Ian Barbour
| Ian Graeme Barbour | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 5, 1923 Beijing, China |
| Died | December 24, 2013 (aged 90) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Author, Scholar, University Professor |
| Years active | 1949-1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Deane Kern |
Ian Graeme Barbour (October 5, 1923 – December 24, 2013), was an American scholar on the relationship between science and religion. According to the Public Broadcasting Service his mid-1960s Issues in Science and Religion "has been credited with literally creating the contemporary field of science and religion."
In the citation nominating Barbour for the 1999 Templeton Prize, John B. Cobb wrote "No contemporary has made a more original, deep and lasting contribution toward the needed integration of scientific and religious knowledge and values than Ian Barbour. With respect to the breadth of topics and fields brought into this integration, Barbour has no equal."
Barbour was born in Beijing, China the second of three sons of an American Episcopalian mother and a Scottish Presbyterian father. He spent his childhood in China, the United States, and England.
He received his B.Sc. in physics from Swarthmore College, his M.Sc. in physics from Duke University in 1946, and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago in 1950.
He earned a B.Div. in 1956 from Yale University's Divinity School. Barbour taught at Carleton College beginning in 1955, with an appointment as professor of religion. In the 1970s, he co-founded of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at Carleton, which later became the Environment and Technology Studies program. He retired in 1986 as the Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and Society.
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