About the Author

Arthur Peacocke (d. 2006) was most recently a Warden Emeritus at the Society of Ordained Scientists. A biologist, he was also ordained in the Church of England and served as Chaplain and Honorary Canon at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford. A pioneer in the religion/science field and a recipient of the Templeton Prize in Religion, he is best known for his volume Theology for a Scientific Age (2d ed., 1993, 978-0-8006-2859-1) and more recently with Ann Pederson, The Music of Creation (2005, 978-0-8006-3756-9).