Biography:Andrew Loke

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Andrew Loke at Hong Kong Baptist University, January 2023

Andrew Ter Ern Loke is a Singaporean Christian theologian and philosopher. He is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University.[1] He has made contributions to the fields of Systematic Theology,[2][3] Science and Religion,[4][5] Philosophy of Religion, and New Testament studies.[2] He is a proponent of the Kalam Cosmological Argument for the existence of God.[6] He is an elected Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion.[7]

Early Background and Career

After graduating from Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Loke worked as a medical doctor. He completed his M.A in philosophy at Biola University and Ph.D. in Theology at King’s College London under the supervision of Alister McGrath.[8] In 2014, he joined University of Hong Kong as Research Assistant Professor[9] and was invited to teach Faith and Science at Regent College Vancouver[10] and Master of Theology at Singapore Bible College.[11]

Public Debates

Loke has debated the existence of God and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus with prominent scholars, including Graham Oppy,[12] Alex Malpass,[13] and Shabir Ally.[14]

Publications

  • Loke, Andrew. 2014. A Kryptic Model of the Incarnation. Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies series. London: Routledge.
  • Loke, Andrew. 2017. The Origins of Divine Christology. Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Loke, Andrew. 2017. God and Ultimate Origins: A Novel Cosmological Argument. Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion Series. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.
  • Loke, Andrew. 2020. Investigating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A New Transdisciplinary Approach. Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies series. London: Routledge.
  • Loke, Andrew. 2022. The Teleological and Kalam Cosmological Arguments Revisited. Palgrave
  • Loke, Andrew. 2022. The Origin of Humanity and Evolution: Science and Scripture in Conversation. Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Loke, Andrew. 2022. Evil, Sin, and Christian Theism. Routledge
  • Loke, Andrew. 2023. Studies on the Origin of Divine and Resurrection Christology. Cascade Books.

See also

  • Kalam Cosmological Argument

References

  1. ↑ "Arts Faculty". https://artsbu.hkbu.edu.hk/about-us/our-community-of-teachers-and-researchers/dr-andrew-ter-ern-loke. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jamieson, R.B.. "The Origin of Divine Christology". Themelios 43 (1). https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/the-origin-of-divine-christology/. Retrieved 16 June 2021. 
  3. ↑ Evans, C.S.. "A kenotic theologian's response to Andrew Loke's 'kryptic model' of the Incarnation". University of St. Andrews. https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/a-kenotic-theologians-response-to-andrew-lokes-kryptic-model-of-the-incarnation(3da8c5b4-23a6-41b5-8281-a7c86f5b4ddc).html. 
  4. ↑ Reichenbach, Bruce. "Cosmological Argument". https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cosmological-argument/. 
  5. ↑ Swamidass, Joshua (28 August 2020). "The Genealogical Adam and Eve: A Rejoinder". Sapientia. https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/2020/08/the-genealogical-adam-and-eve-a-rejoinder/. Retrieved 16 June 2021. 
  6. ↑ Craig, William Lane. "Questions on Graham Oppy, the Atonement, and Debating Technique Reasonable Faith". https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/questions-on-graham-oppy-the-atonement-and-debate-technique/. 
  7. ↑ "Fellows". https://www.issr.org.uk/fellows/user/994/. 
  8. ↑ "Science and the Christian Faith". https://ethosinstitute.sg/engagementseries/science-and-the-christian-faith/. 
  9. ↑ "Profile". http://epsociety.org/library/authors.asp?mode=profile&pid=195. 
  10. ↑ "Andrew Loke: Healing the Relationship between Science and Faith". https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/news/2017/andrew-loke--healing-the-relationship-between-science-and-faith. 
  11. ↑ "Master of Theology". https://www.sbc.edu.sg/academics/advanced-studies/master-of-theology/. 
  12. ↑ "Oppy v. Loke". 17 December 2020. https://apologeticsforall.com/2020/12/17/oppy-v-loke-on-the-kalam-a-review/. 
  13. ↑ "Is God the cause of the universe?". https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Episodes/Unbelievable-Is-God-the-cause-of-the-Universe-Andrew-T-Loke-vs-Alex-Malpass. 
  14. ↑ "Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? A Dialogue Between Shabir Ally & Andrew Loke". http://airchurch.org/did-jesus-rise-from-the-dead-a-dialogue-between-shabir-ally-andrew-loke/. 



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