Andrew Loke

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]

Andrew Loke at Hong Kong Baptist University, January 2023

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". Hong Kong Baptist University. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. Jamieson, R.B. "The Origin of Divine Christology". Themelios. 43 (1). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
3. Evans, C.S. "A kenotic theologian's response to Andrew Loke's 'kryptic model' of the Incarnation". Research at St. Andrews. University of St. Andrews. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
4. Reichenbach, Bruce. "Cosmological Argument". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. Swamidass, Joshua (28 August 2020). "The Genealogical Adam and Eve: A Rejoinder". Sapientia. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
6. Craig, William Lane. "Questions on Graham Oppy, the Atonement, and Debating Technique Reasonable Faith". Reasonable Faith. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
7. "Fellows". International Society for Science and Religion. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
8. "Science and the Christian Faith". Ethos Institute. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
9. "Profile". Evangelical Philosophical Society.
10. "Andrew Loke: Healing the Relationship between Science and Faith". Regent College. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
11. "Master of Theology". Singapore Bible College. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
12. "Oppy v. Loke". 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
13. "Is God the cause of the universe?". Premier Christian Radio. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
14. "Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? A Dialogue Between Shabir Ally & Andrew Loke". Retrieved 17 June 2021.