Quotes by : John Polkinghorne

Inthe scientific community, the adjective ‘theological’ is some-times used pejoratively to refer....

Of course, Einstein was a very great scientist indeed, and I have enormous respect for him, and great....

Chance doesn't mean meaningless randomness, but historical contingency. This happens rather than that,....

As a consequence, scientists who are carefully reflectiveabout their activity do not instinctively ask....

The widespread success of science is too significantan issue to be treated as if it were a happy accident....

If we are seeking to serve the God of truth then we should really welcome truth from whatever source....

I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific....

Claims for theoccurrence of miraculous events will have to be evaluated ona case-by-case basis. There....

The doctrine of creation of the kind that the Abrahamic faiths profess is such that it encourages the....

Science cannot tell theology how to construct a doctrine of creation, but you can't construct a doctrine....