Marcus Borg | |
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 Borg speaking in Mansfield College chapel | |
| Born | Marcus Joel Borg March 11, 1942 Fergus Falls, Minnesota, US |
| Died | January 21, 2015 (aged 72) Powell Butte, Oregon, US |
| Spouse | Marianne Wells Borg |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Conflict as a Context for Interpreting the Teaching of Jesus[1] (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | G. B. Caird[2] |
| Influences | W. D. Davies |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | |
| Sub-discipline | New Testament studies |
| School or tradition | |
| Institutions | Oregon State University |
Marcus Joel Borg[3] (March 11, 1942 – January 21, 2015) was an American New Testament scholar and theologian.[4] He was among the most widely known and influential voices in Liberal Christianity. Borg was a fellow of the Jesus Seminar and a major figure in historical Jesus scholarship.[5] He retired as Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University in 2007. He died eight years later at the age of 72, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at his home in Powell Butte, Oregon.[6][7][8]
- ^ Borg, Marcus J. (1972). Conflict as a Context for Interpreting the Teaching of Jesus (DPhil dissertation). Oxford: University of Oxford. OCLC 43405002.
- ^ Alker, Adrian (February 6, 2015). "Professor Marcus Borg". Church Times. London: Hymns Ancient and Modern. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ Ruby, Mary, ed. (2012). "Marcus J. Borg". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Vol. 237. Detroit, Michigan: Gale. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-4144-8172-2. ISSN 0275-7176.
- ^ Haught, Nancy: "Belief and meaning: His faith in Jesus doesn't deter Marcus Borg from asking difficult questions about divinity", The Oregonian, 24 March 2007.
- ^ Marcus Borg. Explore Faith. Accessed January 21, 2008.
- ^ "Marcus Borg, leading liberal theologian and historical Jesus expert, dies at 72". Religion News Service. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ "HarperOne Mourns the Passing of Beloved Bestselling Author Marcus Borg". January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ Marcus Borg, Liberal Scholar on Historical Jesus, Dies at 72 - The New York Times Retrieved 2018-11-25.