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Book Summary: In these mediations, Polkinghorne reminds the reader of the importance of the penitential nature of the season of Advent, and of the importance of hope to Christian faith, in addition to celebrating the more joyous times of Christmas and Epiphany. He begins from the perspective that meaningful Christian faith retains a confident hope that God's saving purposes will reach their intended completion. An honest theology pursues this matter while facing the reality of human death. Advent, then, offers the opportunity to consider both beginnings and ends, and to affirm God's ultimate purpose in creation.
Synopsis
In these refreshingly unconventional meditations, scientist John Polkinghorne connects the perspectives of science and religion in honest and thoughtful reflections for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Giving new meaning to the penitence of Advent and the hope of the Christian faith, he considers God's ultimate purposes along with scientific knowledge of the fate of the universe. Complete with Scriptural references and prayers, Living With Hope encourages Christians to think about the beginning and end of the world and to come to discover what it means to truly affirm God's purpose in creation.
About the Author
John Polkinghorneis one of the world's leading experts on Science and Religion. A world-class physics Professor at Cambridge who became a priest, Founding President of the ISSR and winner of the Templeton Prize, Polkinghorne's publications include Exploring Reality, Quantum Physics and Theology, Quarks, Chaos and Christianity, Science and the Trinity, Living with Hope, and Belief in God in an Age of Science.