Giberson, Karl 1957–

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GIBERSON, Karl 1957–

PERSONAL:

Born May 13, 1957, in Bath, New Brunswick, Canada; son of Philip (a minister) and Ursula (a homemaker) Giberson; married Myrna Fuller; children: Sara, Laura. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Eastern Nazarene College, B.A. and B.S.; Rice University, M.A. and Ph.D. Politics: "Canadian." Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Family activities.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Hingham, MA. Office—Eastern Nazarene College, 23 E. Elm Ave., Quincy, MA 02170. E-mail[email protected].

CAREER:

Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA, professor, 1984—; Editor in chief, Science and Theology News, 2000—, and Science and Spirit, 2003—. Member of American Scientific Affiliation and National Center for Science Education.

WRITINGS:

Worlds Apart: The Unholy War between Religion and Science, Beacon Hill (Kansas City, MO), 1994.

(With Donald A. Yerxa) Species of Origins: America's Search for a Creation Story, Rowman & Littlefield (Lanham, MD), 2002.

(With Mariano Artigas) The Oracles of Science: Celebrity Scientists versus God and Religion, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor to periodicals. Past editor, Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology; contributing editor, Books and Culture, 1998—.

SIDELIGHTS:

Karl Giberson once told CA: "I like to write. Part of my motivation is my conviction that academics do not understand the nature of ordinary people's religious beliefs. But I always like to have a writing project underway."