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Marcus Borg
August 11 - 15, 2008
Marcus J. Borg holds the Hundere
Chair in Religion and Culture in the Philosophy Department at
Oregon State University. Internationally known in both academic
and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar, he is the
author of sixteen books, including Jesus: A New Vision (1987)
and the best-seller Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (1994);
The God We Never Knew (1997), The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions
(1999); Reading the Bible Again for the First Time (2001), and
The Heart of Christianity (2003), both best-sellers. His newest
books are Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings and Relevance
of a Religious Revolutionary (2006); and two books co-authored
with John Dominic Crossan, The Last Week (2006) and The First
Christmas (2007).
Described by The New York Times
as "a leading figure in his generation of Jesus scholars,"
Dr. Borg has appeared on NBC's "Today Show" and "Dateline,"
PBS's "Newshour," ABC's "Evening News" and
"Prime Time" with Peter Jennings, NPR's "Fresh
Air" with Terry Gross, and several National Geographic programs.
A Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, he has been national chair of
the Historical Jesus Section of the Society of Biblical Literature
and co-chair of its International New Testament Program Committee,
and is past president of the Anglican Association of Biblical
Scholars and a regular columnist for "Beliefnet.".
His work has been translated into nine languages: German, Dutch,
Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and
French. Professor Borg's doctoral degree is from Oxford University,
and he has lectured widely overseas (England, Scotland, Austria,
Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Israel and South Africa) and in North
America, including the Chautauqua and Smithsonian Institutions. |
