Schori finds commonality in science and religion
By Carol Reeves Gazette-Times reporter
Friday, April 20, 2007

Few people have the expertise needed to speak authoritatively about both religion and science, but the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori does.

Schori is the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, a post she’s held since last fall after serving five years as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada and seven years as assistant rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan in Corvallis. She is the first woman to hold the position of presiding bishop.Before her ordination as a priest in 1994, however, she was a marine biologist with master’s and doctoral degrees in oceanography from Oregon State University.

Before her ordination as a priest in 1994, however, she was a marine biologist with master’s and doctoral degrees in oceanography from Oregon State University. the rest