The Faith of a Physicist : : Reflections of a Bottom-Up Thinker / / John C. Polkinghorne.
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 r...
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