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Kevin J. Sharpe

1950 – 2008

Mathematician and theologian

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Lived 1950 – 2008 (aged 58). Kevin J. Sharpe was a New Zealand mathematician.

Kevin James Sharpe (23 January 1950 – 6 November 2008) was a mathematician, theologian, archaeologist, Anglican priest and professor at Union Institute & University.

He was known for his publications on the relationship between religion and science, on the interpretation of quantum physics by David Bohm, as well as for his investigations with Leslie Van Gelder on finger flutings in the Rouffignac cave.

Education In 1975, he obtained a Ph.D. in mathematics from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, under supervision of Graham Elton, with a thesis entitled “Relationships between Group Topologies”.

In 1976, Sharpe was ordained as an Anglican priest.

He obtained a second Ph.D. in religious studies in 1987 from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, for work performed under supervision of Professors Robert S. Cohen of the Philosophy Department, and Harold H. Oliver with the topic “Christian Theology and the Physics, Metaphysics, and Mathematics of David Bohm”, which later led to his book published in 1993.

Career Since 1987, Kevin Sharpe was professor in the Graduate College of the Union Institute & University, Cincinnati,

He was editor of Theology and the Sciences of the Fortress Press series as of 1991, They continued to interpret these as early mnemonic devices and a precursor to writing.

Books Kevin J. Sharpe: Science of God: Truth in the Age of Science, Rowman and Littlefield, 2006, Kevin J. Sharpe, Rebecca Bryant: Has Science Displaced the Soul? Debating Love and Happiness, Rowman and Littlefield, 2005, Kevin J. Sharpe: Sleuthing the Divine: The Nexus of Science and Spirit, Minneapolis, Fortress Press, 2000, Kevin J. Sharpe: David Bohm's World: New Physics and New Religion, Bucknell University Press, 1993, Kevin J. Sharpe: From Science to an Adequate Mythology, Science, Religion, and Society Series, No. 1, 1984,

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La Trobe University
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Who was Kevin J. Sharpe?

Mathematician and theologian

When was Kevin J. Sharpe born?

Kevin J. Sharpe was born on 23 January 1950.

When did Kevin J. Sharpe die?

Kevin J. Sharpe died on 6 November 2008.

What was Kevin J. Sharpe's occupation?

Kevin J. Sharpe was a mathematician.

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Kevin J. Sharpe was New Zealand.

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· Wikipedia: Kevin J. Sharpe

· Wikidata: Q6396579

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