From Physicist to Priest: An Autobiography (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556359101)

'I am a scientist-theologian, someone who is both a physicist and a priest - a statement that sometimes arouses the kind of curiosity or suspicion that might follow the claim to be a vegetarian butcher.' Cambridge don, curate in a working-class area of a big city, vicar of a country parish in Kent, contributor to governmental committees, prize-winning author of more than thirty-five books, KBE and much more, John Polkinghorne tells his remarkable life story in a direct and modest yet profound narrative. He looks back on his journeys into both disciplines from a human angle, including the formative experiences and key relationships he experienced as a child, an undergraduate, graduate and beyond into university teaching, family life, priesthood and writing. He describes his developing thoughts and understanding of the value and interdependence of each of the major disciplines and, by so doing, brings a down-to-earth touch to the big questions that each approach raises.

Author: John Polkinghorne
ISBN-10: 1556359101
ISBN-13: 9781556359101
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 11/30/2010 pg. 26