Dr. Henry Jansen

Personal Information

Computer Programs

Education

• 17-05-01: Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Received degree of Doctor of Letters on the basis of the study Laughter Among the Ruins: Postmodern Comic Approaches to Suffering. Promotor: Prof. dr. R.J. Lyall (Vrije Univ.); Co-promotor: Dr. R. Todd (Vrije Univ.)
• 27-03-95: Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Received degree of Doctor of Theology cum laude on the basis of dissertation entitled Relationality and the Concept of God. Promotors: Prof. dr. H.M. Vroom and Prof. dr. A. van Egmond (Vrije Universiteit); Co-promotor: Dr. C. Plantinga, Jr. (Calvin Theological Seminary)
• 29-01-90: Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Degree obtained: Doctorandus
• 1988-89: Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. Degree obtained: Master of Theology (Specialization: Old Testament); Master's Thesis: The Righteousness (SDQ) of God and Humanity in the Psalter.
• 1984-88: Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. Degree obtained: Master of Divinity
• 1983-84: Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Degree obtained: Honours Bachelor of Arts in English
• 1977-81: Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. Degree obtained: Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in (European) history

Work Experience since 1990:

• translated or edited articles by professors of theology and other disciplines that have been published in highly respected academic journals and collections
• translated academic books published by Peeters Publishers and Booksellers, Louvain, and Kok Pharos (Kampen, NL)
• translated (from French, German and Dutch into English) or edited/proofread all the material for publication in the journal Studies in Interreligious Dialogue (Louvain: Peeters Publishers and Booksellers)
• translated and/or edited/proofread most of the volumes in the series Currents of Encounter published by Editions Rodopi (Amsterdam / New York)
• in connection with the last two items I am responsible for finalizing the text and copy for the publisher

Other Work Experience

Academic:
i) Writer and Publicist 1991-present

ii) Editing

• 2001: Appointed co-editor of the series Currents of Encounter
• 1999: Appointed assistant editor for Studies in Interreligious Dialogue

iii) Research (Faculty of Theology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam)

• 1995-98: Post-doctoral research on religious issues in secularized literature
• 1991-95: Assistant in Education; researching dissertation

iv) University Lecturer 1991-98 (Faculty of Theology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam)

Pastoral:
1999-2005: Full-time minister, Gereformeerde Kerk, Opperdoes, The Netherlands

Hobbies and Other Interests

Travel, Ancient and medieval history, Motorcycles, Movies, Fantasy Literature

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