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From his humble beginnings in Belfast to debating the world's most prominent atheists on the global stage, John C. Lennox has spent a lifetime showing how faith and reason can stand together.
In My Story, Lennox - one of today's most respected Christian thinkers - invites readers into his remarkable journey: growing up in Northern Ireland, studying at Oxford and Cambridge, teaching mathematics at the highest level, and boldly defending the Christian faith in lecture halls, debates and the public square for more than sixty years.
With warmth, wit and disarming honesty, Lennox reflects on the ideas, people and pivotal moments that shaped his life - from the hunger for Bibles in Soviet Russia to encounters with Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, to his ongoing belief that rigorous science and deep faith are not enemies but allies.
Part memoir, part intellectual adventure, My Story is a must-read for anyone curious how a brilliant mathematical mind can hold fast to the gospel - and how one man’s faith has helped millions find a reason to believe in an age of doubt.
— John Hedley Brooke, Emeritus Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, and Honorary Fellow of the
"A fascinating read, offering insights into the life of one of the most interesting and outstanding Christian figures globally over the past fifty years."
— Lindsay Brown, General Secretary IFES. and International Director, the Lausanne Movement
"This book reads more like an adventure story than an autobiography - It is a lifetime's journey with God in every corner of the world extolling the claims of Jesus Christ."
— David Cranston FRCS, Emeritus Associate Professor of Surgery University of Oxford
"John Lennox is the latest in a long line of great thinkers at Oxford. The development and evolution of his views are elegantly interspersed with illuminating personal memories and reflections."
— Sir Michael Dixon, Principal, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford
"If you are at all interested in the science versus God debates that have been ongoing for many years in the scientific community, John Lennox's autobiography will be a fruitful read for you. Professor Lennox has been significantly involved in these debates for over forty years, and his autobiography gives us a substantial and fascinating record of the discussions. Whatever your own views may be, you will be challenged and encouraged by John's Story!"
— Joseph McRae Mellichamp, Emeritus Professor of Management Science, University of Alabama
"John Lennox's autobiography is extraordinary. It is an honest, witty and engaging account of his life and it offers a wonderful description of how we perceive the world, from the logic of science and mathematics to the comprehension of beauty - above all how we apprehend God through our life... The book is totally absorbing and impossible to put down."
— Cheryl E Praeger, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Western Australia
"For those who know John Lennox best as the Oxford mathematician who cheerfully demolishes the myth that science and religion are incompatible, My Story will come as a revelation. The famous debates with Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins are here, but so too is the long theological preparation that made these triumphs possible."
— David Skeel, Professor of Corporate Law, University of Pennsylvania
"Reading this memoir felt like stepping into a modern-day Book of Acts! Lennox offers a compelling, Spirit-filled testimony to the unshakable truth of Scripture - living proof of a man willing to pour out his life in service to the Lord Jesus."
— James M. Tour FRSC, NAI, NAE, Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science and Professor of
"This book takes you on a journey of over 80 years, across the nations of the world, and through mathematics, science, philosophy, theology and Chistian faith. Accompanying you is John Lennox, one of the most outstanding thinkers and communicators of his generation. But the guide and goal is the Lord Jesus Christ, for this journey is a testimony to a God who engages our heart and our mind."
— Professor David Wilkinson, Project Director, ECLAS, St John’s College, Durham University, England
"A wonderfully illuminating book for readers of all faiths or none, made of fascinating, intimate conversations with a great variety of individuals in many different countries, revealing what religion really means to each one. And the author's own story is profoundly instructive and beautifully told. Brilliant."
— Theodore Zeldin CBE, author of An Intimate History of Humanity
1 Early days in Northern Ireland
2 Undergraduate life
3 Graduate student
4 Wales
5 Germany
6 Hungary
7 Challenges
8 Engaging with the world
9 Encounters with Judaism
10 The Soviet Union
11 Russian interest in science and religion
12 Popularising Christianity in Russia: hunger for Bibles and the reach of newspapers
13 Ethics teaching in schools
14 Transition to Oxford
15 Ukraine
16 Science and religion
17 Debates with leading atheists
18 New frontiers
19 Confronting the atheist world view
20 Turning 70
21 The eighth decade
22 The eighth decade part 2
23 Covid and winding down