The Trinity and an Entangled World: Relationality in Physical Science and Theology

by John Polkinghorne

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2010

Overview

Twentieth-century science discovered that the physical world is profoundly relational—that, thanks to the phenomenon of quantum entanglement, there is a holistic connectivity at the deepest level of physical reality. This new way of comprehending the universe—which brings to mind the mystery at the heart of Trinitarian theology—has inspired 13 distinguished scholars from physics and theology to explore the role of relationality in both science and religion. Besides containing insights from both expert scientists and theologians, The Trinity and an Entangled World considers the way in which these parallel insights can contribute to a harmonious dialogue between science and religion.

Product Details

• Title: The Trinity and an Entangled World: Relationality in Physical Science and Theology
• Author: John Polkinghorne
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Religion and science; Physical sciences › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9780802865120, 0802865127
• Resource ID: LLS:TRNTYNNTNGLWRLD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:30:59Z

About John Polkinghorne

Rev Dr. John Polkinghorne (1930-2021) was a distinguished physicist who spent recent decades studying and writing about the relationship between science and faith. His physics career began at Cambridge where he studied under the legendary quantum pioneer P.A.M. Dirac and others, and he worked for 25 years in the field of theoretical elementary particle physics as a professor at Cambridge. He resigned his professorship in 1979 and became an Anglican priest, and since then has become a leading spokesman for the faith among serious scientists. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974, and was appointed KBE (Knight Commander of the order of the British Empire) in 1997.