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Born October 16th 1930, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset England.
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John Polkinghorne earned his Bachelor' s Degree from Trinity College, Cambridge.
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Polkinghorne earned his master's degree from Cambridge University.
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John Polkinghorne earned his Doctorate in Quantum Field Theory from Cambridge.
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Appointed lecturer at the University of Edinburgh in mathematical physics.
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John Polinghorne became a lecturer at Cambridge for mathematical physics.
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After 10 years as a lecturer at Cambridge. John Polkinghorne was elevated to the postion of professor of mathematical physics at Cambridge.
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Polkinghorne earned an additional doctorate in theoretical elementary particle physics from Trinity College.
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Polkinghorne decided that his research had come to an end and resigned his post and began Theologoical studies at Wescott House in Cambridge. He was Ordained in 1982 and assigned to a parish in South Bristol.
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Polkinghorne published "The Way the World Is", which explained how a thinking person can be a Christian. One of his first of several works where he discuses the relationship between science and religion.
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John Polkinghorne was appointed the Vicar of a Parish in Blean
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Appointed Fellow, Dean, and Chaplin of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
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Appointed President of Queens' College, Cambridge
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Polkinghorne published "The Faith of a Physicist: Reflections of a Bottom-Up Thinker"
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Polkinghorne retired from his position as president of Queens' College, Cambridge
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Polkinghorne was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for distinguished service to science, religion, learning, and medical ethics
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Published "Faith, Science, and Understanding"
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Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries About Spiritual Realities.
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John Polkinghorne published "The God of Hope and the End of the World"
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Published "Science and the Trinity: The Christian Encounter with Reality"
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Polkinghorne published "Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship"
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John Polkinghorne published the autobiography "From Physicist to Priest"