Before movingto Texas, he taught at the University of Sokoto in Nigeria for four years, where he was also a missionary associate with the Navigators. He obtained his B.A. degree in biology at the University of California, San Diego, and his Ph.D. in science education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is an active member of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, and his scholarly interests are religious, historical, and cultural issues related to science education. This paper was completed during the summer of 1987, at New College, Berkeley where he was a Visiting Scholar, supported by a Sid Richardson Endowment Grant from Austin College.