Geir Magnus Nyborg (February 15, 1951 in Askøy – February 13, 2018 in

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) was a Norwegian

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and

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. Nyborg headed the Christian organization Familie & Medier from 2001 to 2009, and after that headed the training and competence center at Gimlekollen NLA College. He worked in various mass media in Norway and Latin America in production, management, and teaching. He provided the initiative for and was the first editor for the radio station Kystradioen and was also the first editor at the newspaper ''

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''. Nyborg also held several important executive positions, including chairman of the board at the

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(2004–2010) and the radio station P7 Kristen Riksradio (1985–2010), and he was vice-president of the Fellowship of European Broadcasters. Nyborg received his professional degree (''embedseksamen'') in theology from the

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in 1975, his master's degree in communication from Wheaton College in 1982, and his doctorate from the University of Bergen in 1995. His dissertation was titled ''Conquest, Dominance or Spiritual Reformation? Bolivian Quechua Families Watch US Televangelism''. Nyborg was married to the Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politician

Torill Selsvold Nyborg Torill Selsvold Nyborg (born 23 February 1952) is a Norwegian nurse, missionary and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She was born in Kvam as a daughter of electrician Johannes Selsvold (1914–1997) and housewife Dorthea Selsvold ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nyborg, Geir Magnus Mass media scholars People from Askøy Norwegian theologians Norwegian editors 1951 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Lutherans