Background
Johnsen, Erik Kristian was born on September 20, 1863 in Stavanger, Norway. Son of Erik and Else Kristine (Finkelsen) Johnsen.
Johnsen, Erik Kristian was born on September 20, 1863 in Stavanger, Norway. Son of Erik and Else Kristine (Finkelsen) Johnsen.
B.Ph., Royal U., 1883, Bachelor of Divinity, 1887. Doctor of Divinity, Augustana College and Theological Seminary, Illinois, 1920.
Came to the United States, 1892, naturalized citizen, 1914. Professor theology, Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, since 1892. Chairman commission on books considered for publication, Augsburg Public House, Minneapolis.
Author: Folke Kalender (yearly), since 1901. Vor Herres Jesu Kristi Lidelses historie, 1909. Lykke-Livet, 1911; I Kirke, 1913.
Paulus, 1917; Paa Reisegjennem England, Norge Danmark, 1918. Paul of Tarsus—I, Paul, a character sketch, World War II Paul’s Epistles, 1919. Address: St. Paul, Minn.
Married Helene Johnsen, April.