Theology in the Context of Science pdf

John Carlton Polkinghorn , fisico teorico britannico, pensatore religioso, scrittore e sacerdote anglicano, nato nel 1930 Come presidente del Queen's College di Cambridge dal 1988 al 1996, Polkinghorne è autore di cinque libri di fisica e ventisei libri sul rapporto tra scienza e religione. I suoi libri includono 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 (a cura di Thomas J. Ord) e forniscono riassunti chiave di Polkinghorn's libri più influenti, nominato cavaliere nel 1997 e insignito del Premio Templeton di 1 milione di sterline nel 2002 per i suoi eccezionali contributi all'affermazione della dimensione spirituale della vita.

Theology in the Context of Science pdf da 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.