Arthur Peacocke

Theologian

1924-11-29 – 2006-10-21

English Anglican theologian and biochemist known for integrating theology and science. He received the Templeton Prize in 2001 and was a leading voice in religion-science dialogue. He died in 2006.

Quotes by Arthur Peacocke

Classical philosophical theism maintained the ontological distinction between God and creative world that is necessary for any genuine theism by conceiving them to be of different substances, with particular attributes predicated of each.
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In the nineteenth century, many Anglican theologians, both evangelical and catholic, embraced positively the proposal of evolution.
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Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires - and these stem from the sense of a transcendent good.
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