Marcus borg biography

American theologian, New Testament scholar and writer (1942–2015)

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.

Marcus borg biography

He died eight years later at the age of 72, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at his home in Powell Butte, Oregon.^[6][7][8]

Early life and education

Borg was born March 11, 1942, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota,^[9] and raised in a Lutheran family in North Dakota.

After high school he attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where he double-majored in political science and philosophy. Though plagued by doubt as a young adult, after his