Biography

I am Dr. Anette Ejsing. My background is in theology, philosophy and ethics. I first received my cand. theol. (M.A.) degree in Denmark, then my Ph.D. degree in Chicago, and then enjoyed seven years of teaching at the university level in the American Midwest.

My first book, Theology of Anticipation, is about the American philosopher C.S. Peirce. His thinking is so eccentric that I had to invest a few years in the fascinating universe of this brilliant man. He convinced me that our minds’ capacity to hope is much more powerful than their capacity to think optimistically about the future. In the language of my book, anticipation trumps optimism.

I have published in academic journals as well as other journals, and have participated in various forms of research projects. Some of my favorite academic topics are the following. Kierkegaard, Schelling and German Idealism. American Pragmatism. Philosophy of the self. Sexual ethics. Environmental ethics. Science and religion. The problem of evil. Systematic theology. The scholarship of teaching and learning. Film and philosophy. (Academic CV available upon request.)

In the morning, I run around Lyngby Lake, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, where I live. I mostly compete with a mix of kayakers, swans, dog-owners, boats, and bikers. We all want to take in the beauty of the water that somehow manages to look differently every morning. I guess it is in the light and the wind. No better way to start your day!

(Portrait photo: Peter Kirring)