Turid Karlsen Seim
Turid Karlsen Seim was a Norwegian doctor of theology, and, from 1991 until her death, the professor of New Testament theology at the University of Oslo.
Seim was, in 1990, the first Norwegian woman to earn a theological doctorate. She was, in the same year, the first woman dean of the University of Oslo. From 1991 onward, she was a professor of theology for the New Testament at the Faculty of Theology there.
Seim had key positions in national and international ecumenical work. She was a member of the World Council of Churches commission of Faith and Order from 1991 and member of the International Roman Catholic/Lutheran dialogue from 1995. From 1997 to 2001, she was head of the Board of Culture and Social Research Council. She has written books and articles on New Testament themes.
She became a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2009. In 2015, she was awarded The Christian Council ecumenism prize.
From 2007 to 2015, she was Head of the Norwegian Institute in Rome.
