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The Way the World Is

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It is a short volume which was written in response to the surprise of a number of working scientists when Polkinghorne quit academic research in 1979 to train for
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The remaining chapters consider core Christian beliefs, New Testament history and how they fit into this perspective.
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to the development of human life on Earth. Whilst discussing these the book gives an overview of
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The first part of the book goes through the familiar territory of the scientist's '
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The Way the World Is: Christian Perspective of a Scientist
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The Way the World Is: Christian Perspective of a Scientist
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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
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John Polkinghorne
University of Cambridge
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
ordination
Church of England
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Queens' College, Cambridge
Standard Model
Big Bang
quantum theory
indeterminism
metaphysical naturalism
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0-281-04597-6
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Christianity
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1983 non-fiction books
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