Sir John Polkinghorne is an Anglican priest, the former President of Queens’ College, Cambridge University, and former Professor of Mathematical Physics at Cambridge University. Dr Polkinghorne resigned his chair in physics to study for the Anglican priesthood. After completing his theological studies and serving in parishes, he returned to Cambridge. During this time, he wrote a series of books on the compatibility of religion and science. These include Quarks, Chaos and Christianity (1994), and most recently, Belief in God in an Age of Science (2000) and his Gifford Lectures, The Faith of a Physicist. Dr Polkinghorne was the recipient of the 2002 Templeton Prize.
John Charlton Polkinghorne KBE FRS (16 October 1930 – 9 March 2021)