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
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
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
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
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
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
I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. John Polkinghorne assimilateconceptcosmology share on social
