God becomes beautiful … in mathematics

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title God becomes beautiful … in mathematics
 
Creator Kessler, Volker
 
Subject — Truth; beauty; mathematics; spirituality; aesthetics; practical theology
Description This article is transdisciplinary in that it touches on the disciplines of both mathematics and theology. It is about the mysterious link between truth and beauty in mathematics. It uses the theological pattern laid by the practical theologian Bohren in his book, God’s Becoming Beautiful. Mathematics can be seen as science or art. I argue that in both cases, we could conclude that God becomes beautiful in mathematics. This leads to the observation that there is some spirituality in mathematics. This insight might also have practical implications for mathematics education in schools.
 
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Date 2018-06-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — transdisciplinary
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v74i1.4886
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 74, No 1 (2018); 7 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage — 20th century —
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Volker Kessler https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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