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Arthur Peacocke

Arthur Peacocke

Dr. Arthur Peacock (1924-2006) was a biochemist and Dean of Clare College at Cambridge University. In 1971, he was ordained as a priest in the Church of England and in 1986 he founded the Society of Ordained Scientists (S.O.Sc.) to further advance the development of the field of science and religion. Among his major publications in this area are Creation and the World of Science (1979), which established further his international reputation, Intimations of Reality: Critical Realism in Science and Religion (1984), Theology for a Scientific Age (1990, 2nd edition 1993, including his 1993 Gifford Lectures), God and the New Biology (1994), From DNA to DEAN: Reflections and Explorations of a Priest-Scientist (1996), God and Science: A Quest for Christianity Credibility (1996), and Paths from Science Towards God: The End of All Our Exploring (2001). He was awarded the Templeton prize in 2001.

Interview

On How Evolution enhances Christian Faith

Peacocke and Polkinghorne Compared

Faith and Reason

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Peacocke on how Evolution enhances Christian Faith

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