“Wilczek is one of those rare and wonderful individuals who bring together a keen, creative intellect and an appreciation for transcendent beauty”, the foundation giving the award says.

Jesúa López emphasises the importance that the Christian student groups GBU (IFES) had during his university years: “I grew a lot spiritually”.

Mathematician Rodney Holder highlights some of the contributions of John Polkinghorne (1930 – 2021), the well-known mathematical physicist and theologian who was awarded with the Templeton Prize.

University professor in Physics, Antoine Bret, comments on Hawking’s idea that “science makes God unnecessary”.

“He once said: ‘It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love’”, the scientist’s children say in a statement.