Carl Fredrik Wisløff

Carl Fredrik Wisløff (31 December 1908 – 25 June 2004) was a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and preacher, who spent much of his professional career at the MF Norwegian School of Theology. He is considered among the most important lay preachers in 20th-century Norway.

Early life and career He was born in Drammen, In 1940, he was appointed as a vicar at Birkenes Church.

Academic career In 1947, Wisløff was hired to head the priest's seminary at the MF Norwegian School of Theology. He also chaired the Norges kristelige student- og gymnasiastlag, from 1948 to 1960. He took the doctorate in 1958 on the thesis Nattverd og messe ('Communion and Mass'), which was translated into English (as 'The Gift of Communion') in 1964 and German in 1969. He joined the executive committee of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in 1959, and was appointed as professor of church history at the MF School of Theology in 1961. In 1967, he took over the presidency of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, a post he held until 1979. He retired as a professor in 1975. His 100th anniversary was commemorated by the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. He was also honoured with two Festschrifts, both on his seventieth birthday.