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A Christian Mathematician’s Apology: A Compilation

May 21, 2021 by Matt Lunsford No Comments

We are grateful for the chance over the past four weeks to post sections of Matt Lunsford’s fine essay, “A Christian Mathematician’s Apology” based on G. H. Hardy’s autobiographical essay A Mathematician’s Apology. This week we have compiled the links to the four parts of his essay as well as Matt’s bibliography for use in discussion […]

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: integration, mathematics

A Christian Mathematician’s Apology: Thinking Christianly

May 14, 2021 by Matt Lunsford 1 Comment

When Matt Lunsford decided to write on what it means to be a Christian in Mathematics, he modeled his extended essay, A Christian Mathematician’s Apology, after an earlier essay, A Mathematician’s Apology, by G. H. Hardy. The first described finding his vocation, the second on the integrated life, and the third on redeeming the discipline. In this final part of […]

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: integration, mathematics, pedagogy, scholarship, Thinking Christianly

A Christian Mathematician’s Apology: Redeeming the Discipline

May 7, 2021 by Matt Lunsford No Comments

When Matt Lunsford decided to write on what it means to be a Christian in Mathematics, he modeled his extended essay, A Christian Mathematician’s Apology, after an earlier essay, A Mathematician’s Apology, by G. H. Hardy. This is the third of four parts, the first describing finding his vocation and the second on the integrated […]

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A Christian Mathematician’s Apology: Integrating Faith and Mathematics

April 30, 2021 by Matt Lunsford No Comments

Last week, math professor  Matt Lunsford wrote about his journey of discerning his call to teach mathematics. This week, he describes what it means for him to be a “Christian mathematician” and what it means for him to live the integrated life. ______________________________________ Circa 1996, I embarked on a journey to discover and then to […]

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A Christian Mathematician’s Apology: Finding My Vocation

April 23, 2021 by Matt Lunsford No Comments

We appreciate receiving this extended essay from Matt Lunsford, a professor at Union University. His story is a wonderful example of a journey of thinking Christianly about one’s field of study and work in academia. In this first of four parts, Matt describes how he discerned his calling to study and teach mathematics. ___________________________________________ The […]

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