Niels Jørgen Cappelørn
Professor emeritus
The Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre
Karen Blixen Plads 16
2300 København S
Cappelørn Niels Jørgen
Date of Birth February 11, 1945
Place of Birth Baastrup, Denmark
Home Address
Lavendelstræde 1, 1. tv.
DK-1462 Copenhagen K
Cell Phone (+ 45) 28 40 10 80
e-mail njc@sk.ku.dk
Education
1977 Pastoral Seminary
1977 Master of Theology (cand.theol.), University of Copenhagen
Honorary Doctorates
2014 Dr.theol. h.c., University of Oslo, Norway
2013 Dr.theol. h.c., University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2003 Dr.theol. h.c., Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1996 Dr. of Humane Letters h.c., St. Olaf College, Minnesota, USA
Positions Held
2014 Head of Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre, Faculty of Theology,
University of Copenhagen
2010-2015 Professor of Kierkegaard Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen
2010-2013 Director, Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre Foundation
1994-2009 Director, Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre
1980-1993 General Secretary, Danish Bible Society
1978-present Volunteer Priest at the Holy Spirit Church in Copenhagen
1978-1979 Research Fellow, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen
1977 Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen
Other Academic Activities
2005-present Examiner, Ilisimatusarfik / University of Greenland
1988-2008 Examiner, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen
1988-2008 Examiner, Faculty of Theology, University of Aarhus
2001-present Member, Advisory Board for the Hong Kierkegaard Library, St. Olaf College,
Minnesota
1996-1997 Member, Evaluation Committee for Ibsen Centre, University of Oslo, Norway
1987-1992 Chairman, Committee for Revision of the 1992 Authorized Danish Translation of
the Bible
1986-1988 Member, Committee for Revision of the Danish Hymn Book, Ministry of
Church Affairs
Grants
1978-1979 Scholarship, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen
1973-1977 Søren Kierkegaards Papirer, second expanded edition, vol. XIV, Index A-F; vol. XV,
Index G-Q; vol. XVI, Index R-Ø og Bibelindex, funded by the Danish Research
Council for the Humanities and the Carlsberg Foundation
Group Grants
2007-2012 Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre Foundation, funded by the Danish Ministry of
Science, Technology and Innovation
2004-2006 Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre Foundation funded by the Danish Ministry of
Culture, the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and the
Danish National Research Foundation
1999-2003 Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre Foundation funded by the Danish National
Research Foundation
1994-1998 Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre funded by the Danish National
Research Foundation
Learned Societies
2009-present Member, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
2001-present Member, The Aarhus Learned Society
Memberships
2002-present Member, Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie, Fachgruppe Systematische
Theologie (Scholarly Society for Theology: Systematic Theology Group)
2000-2013 Member, American Academy of Religion (AAR)
1995-1999 Deutsch-Scandinavische Gesellschaft für Religionsphilosphie (German-Scandinavian
Society for Philosophy)
1995-present Member, Scandinavian Network for Scholarly Editons (NNE)
1989-present Member, Danish Language and Literature Society
1981-1987 Member, Board of the (Danish) Søren Kierkegaard Society
1971-1975 Member, Board of the (Danish) Theological Society, Copenhagen
Member, Editorial Boards
2004-2012 Editorial Board of the electronic edition of Søren Kierkegaards Skrifter www.sks.dk
1994-2012 Editorial Board of the edition of Søren Kierkegaards Skrifter (55 vols.)
2008-2015 Editorial Board of the Dutch Kierkegaard Translation, Søren Kierkegaard Werken
2004-present Editorial Board of the Hungarian Kierkegaard Translation, Søren Kierkegaard Művei
2001-present Editorial Board of the Chinese Kierkegaard Translation, Kierkegaard Anthology
2001-present Editorial Board of the French Kierkegaard Translation, Søren Kierkegaard Journaux
et cahiers de notes
2000-present Editorial Board of the German Kierkegaard Translation, Deutsche Søren Kierkegaard
Edition. Journale und Aufzeichnungen
2000-present Editorial Board of the English Kierkegaard Translation, Kierkegaard’s Journals
and Notebooks
1998-present Editorial Board of the Spanish Kierkegaard Translation, Escritos Søren Kierkegaard
1996-2010 Editorial Board, Kierkegaard Studies: Monograph Series (25 vols.)
1995-2010 Editorial Board, Kierkegaard-Studies: Yearbook (15 vols.)
1982-1988 Editorial Board, Kierkegaardiana (3 vols.)
2010-present Editorial Board, Grundtvigs Værker
1985-1991 Executive Editorial Board, New Danish Translation of the New Testament
1982-1985 Editorial Board, New Danish Translation of the Apostolic Fathers
Member, Official Councils and Committees
2007-2013 The Danish Council of Ethics
1990-1994 The Council of Interchurch Relations of the Evangelic Lutheran Church of Denmark
(Vice-Chairman)
1986-1988 Committee for Revision of The Danish Hymn Book, appointed by the Ministry of
Church Affairs
1984-2008 Parochial Council of the Holy Spirit Church (Chairman, 1996-2004), Copenhagen
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