From ResearchID.org

It is difficult to discuss the beginning of the universe without mentioning the concept of God. My work on the origin of the universe is on the borderline between science and religion. But I try to stay this side of the border. It is quite possible that God acts in ways that cannot be described by Scientific laws.
- From a 1989 interview with Hugh Downs on 20/20.

From 'Understanding the Creation/Evolution Controversy' by Dr. Eugene Ashby, Chapter 1 heading. Dr. Ashby suggests that Stephen Hawking, like Albert Einstein, does not view God on a "personal basis", as a matter of deep faith, but rather as, to use the modern term, the "Intelligent Designer" of the universe, Earth, and life. Adapted from geosciblog