The language of Mathematics and the language of Religion

Author: Javier Leach
Date of publication: Pamplona, 19 November 2013

Professor Javier Leach, SJ, is professor at the School of Computer Science at the Complutense University and director of the Chair of Science, Technology and Religion at the Comillas University of Madrid.

summaryOne of the aims of this talk isto clarify my use of the words sign and symbol in the book Mathematics and Religion. Our languages of sign and symbol. With this clarification I would like to contribute to the distinction and comparison of the languages we use to express scientific theories and concepts and those we use to express metaphysical and religious concepts. I believe that this distinction and comparison can help the dialogue between science and faith, because often the difficulties in the dialogue come from the lack of clarification in the language we use.