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A Comparative Study Of Christian Mathematical Realism And Its Humanistic Alternatives, Paul Zwier

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1983

This paper explores what sort of stance a Christian should have on important mathematical questions such as realism.

Introduction (1983), Robert Brabenec

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1983

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents (1983), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1983

A Fourth Conference on Mathematics from a Christian Perspective

Edited by Robert L. Brabenec, Wheaton College

A Comparative Study Of Christian Mathematical Realism And Its Humanistic Alternatives, Paul Zwier

ACMS Journal 2004

This paper addresses the growing popularity of views of mathematics that see it primarily as a social entity and that reject Platonism. It contrasts two Christian realist philosophies - those of Alvin Plantinga and Vernon Poythress - with the secular perspective of Philip Davis and Reuben Hersch. It affirms the insight of Davis and Hersch that mathematics is indeed a social entity. However, it argues that belief in God enables a fuller understanding of mathematics - one that accounts for the apparent transcendence of mathematics and its power to explain concepts in the physical world.

New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine 1982-1983 Self Study, University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Gene Yonuschot, Ph.D. Collection

1982-1983 Self Study conducted by the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine details the history of UNECOM, its organization and administration, faculty positions, curriculum, and student services.

1981-1982 Self-Study College Of Osteopathic Medicine University Of New England, University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Gene Yonuschot, Ph.D. Collection

The 1981-1982 Self-Study details the history, organization and administration, faculty, physical resources, curriculum, and financial resources of the the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Correspondence, William Bergen, D.O. To J. Jerry Rodos, D.O., 1981 October 13, William Bergen D.O.

William F. Bergen, D.O. Collection

Letter form William Bergen, D.O. to J. Jerry Rodos, D.O., Dean of the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine resigning from position as Director of Continuing Medical Education.

Brochure, Unecom Summer Programs, 1981, University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine

William F. Bergen, D.O. Collection

Brochure outlining the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Programs along with local information.

Reality And Imagination In Mathematics And Religion, Dave Neuhouser

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

What does either reality or imagination have to do with mathematics? What does either reality or imagination have to do with religion? The thesis of this paper is that mathematics and religion, both, should be closely related to reality and that imagination is essential in both areas. In fact, imagination is essential in our attempts to understand reality.

Theology And Philosophy Of Mathematics, Russell V. Benson

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

This paper examines history and philosophy to explore the answer to the theological question of whether or not Christians should pursue the mathematical sciences.

A Response To Professor Poythress’S “Science As Allegory”, Paul Devries

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

This paper critiques some of the arguments given by Vern Sheridan Poythress in his paper, Science as Allegory, particularly about the claims that the universe is poetry and that science is poetry.

Teaching Mathematics Distinctively, Paul J. Zwier

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

By examining previously used education models, Paul Zwier how he developed his current methods of teaching mathematically distinctively.

Probabilistic Ways Of Thinking, Garnet Hauger

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

Events of the tiniest probabilities occur every day, and yet we tend to think of these events as unusual and even miraculous. So what should be a Christian's response to such events? Beginning with some simple concepts of probability, this paper examines the role that chance plays in our lives.

An Integration Of Integrations Of Christianity And Mathematics—A Response To Harold Heie, Gene B. Chase

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

There are three general approaches taken to integrate Christianity and Mathematics: the applicational, the incarnation, and the philosophical. This paper discusses these views and responds to the approaches of Harold Heie.

Some Contributions Of Stanley Jaki To An Understanding Of Mathematics, Paul Devries

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

This paper comments on passages from the books by Stanley L. Jaki, Science and Creation, The Relevance of Physics, and The Road to Science and The Ways to God.

Random Variables And A Sovereign God, Lloyd Montzingo

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

This paper takes a brief look at the history of conflict between the concepts of chance and divine activity. After reviewing some evidence for randomness in the universe, present philosophical and theological views from four different scientists on this subject are presented. The discussion concludes with some questions and observations concerning those questions.

The Development Of Algebraic Structures During The Nineteenth Century, Richard Stout

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

I remember entering the faculty lounge one day while I was in graduate school and hearing a logician chiding some of the algebraists in the room. He said, "Don't you fellows ever get tired of just plus and times?" His remark, said in jest, had more to it than he may have realized. The fact that there is structure to algebra, represented by plus and times, was a vital discovery in the nineteenth century. It would lead algebra away from a reliance on numbers to a much more formal approach, one in which many different types of algebraic structures could …

Mathematics As Rhyme, Vern Poythress

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

Using the analogy between the universe and a choral poem, one may view mathematics as the “rhyme” of the universe. In that perspective new light is thrown on the unique subject matter of mathematics, the a priori character of its truths, and the relation of mathematics to other areas of knowledge. A route is thereby opened for richer use of creativity in mathematics.

Communicating Spiritual Insights In Mathematics Classes, Verbal Snook

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

No abstract provided.

Science As Allegory, Vern Sheridan Poythress

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

No abstract provided.

Microcomputers In Mathematics And Science Courses, Carlos Pereira

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Computer Science, Millard B. Niver

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

No abstract provided.

Mathematics: Freedom Within Bounds, Harold Heie

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

No abstract provided.

A Reaction To The Poythress Paper, Paul J. Zwier

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

This paper reacts to the metaphor of Vern Sheridan Poythress’s papers, Science as Allegory, exploring what makes a good metaphor and the quality of argument it produces.

Science As Allegory, Vern Poythress

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

The universe is God’s choral poem, and science is a system of allegories within it. That is the thesis that I propose to expound and defend. Yet it is not a “thesis” at all, if the word “thesis” commits me to a certain kind of strict logical defense. I am not putting forward my thesis that science is allegory as the endpoint of a deductive or inductive argument. Rather, it is a springboard for a program of exploration and reflection that turns upside-down some conventional ways of thinking about science.

Introduction (1981), Robert Brabenec

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

A Third Conference on Mathematics from a Christian Perspective

Table Of Contents (1981), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1981

No abstract provided.

Correspondence, J. Jerry Rodos, D.O. To William Bergen, D.O., 1981 May 11, J. Jerry Rodos D.O.

William F. Bergen, D.O. Collection

Letter from J. Jerry Rodos, D.O., Dean of the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine to William Bergen regarding his appointment as Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine.

Random Variables And A Sovereign God, Lloyd Montzingo

ACMS Journal 2004

This paper takes a brief look at the history of conflict between the concepts of chance and divine activity. After reviewing some evidence for randomness in the universe, present philosophical and theological views from four different scientists on this subject are presented. The discussion concludes with some questions and observations concerning those questions.

University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Handbook, University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Gene Yonuschot, Ph.D. Collection

The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Handbook describes the administrative structure of the college; faculty responsibilities, appointments, evaluations, tenure, and grievance process.