Ellen Birnbaum

Crossing Borders

History & Biography

“In this impressively researched account, Torrey Seland illuminates the personal and professional challenges faced by world-renowned New Testament and Philonic scholar Peder Borgen. Borgen’s status as a ‘dissenter’ in Norway because of his Methodist affiliation greatly impacted his life and work and led him to cross borders between nations, denominations, religions, academic disciplines, and other aspects of society and culture. As Seland shows, though, Borgen is more than a border-crosser; he’s also a bridge-builder!”