Background
He was born in Norderhov in Buskerud as a son of farmer and bank treasurer Thor A. Færden (1804–1879) and Ellen M. Vager (1811–1886).
He was born in Norderhov in Buskerud as a son of farmer and bank treasurer Thor A. Færden (1804–1879) and Ellen M. Vager (1811–1886).
University of Oslo.
Their son Alf Georg Færden, a physician, was married to pianist Elisabeth Reiss for fifteen years, a daughter of Georg Reiss. Færden finished his secondary education in 1855 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the candidate.theol. degree in 1861. Færden was a teacher at Hartvig Nissens skole from 1858.
He was chaplain in Vang in Hedmark in 1867.
From 1875, he served as a priest in Christiana (now Olso) at a work institution for the poor (fattigvesenets anstalt). He became vicar in Røyken in Buskerud in 1881, and vicar in his native Norderhov from 1891 to his death in 1912.
He was known as a prolific public debater on religion and theology. He also issued a number of books
Færden was editor of the journal Folkevennen from 1866-1867 and Hjemmet from 1876-1880.
He was also co-editor of the Luthersk Ugeskrift from 1881-1893 and Kirkelig Litteraturtidene for de Skandinaviske Lande in 1894.