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John C. Polkinghorne
John C. Polkinghorne, A well known English physicist and Priest was born on October 16, 1930 in Weston-super-More, Somerset England. Photo credit: AllTrails.com google search Weston-super-More Somerset England -
Education
Polkinghorne earned his bachelors degree in math in 1952. Four years later he earned his masters degree in 1955, and his first doctorate in 1956 in Quantum Field Theory at Trinity College, Cambridge. He went along and obtained a second doctorate in 1974 in Elementary Particle Physics. Photo credit The Independent. Google results for Cambridge University. -
Pastor Sir John C. Polkinghorne was members of many organizations
Just to add to Polkinghorne's outstanding resume, he was also a member of: Science Research Council (1975), Doctrine Commission of the Church of England (84-95), Human Genetics Advising Commission (99-02), and was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for distinguished service to Science, Religion, Learning, and Medical Ethics. Resource: Britannica.com Biography of John Polkinghorne
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Wrote his first, of several books.
In 1983, John published the first of several books. His first book was titled Relation of Science and Religion: The Way the World Is. He wrote many books through the years relating both science and religion and how they go hand in hand. Some of these titles include: The Faith of a Physicist (1994), Faith, Science and Understanding (2000), God of Hope and the End of the World (2002) and an autobiography titled From Physicist to Priest (2007). Photo from Amazon Google search autobiography -
Ordained Scientist Society
In 1986, Polkinghorne helped found the Society of Ordained Scientists. This society is active today, and has members around the world. The Society of Ordained Scientists hold a mission to reach out to the public on faith and science. Reference: OrdSci.com History of the Society of Ordained Scientists
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Retired in 1996
John later on retired in 1996. At the time, he was the Dean Chaplin of Trinity Hall and was the President of Queens College in Cambridge (since 1989). Photo: Trinity Hall courtesy of Cherwell.org -
Templeton Prize
In 2002 John was awarded the Templeton Prize for progress towards research and discoveries about spiritual realities. The Templeton Prize is an award that "honors individuals whose exemplary achievements advance Sir John Templeton’s philanthropic vision: harnessing the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind’s place and purpose within it"(Templeton) Resources: Templetonprize.org-Celebrating Scientific and Spiritual Curiosity
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International Society for Science and Religion
In 2002, Polkinghorne founded and was the president of the International Society for Science and Religion (I.S.S.R.) from 2002- 2004. Members of the society includes scientists, theologians, historians, philosophers and others (ISSR.org). This is a great foundation where professionals from all areas of science and religion can come together and be representatives of the cultural diversity. Reference: ISSR.org -
Quote from John Polkingorne himself
"“If we are seeking to serve the God of truth then we should really welcome truth from whatever source it comes. We shouldn’t fear the truth. Some of it will be from science, obviously, but by no means all of it. It will sometimes by perplexing, how this bit of truth relates to that bit of truth; we know that within science itself often enough and we find it outside of science as well. The crucial thing is to be honest.”
Resource: Goodreads.com J. Polkinghorne
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"A Destiny Beyond Death?"
"A Destiny Beyond Death?" Here is a short interview of Rev. Sir John C. Polkinghorne (in 2011) and reflecting of both science and religion and going beyond death spiritually. https://youtu.be/nOfwQGQevhk
