Mark Worthing holds a Dr Philosophy in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Regensburg, Germany, and a Dr Theology in foundational and ecumenical theology from the University of Munich.  He is currently pastor of St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Port Macquarie, NSW. His previous academic and research positions include: Lecturer in Theology and Church History at Australian Lutheran College (1996-2001), Dean of College and Head of Humanities at Tabor College Adelaide (2001-2010), Senior Research Fellow of the Graeme Clark Research Institute at Tabor College, (2010-2012), and Senior Researcher at the Australian Lutheran Institute for Theology and Ethics (ALITE) (2013-2015). He has served parishes in the Lutheran Church in the US, Germany and Australia.

His recent publications include The Sacred Life of Words: A Guide for Christian Writers (Morning Star, 2020); Unlikely Allies: Monotheism and the Rise of Science. (ISCAST/Nexus books, 2019); Iscariot (Morning Star, 2018); Martin Luther: A Wild Boar in the Lord’s Vineyard (Morning Star, 2017); Narnia, Middle-Earth and the Kingdom of God (Stone Table Books, 2016); Graeme Clark. The Man Who Invented the Bionic Ear (Allen&Unwin, 2015); God and Science in Classroom and Pulpit, with G. Buxton and C. Mulherin (Mosaic Press 2012); and When Choice Matters: An Introduction to Christian Ethics (Pantaeus Press, 2004).

His book God, Creation and Contemporary Physics (Fortress Press), won the international 1997 Templeton Prize for best science and faith book of the year.

Mark is a Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of Science and Technology (ISCAST), and a founding member of the International Society of Science and Religion (ISSR).