About the Authors
Joy Ibsen
Joy Ibsen was born in Tyler, MN and lived her growing up years in small town Midwestern communities. Today she is a writer, editor, musician, piano teacher and lay minister who lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A graduate of Grand View and Shimer Colleges, Joy did her graduate work in Religion and Art at the University of Chicago, where she had two courses with Paul Tillich. In July 2005 her first book, Songs of Denmark, Sange for Danskere: Songs to Live By was published through A-R Editions, Inc. It contains 48 songs with photographs by prizewinning National Geographic photographer, Sisse Brimberg and is accompanied by a 70 minute CD by the Grand View College Kantorei. (See website www.danamerica.com). The songbook reflects the philosophy of N.F.S. Grundtvig, also a major influence in her new book, UNAFRAID.
In April 2006 Joy became the editor of the monthly periodical, Church and Life, a publication of the Danish Interest Conference under the auspices of the ELCA. (See website www.churchandlife.org). In this capacity she enjoys writes a monthly editorial on social, political or religious issues (Post Script). She has also published several articles in Church and Life, the most recent being “The Wives of NFS Grundtvig” (Vol LVIII, September, 2008). She has also published articles in “The Bridge” including “The Legacy of the Danish Resistance in World War II” (“The Bridge,” Vol. 27, No. 1-2, 2004) and “Songs of Denmark: Songs to Live By – Cultural Values Expressed in Traditional Danish Music. (“The Bridge” Vol. 29, No. 2, 2006). During the past six years, Joy has presented numerous multi-media lectures. In April 2006 she was awarded the prestigious Danish Heritage Preservation Award by Grand View University.
Joy has two other manuscripts in process. Hatchings is a personal history of changing perceptions of death. The Sickness of the Oyster is the Pearl presents the potential of Breast Cancer as an experience of spiritual growth and addresses the challenge of weaving medical technology with natural healing.
Contact Information
Joy Ibsen
P O Box 43
Trout Creek , MI 49967
Joy Ibsen CV (PDF)