Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship

Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship
by John Polkinghorne

Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship
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Author: John Polkinghorne
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-19
ISBN: 0300138407
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Yale University Press

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Book Review: A remarkable synthesis of ideas
Summary: 5 Stars

John Polkinghorne has written a book that will surprise and challenge many of its readers. In a neatly written and cogently argued case, he shows that there are many more similarities than one might have suspected between the goals and methods of the quantum physicist and those of the Christian theologian. He writes as an expert in both disciplines and his text is free of wild overstatement and contrived polemic. This is a book that charms and inspires and conveys a sense of authentic wonder at the astonishing creation of which we are a part.

Summary of Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship

Despite the differences of their subject matter, science and theology have a cousinly relationship, John Polkinghorne contends in his latest thought-provoking book. ?From his unique perspective as both theoretical physicist and Anglican priest, Polkinghorne considers aspects of quantum physics and theology and demonstrates that the two truth-seeking enterprises are engaged in analogous rational techniques of inquiry. His exploration of the deep connections between science and theology shows with new clarity a common kinship in the search for truth.
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The author identifies and explores key similarities in quantum physics and Christology. Among the many parallels he identifies are patterns of historical development in quantum physics and in Christology; wrestling with perplexities such as quantum interpretation and the problem of evil; and the drive for an overarching view in the Grand Unified Theories of physics and in Trinitarian theology. Both theology and science are propelled by a desire to understand the world through experienced reality, and Polkinghorne explains that their viewpoints are by no means mutually exclusive.

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