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John Polkinghorne(1930-2021)

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John Polkinghorne in Tolkien & Lewis: Myth, Imagination & the Quest for Meaning (2017)
John Polkinghorne was born on 16 October 1930 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK. He died on 9 March 2021 in Cambridge, England, UK.
BornOctober 16, 1930
DiedMarch 9, 2021(90)
BornOctober 16, 1930
DiedMarch 9, 2021(90)
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Known for

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
3.8
  • Self
  • 2008
Test of FAITH: Does Science Threaten Belief in God? (2009)
Test of FAITH: Does Science Threaten Belief in God?
  • Self
  • 2009
From the Dust (2012)
From the Dust
  • Self
  • 2012
Closer to Truth (2000)
Closer to Truth
8.7
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Self

  • Tolkien & Lewis: Myth, Imagination & the Quest for Meaning (2017)
    Tolkien & Lewis: Myth, Imagination & the Quest for Meaning
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Self - Physicist, Cambridge University
    • 2017
  • From the Dust (2012)
    From the Dust
    • Self
    • 2012
  • Closer to Truth (2000)
    Closer to Truth
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2010
  • Morgan Freeman in Through the Wormhole (2010)
    Through the Wormhole
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Particle Physicist
    • 2010
  • Gerry Adams and Helen K. Bond in The Bible: A History (2010)
    The Bible: A History
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self (as The Rev'd Sir John Polkinghorne)
    • 2010
  • Test of FAITH: Does Science Threaten Belief in God? (2009)
    Test of FAITH: Does Science Threaten Belief in God?
    • Self
    • 2009
  • How Life Began (2008)
    How Life Began
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Self (as Rev. John Polkinghorne)
    • 2008
  • Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
    Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
    3.8
    • Self
    • 2008
  • The Universe (2007)
    The Universe
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Physicist and Anglican Priest
    • 2007
  • The Trouble with Atheism (2006)
    The Trouble with Atheism
    3.9
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2006
  • The Big Question
    Video
    • Self - Canon of Liverpool Cathedral (as John Polkinghorne KBE FRS)
    • 2005
  • Tsunami: Where Was God?
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Self - Author: 'Science and Christian Belief' (as Rev. John Polkinghorne)
    • 2005
  • João Magueijo in Equinox (1986)
    Equinox
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self - Former Professor of Mathematical Physics
    • Self - Professor of Mathematical Physics
    • 1995–1998

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Polkinghorne KBE FRS
  • Born
    • October 16, 1930
    • Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 9, 2021
    • Cambridge, England, UK(undisclosed)

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