International Kierkegaard Conferences

International Kierkegaard Conferences

The Hong Kierkegaard Library hosted its first International Kierkegaard Conference in 1985. Since then, the Library has welcomed the international community of scholars devoted to the study of Søren Kierkegaard to Northfield, Minnesota roughly every four years. Typically held in the summer, the multi-day conference brings together researchers, students, and readers for lectures, panels, workshops, banquets, and other scholarly and social events.

Past and Upcoming Conferences

2026 – Tenth International Kierkegaard Conference
“Readings of Kierkegaard”
Details about the upcoming conference in June 2026 are available here.

2022 – Ninth International Kierkegaard Conference
“Kierkegaardian Perspectives and Prescriptions on Mental Health Issues”
More information here.

2018 – Eighth International Kierkegaard Conference
“The Wisdom of Kierkegaard: What Existential Lessons have you Learned from Him?”
More information here and here.

2013 – Seventh International Kierkegaard Conference
“In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Søren Kierkegaard”
More information here. The Plenary address can be viewed here.

2010 – Sixth International Kierkegaard Conference
“Why Kierkegaard Still Matters”
More information here and here.

2005 – Fifth International Kierkegaard Conference
“Kierkegaard’s Journals and Notebooks”
More information here.

2001 – Fourth International Kierkegaard Conference
“Continental (or deconstructive) readings of Kierkegaard”
More information here and here.

1997 – Third International Kierkegaard Conference
“Kierkegaard’s Concept of Authority and Kierkegaard’s Philosophical Anthropology”
More information here.

1988 – Second International Kierkegaard Conference
“Kierkegaard as a Religious Thinker”
More information here.

1985 – International Kierkegaard Conference
“Kierkegaard and Contemporary Philosophy”
More information here.