ZYGO Zygon® 0591-2385 1467-9744 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1993.tb01051.x SCIENCE AND GOD THE CREATOR Peacocke Arthur 02 12 1993 28 4 10.1111/zygo.1993.28.issue-4 469 484

Abstract. Variable judgments, both negative and positive, have been made by scientists (mainly physicists and astronomers) on the theological implications of their Findings. It is urged that science and theology are most appropriately related through a critical realist approach. On this basis some implications for our conceptions of God and our scientific perspectives on the created world are explored with respect to both divine Being and divine Becoming. A positive assessment of nature as created concludes the article.

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