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The faith of a physicist reflections of a bottom-up thinker

Is it possible to think like a scientist and yet have the faith of a Christian? Although many Westerners might say no, there are also many critically minded individuals who entertain what John Polkinghorne calls a ""wistful wariness"" toward religion--they feel unable to accept religion on rational grounds yet cannot dismiss it completely. Polkinghorne, both a particle physicist and Anglican priest, here explores just what rational grounds there could be for Christian beliefs, maintaining that the quest for motivated understanding is a concern shared by scientists and religious thinkers ali.

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  • "Is it possible to think like a scientist and yet have the faith of a Christian? Although many Westerners might say no, there are also many critically minded individuals who entertain what John Polkinghorne calls a ""wistful wariness"" toward religion--they feel unable to accept religion on rational grounds yet cannot dismiss it completely. Polkinghorne, both a particle physicist and Anglican priest, here explores just what rational grounds there could be for Christian beliefs, maintaining that the quest for motivated understanding is a concern shared by scientists and religious thinkers ali."@en

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  • "The faith of a physicist : reflections of a bottom-up thinker ;[the Gifford lectures, 1993 - 94]"
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  • "The Faith of a Physicist Reflections of a Bottom-Up Thinker"@en
  • "The faith of a physicist : reflections of a bottom-up thinker : the Gifford lectures for 1993-4"@en
  • "The faith of a physicist"@en
  • "The faith of a physicist : reflections of a bottom-up thinker ;[the Gifford lectures for 1993 - 94]"
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