John Polkinghorne (October 16, 1930 (age 90 years))

Born October 16th,1930

Oct 16, 1930

John Polkinghorne was born on October 16th, 1930 in Weston, Somerset, England.

National Service in the Royal Army Educational Corps

Period: 1948 to 1949

Graduated Cambridge University as Senior Wrangler

1952

Graduated Cambridge University with PhD in Physics

1955

Married

Mar 26, 1955

Married fellow student and Mathematician Ruth Martin.

Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

1974

Ordained

Jun 6, 1982

The Quantum World

1986

Polkinghorne, J. C.. The Quantum World (Princeton Science Library). United Kingdom, Princeton University Press, 1986.

Canon Theologian

Period: 1994 to 2005

Served as Canon Theologian at Liverpool Cathedral.

Retired

1996

Knighthood

1997

He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Awarded the Templeton Prize

2002

Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Science & Religion

2005

Polkinghorne, John. “Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Science and Religion.” Exploring Reality, Yale University Press, 2005.

Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship

2007

Polkinghorne, J. (2007). Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship. In Quantum Physics and Theology. Yale University Press.

Questions of Truth

2009

Beale, Nicholas, and Polkinghorne, John. Questions of Truth: Fifty-one Responses to Questions about God, Science, and Belief. United States, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2009.

The Polkinghorne Reader

2010

Oord, Thomas, and Polkinghorne, Revd Professor John. Polkinghorne Reader: Science, Faith and the Search for Meaning. United Kingdom, SPCK, 2010.