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John Polkinghorne

  • Birth of John Polkinghorne

    John Charlton Polkinghorne was born in Somerset, England to Dorothy Charlton and George Polkinghorne.
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    College

    John Charlton Polkinghorne earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's and a doctorate in quantum physics at Trinity College, Cambridge.
  • Polkinghorne's publications

    Polkinghorne's publications
    Polkinghorne's publications: The Analytic S-Matrix (1966), The Particle Play (1979), The Quantum World (1984), One World: The interaction of science and theology (1986), Reason and Reality: The relationship between science and religion (1991), Faith, Science and Understanding (2000), and Quantum Physics and Theology (2007).
  • John's Cornell Speech

    John's Cornell Speech
    'Both science and theology believe that there is a truth to be found about reality. They believe there is a truth to be sought and as far as possible to be found. Never, of course, totally to be found either in science or in theology.'- John Polkinghorne
  • Death of John Polkinghorne

    At the age of 90, John passed away as a mathematical physicist and Anglican priest, known as the Reverend Canon, Dr. John Charlton Polkinghorne.
  • Citation

    CONTRIBUTOR:
    Darrell J. Turner
    TITLE
    John Polkinghorne
    PUBLISHER
    Encyclopædia Britannica
    DATE PUBLISHED
    October 12, 2020
    URL
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Polkinghorne
    ACCESS DATE
    April 04, 2022
  • Citation

    CONTRIBUTOR
    Bob Abernethy and Chris Roberts
    TITLE
    Sir John Polkinghorne on Science and Theology
    URL
    https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/1998/05/08/may-08-1998-sir-john-polkinghorne-on-science-and-theology/15143/
    PUBLISHED BY
    Thirteen
    PUBLISHED ON
    May 08, 1998
    ACCESSED ON
    April 05, 2022
  • Citation

    CONTRIBUTOR
    Ted Davis
    TITLE
    Belief in God in an Age of Science: John Polkinghorne
    URL
    https://biologos.org/articles/belief-in-god-in-an-age-of-science-john-polkinghorne/
    PUBLISHED BY
    BioLogos
    PUBLISHED ON
    May 13, 2013
    ACCESSED ON
    April 05, 2022