Web site: Conversation between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox. RichardDawkins.net. 2009-11-03. 8 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080708201540/http://richarddawkins.net/article,2834,Conversation-between-Richard-Dawkins-and-John-Lennox,Richard-Dawkins-John-Lennox-Fixed-Point. dead.
  16. Web site: Dawkins-Lennox Radio Interview at Trinity College . Fixed Point Foundation . 2009-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101214054427/http://fixed-point.org/index.php/cds/misc-talks . 14 December 2010 .
  17. Web site: Edinburgh International Festival 2008 Looks To European Identity. EdinburghGuide.com. 2009-11-03.
  18. Web site: New Europe, New Atheism?. Wet Lenses. 2009-11-03.
  19. Web site: The Great Debate: Does God Exist? . Centre for Public Christianity . 2009-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719003804/http://www.publicchristianity.org/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=26865 . 19 July 2008 .
  20. Web site: Public Lectures, forums and debates with Dr. John Lennox. Centre for Public Christianity. 2009-11-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714070026/http://files.meetup.com/979735/Lennox_Events.pdf. 14 July 2011. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: Has Science Buried God?. Fixed Point Foundation. 2009-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20091230135546/http://www.fixed-point.org/index.php/events/1-latest/5-has-science-buried-god. 30 December 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Has Science Buried God?. BBC Oxford. 15 October 2008. 2009-11-03.
  23. Web site: Huxley-Wilberforce, Round Two. Melanie Phillips. The Spectator. 12 June 2008. 2009-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20101107090651/http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/771841/huxleywilberforce-round-two.thtml. 7 November 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  24. Web site: Is God Great?. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720192903/http://fixed-point.org/index.php/events/1-latest/6-is-god-great. dead. 2011-07-20. Fixed Point Foundation. 2009-11-03.
  25. Web site: Christopher Hitchens argues against existence of God at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Greg Garrison. The Birmingham News. 28 February 2009. 2009-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20100308134433/http://www.al.com/religion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fliving%2F1235812553191660.xml&coll=2. 8 March 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  26. Web site: Review of Lennox / Singer Debate: Is There A God?. ISCAST. 2015-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160106160634/http://www.iscast.org/lennox_singer_debate_review. 6 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  27. Web site: Is There A God?. Fixed Point Foundation. 2015-09-01.
  28. Web site: Peter Singer vs John Lennox: Is There a God?. YouTube. 8 August 2016 . September 24, 2021.
  29. Web site: Authors. Evangelical Focus.

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