Theology in the Context of Science pdf

约翰·卡尔顿·波尔金霍恩，英国理论物理学家、宗教思想家、作家和英国圣公会牧师，生于 1930 年 作为剑桥女王学院的院长，1988 年至 1996 年期间，波尔金霍恩撰写了五本关于物理学的书籍和二十六本关于科学与宗教之间关系的书籍。他的著作包括 1989 年的量子世界、2005 年的量子物理学和神学：一个意外的联系、2007 年探索真理：科学与宗教的交织、2009 年的真理问题、一个 Polkinghorn 阅读器（由 Thomas J. Ord 编辑）并提供了 Polkinghorn 的关键摘要最有影响力的书籍，1997 年被封为爵士，2002 年获得 100 万英镑的邓普顿奖，以表彰他在肯定生活的精神层面方面的杰出贡献。

Theology in the Context of Science pdf 约翰·波尔金霍恩

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.