Faculty Development at Union
The Center for Faculty Development at Union University supports faculty in their pursuit of excellence under the Lordship of Christ as they live out their Christian calling in the academic world.
The Center for Faculty Development at Union University supports faculty in their pursuit of excellence under the Lordship of Christ as they live out their Christian calling in the academic world.
A Christian Mathematician's Apology by Matt LunsfordThe idea of writing about my goal of living an integrated life as a Christian mathematician grew out of a desire to respond to G. H. Hardy's autobiographical essay A Mathematician's Apology, originally published in 1940. While my experiences as a mathematician are similar in many ways to Hardy, I must acknowledge that I am not a research mathematician at one of the most prestigious institutions in the world. Even so, since being a mathematician has many universal similarities, I can relate well to most of Hardy's comments. However, one significant distinction is that Hardy was a self-declared atheist. While many may believe that this distinction makes little to no difference in the professional life of a mathematician, I disagree, and that is my main purpose for writing this essay. It is my hope that by doing so, I might encourage fellow mathematicians, and possibly even academicians in other fields who hold to the Christian faith, to pursue the integrated life.
