Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent. John Polkinghorne bristolclasscurate Change image and share on social
If the experience of science teaches anything, it's that the world is very strange and surprising. The many revolutions in science have certainly shown that. John Polkinghorne experiencerevolutionscience Change image and share on social
Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful. John Polkinghorne acknowledgedetailgladly Change image and share on social
Theologians have a great problem because they're seeking to speak about God. Since God is the ground of everything that is, there's a sense in which every human inquiry is grist to the theological mill. Obviously, no theologian can know everything. John Polkinghorne godgreatgrind share on social
It is the faithfulness of God that allows epistemology to model ontology. John Polkinghorne epistemologyfaithfulnessgod Change image and share on social
At present, too much theological thinking is very human-centered. John Polkinghorne centerhumanpresent Change image and share on social
Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story. John Polkinghorne attentionbegincreation Change image and share on social
I'm a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality - one world of our experience that we're seeking to describe. John Polkinghorne believerdescribeexperience Change image and share on social
Of course, Einstein was a very great scientist indeed, and I have enormous respect for him, and great admiration for the discoveries he made. But he was very committed to a view of the objectivity of the physical world. John Polkinghorne admirationcommitdiscovery share on social
Bottom up thinkers try to start from experience and move from experience to understanding. They don't start with certain general principles they think beforehand are likely to be true; they just hope to find out what reality is like. John Polkinghorne bottomexperiencefind share on social