Science and Theology: The Creation 

Monday, April 3, Noon to 1:30 p.m., Winship Ballroom, Emory University.  Address by Sir John Polkinghorne, with responses from Dr. James Fowler of Emory and Dr. David Finkelstein of Georgia Tech.  Sir John Polkinghorne is former Professor of Mathematical  Physics at Cambridge. Now an Anglican priest, he is a world-renowned authority on science and theology. Bring your lunch or make reservations at 404.727.6020 or  e-mail ghauk@emory.edu.

In the beginning: A Service on Creation 

 April 3, 2000, 7:30 PM, Cannon Chapel, Emory University. Sir John Polkinghorne will preach and the Meridian Chorale will sing  in a dramatic liturgy exploring the creation of the physical universe. 

Directions: www.emory.edu/ADMISSIONS/directions.html

William Blake
God as an Architect

Design: Lewis and Son

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wpeE.jpg (3479 bytes) John C. Polkinghorne 
Scientist – Theologian

A renowned scientist, Dr. John C. Polkinghorne held the physics chair at Cambridge University, England; until in 1983, he resigned this prestigious post to enter the Anglican priesthood. After theological studies, he served several parishes before returning to Cambridge as a chaplain and then as president of Queens College, retiring in 1996. He was knighted in 1997. He has written a series of important books on the relation of science and theology, published by Cambridge, Yale and others. Commanding the respect of scientists and theologians, he is in demand internationally as a speaker on this important subject. He and his wife Ruth have two sons and a daughter.

 

 

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