Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-3-2005
Abstract
Mathematical ontology is relevant to Christians because so much of Christian theology has been historically shaped by Platonic mathematics and the ontology that goes with it. The various contributors to Mathematics in a Postmodern Age, edited by Howell and Bradley, seem to assume that Christians are necessarily realists in ontology, and they are not alone. But what is the cause of this Christian connection with mathematical realism in ontology? How much has our idea of God been shaped by Plato and his mathematics?
Recommended Citation
Moffett, Paul, "Jesus, Plato, Math and Theology: What is Truth?" (2005). ACMS Conference Proceedings 2005. 11.
https://pillars.taylor.edu/acms-2005/11
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