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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Faith of a Physicistworks on two levels. On one level it is a straight-forward work of Christian apologetics. On another level it is a meditation on the relationship between science and religion. As a work of apologetics, Polkinghorne's book is a tour de force. It is a thoughtful and thorough defense of the Christian faith... When Polkinghorne moves from apologetic argument to applying insights derived from physics to theology, his book loses none of its power and in fact becomes even more intellectually engaging."--The Boston Book Review
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements x Introduction 1 I Humanity 9 'We believe' 2 Knowledge 30 'We believe' 3 Divinity 52 'One God the Father Almighty' 4 Creation 71 'Maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen' 5 Jesus 88 'One Lord, Jesus Christ' 6 Crucifixion and Resurrection 106 'For our sakes he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again 'he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father' 7 Son of God 124 'The only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father' 'he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary and was made man' 8 The Spirit and the Church 146 'The Holv Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, with the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified' he has spoken through the prophets' 'We believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic Church' 9 Eschatology 162 'We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come' 10 Alternatives 176 Epilogue 193 Glossary 195 Bibliography 200 Index 207
