Dr. Richard (Rick) J. Goossen, Chairman, ELO Network, presented Dr. John C. Lennox, Professor Emeritus; author; and world-renowned apologist, with the Entrepreneurial Leaders Award (ELA) at St John's College, University of Oxford, on July 12th.
Dr. Lennox's commented in his acceptance speech:
"Thank you so much. I have appreciated the fact that I've been invited to this Program a number of times. The great pleasure this is, the great cohort of people that come, private conversations and public discussions, have been an enormous encouragement to me. I am greatly honoured to be a part of this."
The ELO Entrepreneurial Leaders Award recognizes the track record of a person who is an inspiration to Christian marketplace and entrepreneurial leaders around the world. Nominees come from various sectors, whether the business, nonprofit or academic sectors. In many instances, nominees have an impact in one or more of the sectors.
John Lennox is an internationally renowned speaker on the interface of science, philosophy and religion. He regularly teaches at many academic institutions, is Senior Fellow with the Trinity Forum and has written a series of books exploring the relationship between science and Christianity. He has been part of the ELO Oxford Leadership Program since its inception in 2018. He has also been a featured presenter at ELO Forums in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Toronto.
John Lennox studied at the Royal School Armagh, Northern Ireland and was Exhibitioner and Senior Scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University from which he took his MA, MMath, and PhD. He worked for many years in the Mathematics Institute at the University of Wales in Cardiff which awarded him a DSc for his research. He also holds an MA and DPhil from Oxford University (by incorporation) and an MA in Bioethics from the University of Surrey. He was a Senior Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow at the Universities of Würzburg and Freiburg in Germany.
He has lectured extensively in North America, Eastern and Western Europe and Australasia on mathematics, the philosophy of science and the intellectual defence of Christianity. He has written a number of books on the interface between science, philosophy and theology. Furthermore, in addition to over seventy published mathematical papers, he is the co-author of two research level texts in algebra in the Oxford Mathematical Monographs series.
Dr. Lennox has an immense amount of traction through his Q&As, debates, and presentations on YouTube with over 10 million views. Here is a list of some of his most viewed videos:
- Oxford Mathematician Destroys Atheism (5.3 million views)
- God DOES Exist (1.6 million views)
- AI, Man & God (1.5 million views)
- Seven Days that Divide the World (1.1 million views)
- The Loud Absence: Where is God in Suffering? (900 thousand views)
- How to Think About God with Jordan B. Peterson (1.3 million views)
- The Reason We Exist & Scientific Proof of God (600 thousand views)
The purpose of the ELO Entrepreneurial Leaders Award is to recognize the track record of a person who can serve as an inspiration to others to pursue Christian entrepreneurial leadership:
- Exemplifies the qualities of entrepreneurial leadership that are embedded in a Christian worldview
- International stature with significant, long-term influence in their chosen profession, whether directly or indirectly related to Christian ministry
- Community involvement, whether church, para-church, or philanthropic activities
- Outstanding reputation for integrity in terms of living out faith
- Is a role model to inspire other marketplace and entrepreneurial leaders to greater heights of significance
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