Statistics and Faith

""In a world increasingly driven by data, in which statistics are wielded like weapons, Jason Wilson's Statistics and Faith arrives at a crucial time. This is not a book about numbers alone, nor is it a devotional cloaked in academic jargon. It is, rather, an exploration into the fertile ground where empirical truth and spiritual conviction meet—a place many fear to tread but where Wilson walks with clarity, humility, and wisdom."" -- Russell Howell, Kathleen Smith Chair of Natural and Behavioral Sciences at Westmont University and coeditor of Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith and Mathematics in a Postmodern Age: A Christian Perspective, from the foreword ""Statistics and faith both help us tell stories that allow us to understand the world. Statistics uses numbers, data, and quantifying, while faith uses something harder to describe. Jason Wilson expertly interweaves these elements, showing how both speak to the innate human desire to know and practice the truth. Now more than ever it is vital to engage truth winsomely, and this book serves as an example and a valuable resource toward this end."" -- Josh Wilkerson, president of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences and director of mathematics at Regents School of Austin ""I often say that there is a way to think biblically about everything. It never occurred to me to apply this to the field of statistics. Yet, my colleague and friend Jason Wilson has done it! In Statistics and Faith, written for intellectually hungry non-statisticians, Dr. Wilson reveals some fascinating insights about gambling, the origin of life, the Covid-19 virus, and much more. He helps readers not only make connections from math to faith but to grow in wisdom, so as not to be fooled by the many people who misuse stats."" -- Sean McDowell, author, popular YouTuber, and professor of apologetics at the Talbot School of Theology