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Ian Barbour’s Four Models of Science and Religion as Applied to Science Fiction

Description: This presentation will examine Barbour’s well known four models of relating science and religion to see if they can also be applied to the imagined worlds of science fiction. As science fiction has long been the vehicle for futurists to imagine worlds in which science and technology have brought great advances, the question of how religion in portrayed in these worlds tells us not only what futurists might e imagining, but in the case of popular sci-fi, of what models of science and religion are influencing current and future generations of thinkers. The paper suggests that with some necessary adaptations for the altered context of imagined worlds, Barbour’s models work very well when applied to the portrayal of religion in scientifically advanced, fictional worlds.

Bio: Mark Worthing is a Lutheran pastor and a fellow of ISCAST. He has a doctorate in the history and philosophy of science (Regensburg) and a doctorate in foundational and ecumenical theology (Munich). He has published several books relating to science and faith, including Unlikely Allies (Morning Star and ISCAST, 2019). He also publishes in the area of sci-fi and fantasy.