Re: Polkinghorne books

From: George Murphy (gmurphy@raex.com)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 07:08:06 EST

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    Wayne Dawson wrote:
    >
    > Preston Garrison wrote:
    > > Looking around at Amazon, I notice a recent book by John
    > > Polkinghorne and John Hargreaves called "A Guide to Genesis." Has
    > > anyone read this or know anything about it? Also, any
    > > recommendations on Polkinghorne's "Belief in God in an Age of
    > > Science?"
    >
    > I don't know about his most recent book, but I would recomend
    > "Belief in God in an Age of Science". Polkinghorne was a particle
    > physicist before becoming a theologian, and he tends to reason
    > like a physicist. For example, he tries to explain *how* miracles
    > might occur. You can decide for yourself if you agree or not, but
    > frankly, I would like to see more Christians who carry the badge
    > of science wrestling with that very issue.
    >
    > He keeps with a sound theology, and I think, if one at least accepts
    > the premise that the apostles were honest (a rare consent these days
    > in some camps), he puts forward an interesting argument for accepting
    > the resurrection.

            My own recommendation among P's books (unless one is looking for special
    topics) would be _The Faith of a Physicist_, based on his Gifford lectures. The format
    is an exposition of the Nicene Creed so it's more complete theologically than some of
    his other books.
                                                            Shalom,
                                                            George

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    George L. Murphy
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