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John Polkinghorne

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Discovering John Polkinghorne

By deannelson on October 6, 2011

So after about three years of working on it, my book on John Polkinghorne, the world class physicist, Anglican priest, and all-around clear thinker, is now out in the US! I wrote it with another…
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So This is What a Birthday Party for Intellectuals Looks Like

By deannelson on July 16, 2010

Recently I attended a conference at Oxford University called God and Physics. More than 100 scientists, philosophers, theologians and others gathered for a few days of lecture and discussion on topics raised in the writings…
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Inside the Cathedrals in Cambridge, It’s Bach and Handel; Outside it’s Indians and Robots

By deannelson on December 11, 2009

So, I’m back in Cambridge, England to do more work on my faith/science book that focuses on the physicist/priest John Polkinghorne. On every street there is a cathedral announcing a Christmas concert — choirs, bells,…
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New Beliefnet Essay on Science and Faith

By deannelson on September 9, 2009

Many of you know that I am working on a book project about the British scientist/theologian John Polkinghorne. He’s one of the scientists who helped develop knowledge of the smallest known particle, the quark; he’s…
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Why is the Kettle Boiling?

By deannelson on August 3, 2009

It had been more than 20 years, but it seemed as if he had never left. John Polkinghorne has not been the parish priest in the village of Blean, England (just up the hill from…
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Physics and the Body of Christ

By deannelson on July 26, 2009

At the Good Shepherd Church of Cambridge, England, this morning, John Polkinghorne told the congregation that we’d be celebrating the Eucharist a little differently because of the swine flu epidemic. Instead of sharing the common cup,…
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