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[Unedited] John Polkinghorne with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

CHAPTER

The Importance of Surprising Truth

I find Orthodox Christian believed to be both surprising and exciting in the same way that a good scientific theory enlarges one's imagination. I think surprise, actually, is an element both of your theology and the way you look at the natural world. There is a deeper, stranger and more satisfying story to be found, both in science and in religion.

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