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This volume invites the reader to join in an intellectual and personal adventure in a search for religious truth and “the living God.” Polkinghorne and Welker take a fresh look at Christianity’s central theological questions. Each author presents one aspect of a mutual encounter, followed with the other author’s reply. They probe key issues such as belief in God, Christian faith and hope, life in the Spirit, and the tenability of faith in light of current science and culture.

Given the different backgrounds of each author, you notice the contrasts and similarities within each topic discussed. Throughout the volume both authors are very respectful of Scripture, recognizing that it always requires interpretation. They wish to place themselves in a consonant relationship with the tradition of the church, while recognizing that each generation has to make that tradition its own. For both authors, the question of truth is vital in theology. They conclude in agreement of how truth-seeking communities may further their search for understanding if pursued in the widest possible setting available to them.

Book of Distinction: 2004
Publication Date: July 2001
ISBN: 9780800634346 (0800634349), $17.00, Paperback
Illustrations: no
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Author Info

Michael Welker, Ph.D., is Chair for Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. Welker was a professor at the universities of Tubingen and Munster before he took his Chair position in 1991. Since 1996, he has also been the director of the Internationales Wissenschaftsforum der Universitat Heidelberg, a center for international and interdisciplinary research. He received a D. Theol. (Tübingen) and a D. Phil. (Heidelberg). Dr. Welker was a guest professor in North America (McMaster University, Princeton Theological Seminary and Harvard Divinity School) and a senior consultant scholar at the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton. He is the author of about 180 articles in academic books and journals and the author or (co-)editor of 25 books.

Rev. John C. Polkinghorne, Ph.D., is President Emeritus of Queen’s College, Cambridge, is a member of the Church of England Doctrine Committee and General Synod. Former Professor of Applied Physics at Cambridge, he has published many papers on theoretical elementary particle physics. Among his science and religion books are Science and Creation and Reason and Reality. Rev. Polkinghorne was the recipient of the 2002 Templeton Prize.

Editorial Reviews



	Faith in the Living God A Dialogue Polkinghorne, John & Welker, Michael List Price: $17.00 Available at the Publisher's website Book Information / Details Author Info Editorial Reviews Press Release This volume invites the reader to join in an intellectual and personal adventure in a search for religious truth and “the living God.” Polkinghorne and Welker take a fresh look at Christianity’s central theological questions. Each author presents one aspect of a mutual encounter, followed with the other author’s reply. They probe key issues such as belief in God, Christian faith and hope, life in the Spirit, and the tenability of faith in light of current science and culture. Given the different backgrounds of each author, you notice the contrasts and similarities within each topic discussed. Throughout the volume both authors are very respectful of Scripture, recognizing that it always requires interpretation. They wish to place themselves in a consonant relationship with the tradition of the church, while recognizing that each generation has to make that tradition its own. For both authors, the question of truth is vital in theology. They conclude in agreement of how truth-seeking communities may further their search for understanding if pursued in the widest possible setting available to them. Book of Distinction: 2004 Publication Date: July 2001 ISBN: 9780800634346 (0800634349), $17.00, Paperback Illustrations: no Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Author Info Michael Welker, Ph.D., is Chair for Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. Welker was a professor at the universities of Tubingen and Munster before he took his Chair position in 1991. Since 1996, he has also been the director of the Internationales Wissenschaftsforum der Universitat Heidelberg, a center for international and interdisciplinary research. He received a D. Theol. (Tübingen) and a D. Phil. (Heidelberg). Dr. Welker was a guest professor in North America (McMaster University, Princeton Theological Seminary and Harvard Divinity School) and a senior consultant scholar at the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton. He is the author of about 180 articles in academic books and journals and the author or (co-)editor of 25 books. Rev. John C. Polkinghorne, Ph.D., is President Emeritus of Queen’s College, Cambridge, is a member of the Church of England Doctrine Committee and General Synod. Former Professor of Applied Physics at Cambridge, he has published many papers on theoretical elementary particle physics. Among his science and religion books are Science and Creation and Reason and Reality. Rev. Polkinghorne was the recipient of the 2002 Templeton Prize. Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Press Release no press releases for this title
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