Currently@Carleton

Professor Russell holds a B.S. in Physics from Stanford, an M.S. in Physics from UCLA, a B.D. from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Physics from UC-Santa Cruz. Before settling in Berkeley, he was an assistant professor for three years (1978-81) in the Physics Department at Carleton. His writing includes essays and articles, and he has written or edited ten books including Chaos and Complexity: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action; Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Assessments; and Fifty Years in Science and Religion: Ian G. Barbour and His Legacy.

The Ian Barbour Lecture was established on the occasion of the department's 50th anniversary in 2006, through generous contributions from alumni and faculty. It honors the long and distinguished career of Ian G. Barbour, who is the Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Emeritus. Professor Barbour helped to found the Religion Department in 1955 and taught at Carleton for thirty-one years. He also helped found the concentration that is the forerunner of today's ENTS. In 1999 he was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in the Study of Religion.