Ian Graeme Barbour

Ian Graeme Barbour (born October 5, 1923 in Beijing , † December 24, 2013 in Minneapolis ) was an American philosopher of science and theologian . He is considered the founder of the interdisciplinary compartment science and religion (Engl. Science and Religion ).

Life

Ian G. Barbour was born in Beijing in 1923 and spent his childhood in China , England and the USA . He studied physics at Duke University in Durham , North Carolina and later theology at Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . In 1955 he founded the Department of Religion at Carleton College in Northfield , Minnesota and also taught physics.

In the 1960s, Barbour developed a scientific methodology for researching the relationship between science and religion . His work Issues in Science and Religion , published in 1966, is considered the cornerstone of the academic subject "Science and Religion". He has also published several works on ethics and modern technology.

In 1986 he retired .

In 1999 Barbour received the Templeton Prize for his book Progress in Religion . He donated one million of the $ 1.26 million prize money to the Center for Theology and Natural Sciences at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley .

Fonts

Issues in Science and Religion. 1966.
Science & Religion. 1968.
Science & Secularity: The Ethics of Technology. 1970.
Myths, Models and Paradigms. 1974, ISBN 0-334-01037-3 .
Religion in an Age of Science. 1990, ISBN 0-06-060383-6 .
Foreword in Religion & Science: History, Method, Dialogue. 1996, W. Mark Richardson (Ed.), Wesley J. Wildman (Ed.), ISBN 0-415-91667-4 .
Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Issues. 1997, ISBN 0-06-060938-9 .
When Science Meets Religion. 2000, ISBN 0-06-060381-X .

Web links

Short biography and reviews of works by Ian Graeme Barbour at perlentaucher.de
NN: Ian Graeme Barbour. PBS , May 28, 1999, archived from the original on December 28, 2013 ; accessed on June 14, 2014 (English, biography).
Andreas Losch: What is it all about? (PDF file; 593 kB) A constructive-critical request to Ian G. Barbour's typology of the relationship between theology and the natural sciences. Evangelical Academy (Rhineland), accessed on June 14, 2014 .
Robert John Russell: Ian Barbour's Methodology in Science and Religion. Evangelical Academy (Rhineland), accessed on June 14, 2014 (lead article).

Individual evidence

^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann (ed.): Religions of the World: a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices 6 v .; Santa Barbara 2010, ISBN 978-1-59884-203-6 , pp. 2550f.
↑ ^a ^b Amy Tao: Ian Barbour. In: Encyclopedia Britannica. July 29, 2010, accessed August 12, 2011 .
^ Sarah Maxwell: Carleton Professor Emeritus Wins Prestigious Templeton Prize. Ian Barbour Honored for Work in Launching Dialogue Between Science and Religion. Carleton College March 10, 1999, archived from the original August 17, 2000 ; accessed on June 26, 2014 (English, press release).
↑ Elizabeth Farnsworth: A man of ethics and science. PBS May 28, 1999, archived from the original January 28, 2013 ; Retrieved on June 26, 2014 (English, interview on the occasion of the presentation of the Templeton Prize).

personal data
SURNAME	Barbour, Ian Graeme
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American philosopher of science and theologian
DATE OF BIRTH	October 5, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Beijing
DATE OF DEATH	December 24, 2013
Place of death	Minneapolis

[1] J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann (ed.): Religions of the World: a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices 6 v .; Santa Barbara 2010, ISBN 978-1-59884-203-6 , pp. 2550f.

[britannica-2] Amy Tao: Ian Barbour. In: Encyclopedia Britannica. July 29, 2010, accessed August 12, 2011 .

[3] Sarah Maxwell: Carleton Professor Emeritus Wins Prestigious Templeton Prize. Ian Barbour Honored for Work in Launching Dialogue Between Science and Religion. Carleton College March 10, 1999, archived from the original August 17, 2000 ; accessed on June 26, 2014 (English, press release).

[4] Elizabeth Farnsworth: A man of ethics and science. PBS May 28, 1999, archived from the original January 28, 2013 ; Retrieved on June 26, 2014 (English, interview on the occasion of the presentation of the Templeton Prize).