Ronald August Fangen was born at Kragerø in Telemark, Norway. His parents were Sten August Fangen (1858-1933) and Alice Maud Lister (1864-1931). Following his parents' divorce when he was five years old, he lived partly with relatives in Bergen and partly at Finse. As a child, he was frequently ill. This strongly influenced him as did the death of an older brother who took his own life after being accused of school fraud.[2]
Fangen became a journalist with the newspaper Verdens Gangin from 1913. Fangen made his literary debut in 1915 with the novel De svake. In 1923 he started the journal Vor Verden, with Henrik Groth as editor-in-chief. He served as chairman of the Norwegian Author's Association (Forfatterforeningen) from 1928-32.[2][3]
Fangen issued several religious essays and publications during his career. Fangen is most commonly associated with the hymn Guds menighet er jordens største under (1942). With melody by Arild Sandvold (1895–1984), it was originally a part of the Missionary Canton of the Norwegian Missionary Society's 100th anniversary published in August 1942. The hymn has remained popular in Norway and was included in the Norsk salmebok in 1985 and 2013.[4][5]
The Christian organization known as the Oxford Group came to Norway in 1934 at the invitation of C. J. Hambro, President of the Norwegian Parliament. Fangen joined it and soon became one of its leading personalities. In October 1934, Fangen took part in an Oxford Group house party, at the invitation of Carl Hambro. The Oxford Group had been founded by founded by the American Lutheran missionary Frank Buchman. Hambro invited 120 of his friends to meet Buchman and thirty companions at the Hotel Norge Høsbjør at Brumunddal. Garth Lean, Buchman’s biographer writes that: ‘Fangen, the novelist, brought two bottles of whisky and a crate of books, expecting boredom. He did not find time to open either. His change was immediately visible and long remembered. Even twenty years later, poet Alf Larsen spoke of the “hopeless naivety” of the Group's philosophy as compared with his own anthroposophy. It had however completely transformed Fangen, who before that, in his opinion, had been the most unpleasant man in Norway.’[6]
He received Gyldendal's Endowment in 1940. In November 1940, Fangen was the first Norwegian writer to be arrested by during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He arrest was due to an essay published in the periodical Kirke og Kultur. He was imprisoned at Møllergata 19 from October 1940 to January 1941. He was then transferred to Ullevål Hospital, since he was very ill during this period. After the liberation of Norway , Fangen was instrumental in the formation of the newspaper Vårt Land, which was first issued in August 1945.[1]
Stewart D Govig (2005) Ronald Fangen : Church and Culture in Norway (iUniverse, Inc.) ISBN978-0-595-35441-2
ReferencesEdit
^ abErik Bjerck Hagen. "Ronald Fangen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
^ abcJan Inge Sørbø. "Ronald Fangen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
^"Arild Sandvold". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^Stig Wernø Holter. "Guds menighet er jordens største under". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
^Harald Herresthal. "Arild Sandvold". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
^Lean, Garth (1985). Frank Buchman - A Life. London: Constable & Co. p. 217.
October 17, 2023
ronald, fangen, april, 1895, 1946, norwegian, novelist, essayist, playwright, psalmist, journalist, literary, critic, 1932born, 1895, april, 1895kragerø, norwaydied22, 1946, 1946, aged, snarøya, norwaynationalitynorwegianoccupation, novelist, essayist, playwri. Ronald Fangen 29 April 1895 22 May 1946 was a Norwegian novelist essayist playwright psalmist journalist and literary critic 1 Ronald FangenRonald Fangen in 1932Born 1895 04 29 29 April 1895Kragero NorwayDied22 May 1946 1946 05 22 aged 51 Snaroya NorwayNationalityNorwegianOccupation s Novelist essayist playwright psalmist journalist and literary critic Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected bibliography 3 Awards 4 Biographies 5 ReferencesBiography EditRonald August Fangen was born at Kragero in Telemark Norway His parents were Sten August Fangen 1858 1933 and Alice Maud Lister 1864 1931 Following his parents divorce when he was five years old he lived partly with relatives in Bergen and partly at Finse As a child he was frequently ill This strongly influenced him as did the death of an older brother who took his own life after being accused of school fraud 2 Fangen became a journalist with the newspaper Verdens Gangin from 1913 Fangen made his literary debut in 1915 with the novel De svake In 1923 he started the journal Vor Verden with Henrik Groth as editor in chief He served as chairman of the Norwegian Author s Association Forfatterforeningen from 1928 32 2 3 Fangen issued several religious essays and publications during his career Fangen is most commonly associated with the hymn Guds menighet er jordens storste under 1942 With melody by Arild Sandvold 1895 1984 it was originally a part of the Missionary Canton of the Norwegian Missionary Society s 100th anniversary published in August 1942 The hymn has remained popular in Norway and was included in the Norsk salmebok in 1985 and 2013 4 5 The Christian organization known as the Oxford Group came to Norway in 1934 at the invitation of C J Hambro President of the Norwegian Parliament Fangen joined it and soon became one of its leading personalities In October 1934 Fangen took part in an Oxford Group house party at the invitation of Carl Hambro The Oxford Group had been founded by founded by the American Lutheran missionary Frank Buchman Hambro invited 120 of his friends to meet Buchman and thirty companions at the Hotel Norge Hosbjor at Brumunddal Garth Lean Buchman s biographer writes that Fangen the novelist brought two bottles of whisky and a crate of books expecting boredom He did not find time to open either His change was immediately visible and long remembered Even twenty years later poet Alf Larsen spoke of the hopeless naivety of the Group s philosophy as compared with his own anthroposophy It had however completely transformed Fangen who before that in his opinion had been the most unpleasant man in Norway 6 He received Gyldendal s Endowment in 1940 In November 1940 Fangen was the first Norwegian writer to be arrested by during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany He arrest was due to an essay published in the periodical Kirke og Kultur He was imprisoned at Mollergata 19 from October 1940 to January 1941 He was then transferred to Ulleval Hospital since he was very ill during this period After the liberation of Norway Fangen was instrumental in the formation of the newspaper Vart Land which was first issued in August 1945 1 In 1946 he perished in a plane crash on Snaroya near Oslo Airport Fornebu Among biographers who have written about Fangen and his writings are Carl Fredrik Engelstad Egil Yngvar Elseth Reidar Huseby and Jan Inge Sorbo 2 Selected bibliography EditDe svake 1915 novel Slaegt foder slaegt 1916 novel Streiftog i digtning og taenkning 1919 essays Syndefald 1920 play Fienden 1922 play Duel 1932 novel Dagen og veien 1934 essays En kristen verdensrevolusjon Mitt mote med Oxforgruppebevegelsen 1935 essays Kristen enhet Gruppebevegelsens okumeniske budskap 1937 essays Kristendommen og var tid 1938 essays Kristent budskap til var tid Nordiske prekener 1939 essays Borgerfesten 1939 novel Krig og kristen tro 1940 essays En lysets engel 1945 novel I nazistenes fengsel 1975 notes from prison posthumously Awards EditGyldendal s Endowment 1940Biographies EditCarl Fredrik Engelstad 1946 Ronald Fangen en mann og hans samtid Oslo Gyldendal Egil Yngvar Elseth 1953 Ronald Fangen Fra humanist til kristen Oslo Gyldendal Norsk Forl Bernt T Oftestad 1981 Kristentro og kulturansvar hos Ronald Fangen Oslo Gyldendal Reidar Huseby ed 1995 Frihet ansvar tjeneste Ronald Fangens liv og visjon Verbum ISBN 978 8 254 306932 Jan Inge Sorbo 1999 Over dype svelg Eit essay om Ronalds Fangens aktualitet Oslo Gyldendal ISBN 978 8 205 254183 Stewart D Govig 2005 Ronald Fangen Church and Culture in Norway iUniverse Inc ISBN 978 0 595 35441 2References Edit a b Erik Bjerck Hagen Ronald Fangen Store norske leksikon Retrieved April 1 2018 a b c Jan Inge Sorbo Ronald Fangen Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved April 1 2018 Arild Sandvold lokalhistoriewiki Retrieved May 1 2018 Stig Werno Holter Guds menighet er jordens storste under Store norske leksikon Retrieved April 1 2018 Harald Herresthal Arild Sandvold Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved April 1 2018 Lean Garth 1985 Frank Buchman A Life London Constable amp Co p 217 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald Fangen amp oldid 1087921852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
