Theologian Sorensen Heads Danish Church Council on International Relations
Theologian, Dr Jorgen Skov Sørensen is the new general secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark (ELCD) Council on International Relations.
Sørensen has been in his new position since 1 April 2006. He succeeds Ms Kirsten Auken, acting general secretary after the death of Rev. Ane Hjerrild in July 2005. Hjerrild had served as the council’s general secretary since 1990.
Born in 1964, Sørensen has been assistant professor at the Center for Multireligious Studies, University of Aarhus, Denmark since 2005. He is chairperson of the Council of Areopagos, a Scandinavian and Asian-based foundation supporting theological studies and interreligious dialogue.
Sørensen holds a doctorate in missiology and ecumenical studies from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He earned his bachelor and master of theology degrees from the University of Aarhus, Denmark.
He worked at the Danish Missionary Society (now Danmission), 1994 to 1999, with responsibility for the organization’s work in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Since 2002, he has held various positions at the University of Aarhus Multireligious studies' center, including research assistant, development officer and part-time lecturer.
Dr Jorgen Skov Sørensen and his wife, Ann Elisabeth Skov Sørensen, have three children.
The ELCD Council on International Relations is responsible for the relations of the Danish Lutheran church with other Christian churches and organizations at national and international level.
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