John C. Lennox — Apologetics CV / Résumé

Snapshot

Role: Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford; Fellow (emeritus) in Mathematics & Philosophy of Science, Green Templeton College. (Green Templeton College)
Expertise: Group theory; science–faith interface; ethics/bioethics. (Wikipedia)
Languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish. (University of Waterloo)

Degrees: MA, MMath, PhD (Cambridge); MA & DPhil (Oxford, by incorporation); DSc (Cardiff/Wales); MA in Bioethics (Surrey). (Wikipedia)
Appointments: University of Wales (Cardiff); University of Oxford (Mathematical Institute; Green Templeton College). Senior Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (Würzburg; Freiburg). (Green Templeton College)
Professional affiliations (apol./public): Senior Fellow, Trinity Forum; teaching/engagements with OCCA (Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics). (University Library)

Public Debater: High-profile debates with Richard Dawkins (2007 Birmingham, AL; 2008 Oxford), Christopher Hitchens (2009 Samford Univ.), and dialogues with Lawrence Krauss (2013). (WorldCat)
Speaker/Interviewee: Frequent guest at Socrates in the City (Metaxas) on “Has Science Buried God?” and related topics. (Socrates in the City)
Film: Featured in the documentary “Against the Tide” (2020) with Kevin Sorbo. (IMDb)

God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? (2007/2009). (Goodreads)
Seven Days That Divide the World (2011; 10th-anniv. ed.). (ThriftBooks)
Gunning for God (2011). (Goodreads)
Against the Flow (Daniel; 2015). (Goodreads)
Determined to Believe? (2017). (Goodreads)
2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity (2020). (ThriftBooks)
Where Is God in a Coronavirus World? (2020). (Goodreads)
Can Science Explain Everything? (2019). (Goodreads)
Cosmic Chemistry: Do God and Science Mix? (2021). (Goodreads)
A Good Return: Biblical Principles for Work, Wealth and Wisdom (2022). (Goodreads)
(Author pages and catalogs for verification and full list.) (johnlennox.org)

“Has Science Buried God?” (Vintage SITC parts 1–2). (Socrates in the City)
Debate: Dawkins vs. Lennox — “Has Science Buried God?” (Oxford Museum, 2008). (YouTube)
Debate: “The God Delusion Debate” (Birmingham, AL, 2007; Fixed Point). (WorldCat)
Debate: Christopher Hitchens vs. John Lennox — “Is God Great?” (Samford, 2009). (Samford University)
Dialogue: Lawrence Krauss vs. John Lennox (Premier Unbelievable? 2013). (premierunbelievable.com)
Documentary: Against the Tide (2020) — trailer/overview. (YouTube)

Dawkins–Lennox (2007): The God Delusion Debate (Fixed Point Foundation), Birmingham, AL — critiquing Dawkins’ arguments from The God Delusion. (WorldCat)
Dawkins–Lennox (2008): Has Science Buried God? at the Oxford Museum of Natural History. (YouTube)
Hitchens–Lennox (2009): Is God Great? at Samford University (Socratic Club). (Samford University)
Krauss–Lennox (2013): Science, universe & “The God Question” (radio/dialogue format). (premierunbelievable.com)

Academic gravitas & clarity: Dual Oxbridge doctorates plus DSc, and a career mathematician communicating complex ideas simply; this lends authority in science-faith discourse. (Wikipedia)
Debate temperament: Generally civil, well-paced, heavy on logic and definitions (e.g., exposing “scientism” vs. science). (Socrates in the City)
Breadth across genres: Technical apologetics (Cosmic Chemistry), biblical/cultural (Against the Flow), and public-facing media (Against the Tide). (Goodreads)

Philosophy depth vs. breadth: Trained primarily in mathematics; critics say some arguments (fine-tuning/probability) lean more popular-level than specialist philosophy of religion. (General critical theme across debate reactions; judge via debate recordings.) (YouTube)
Scientism critique reception: His takedown of “science explains everything” persuades many, but skeptics claim he sometimes targets a strong form of scientism not held by all scientists. (See “Has Science Buried God?” exchanges.) (Socrates in the City)
Public-apologetics packaging: Collaborations like Against the Tide (with actor Kevin Sorbo) broaden reach but can be dismissed by academic skeptics as “faith-film” framing. (IMDb)