Theology in the Context of Science pdf

John Carlton Polkinghorn, physicien théoricien britannique, penseur religieux, écrivain et prêtre anglican, né en 1930. En tant que président du Queen's College de Cambridge de 1988 à 1996, Polkinghorne est l'auteur de cinq livres sur la physique et de vingt-six livres sur la relation entre science et religion. Ses livres incluent Quantum World 1989, Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Connection 2005, Exploring Truth: The Intertwining of Science and Religion 2007, Questions of Truth 2009, A Polkinghorn Reader (édité par Thomas J. Ord) et fournissant des résumés clés de Polkinghorn's livres les plus influents, fait chevalier en 1997 et récompensé d'un prix Templeton d'un million de livres sterling en 2002 pour ses contributions exceptionnelles à l'affirmation de la dimension spirituelle de la vie.

Theology in the Context of Science pdf par John Polkinghorne

Just as gendered, cultural, and geographical perspectives have illuminated and advanced theological thought, the contributions of twentieth-century science have much to offer theology. In his latest book, physicist-theologian John Polkinghorne, renowned as one of the world’s foremost thinkers on science and religion, offers a lucid argument for developing the intersection of the two fields as another form of contextual theology. Countering recent assertions by “new atheists” that religious belief is irrational and even dangerous, Polkinghorne explores ways that theology can be open to and informed by science. He describes recent scientific discourse on such subjects as epistemology, objectivity, uncertainty, and rationality and considers the religious importance of the evolution in these areas of scientific thought. Then, evaluating such topics as relativity, space and time, and evolutionary theory, he uses a scientific style of inquiry as a foundation on which to build a model of Christian belief structure. Science and theology share in the great human quest for truth and understanding, says Polkinghorne, and he illustrates how their interaction can be fruitful for both.