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Tag Archives: Religion

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Mathematicians and their Gods

Snezana Lawrence

4 August 2016

The book Mathematicians and their Gods is a collection of essays covering the relationship between mathematics and religion, from Plato to the modern day.  In this blog, one of the editors of the book, Snezana Lawrence, writes about the motivation for this book and gives some examples as to when science and faith have come together… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Front page feature | Tagged maths, Religion

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