However, as the Eastern churches have always maintained, through Christ creation is intended eventually to share in the life of God, the life of divine nature. John Polkinghorne christchurchcreation 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
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
So Whitehead's metaphysics doesn't fit very well on to physics as we understand the process of the world. John Polkinghorne fitmetaphysicphysic Change image and share on social
It is the faithfulness of God that allows epistemology to model ontology. John Polkinghorne epistemologyfaithfulnessgod 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
The physical fabric of the world had to be such as to enable that ten billion year preliminary evolution to produce the raw materials of life. Without it there would not have been the chemical materials to allow life to evolve here on earth. John Polkinghorne billionchemicalearth share on social
Nevertheless, all of us who work in quantum physics believe in the reality of a quantum world, and the reality of quantum entities like protons and electrons. John Polkinghorne electronentityphysic 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
Quantum theory also tells us that the world is not simply objective; somehow it's something more subtle than that. In some sense it is veiled from us, but it has a structure that we can understand. John Polkinghorne objectivequantumsense Change image and share on social
