Quantum Leap: How John Polkinghorne found God in science and religion

Author:   Professor Dean Nelson ,  Karl Giberson
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Edition:   New edition
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9781854249722


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   20 May 2011
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Author:   Professor Dean Nelson ,  Karl Giberson
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   Monarch Books
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.205kg
ISBN:  

9781854249722


ISBN 10:   185424972
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   20 May 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Prologue 6 Chapter One: Intellectual Suicide 9 Chapter Two: Room for Reality 35 Chapter Three: Droplets of Grace 63 Chapter Four: Regime Change 81 Chapter Five: Here and There 100 Chapter Six: Law and Order 121 Chapter Seven: Life after Life 136 Chapter Eight: In Particular 157 Conclusion: Icon 178 Epilogue 182 Acknowledgments 186 Notes 187

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"I cannot think of a more trustworthy guide than John Polkinghorne, who holds up both ends of the science/faith debate.A"" - Philip Yancey The revealing story of an influential Christian and brilliant physicist whose life trajectory has been astonishingly unexpected. Written with sensitivity and clarity, this extraordinary spiritual biography illuminates one of the leading figures in our contemporary science-and-religion dialogue.A"" - Dr. Owen Gingerich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and author of God's Universe ""A very accessible guide to the life and thought of this leading thinker. Immensely worthwhile reading for anyone concerned with the relation of faith and science."" - Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education, King's College, London ""An interesting and perceptive study of the life of a great and thoughtful person, who emphasized the relation between science and religion."" - Charles Townes, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, and Professor of Physics, University of California"


I cannot think of a more trustworthy guide than John Polkinghorne, who holds up both ends of the science/faith debate.A - Philip Yancey The revealing story of an influential Christian and brilliant physicist whose life trajectory has been astonishingly unexpected. Written with sensitivity and clarity, this extraordinary spiritual biography illuminates one of the leading figures in our contemporary science-and-religion dialogue.A - Dr. Owen Gingerich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and author of God's Universe A very accessible guide to the life and thought of this leading thinker. Immensely worthwhile reading for anyone concerned with the relation of faith and science. - Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education, King's College, London An interesting and perceptive study of the life of a great and thoughtful person, who emphasized the relation between science and religion. - Charles Townes, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, and Professor of Physics, University of California


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Dean Nelson is an award-winning journalist who writes for the New York Times as well as Sojourners and Christianity Today. He is author of 14 books. Karl Giberson, a physicist, is the director of the Forum on Faith and Science at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, and author of 'Saving Darwin'.

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