Biography

Dr Tan Loe Joo is a Lecturer in Systematic and Historical Theology at Trinity Theological College. He was previously a full-time staff with the Fellowship of Evangelical Students (FES) in charge of NUS Campus Ministry, and a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS)/Project Manager of the Centre for Electronic Warfare at DSO National Laboratories. He and his family worship at Ang Mo Kio Gospel Hall (Brethren), where he also maintains a teaching and pulpit ministry.

Online Profile

• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Loe-Joo-Tan
• Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?hl=en&user=XjBVC48AAAAJ

Research Interests

• Patristic theology
• Trinitarian Theology of Religions
• Eastern Orthodoxy
• Post-Vatican II Catholicism

Works

Theses

• Ph.D
  • The Trinity and the Religions: An Assessment of Gavin D’Costa’s Trinitarian Theology of Religions with reference to the Patristic Trinitarianism of Basil of Caesarea
    University of St Andrews, 2012
    (http://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/3163)
• M.Th
  • An Assessment of Augustine’s Appropriation of the Trinitarian Theology of the Cappadocian Fathers
    Trinity Theological College, 2009
    (http://ttcportal.vvibrant.com/searchresult?BibId=76502&FP=SD)
• M. Eng
  • Novel Microstrip Couplers
    National University of Singapore, 1994
    (https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/172370)

Peer-reviewed Research Articles

• “’Things are not what they seem’: Dominus Iesus, Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue”, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, vol 48 no 4 (Fall 2013), pp. 523-543.
  (http://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-357757720/things-are-not-what-they-seem-dominus-iesus-ecumenism)
• “Gavin D’Costa’s Trinitarian Theology of Religions: An Assessment,” New Blackfriars. 1055 (Jan 2014), pp. 88-104.
  (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12023)
• “The Catholic Theology of Religions: A Survey of Pre-Vatican II and Conciliar attitudes towards other religions”, Scottish Journal of Theology, vol 67 no 3, pp. 285-303.
  (http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S003693061400012X)
• 〈犁头与刀剑——前尼西亚教会的战争伦理观〉(Ploughshares and swords – The Ethics of War for the Pre-Nicene Church),“战争与和平：冲突、暴力与和平的神学反思”，《建道学刊》第46期，页119-134
  (http://www.logos.com.hk/bf/acms/content.asp?site=logosbf&op=show&type=product&code=M106V46)
• LJ Tan, SP Yeo. “Unified Formulas for Analysis of Symmetrical Five-port Microstrip Ring Couplers (when implemented in various forms)”, International Journal of Microwave and Millimeter–Wave Computer–Aided Engineering, vol 7 no 4, pp. 309-317.(https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1522-6301(199707)7:4<309::AID-MMCE4>3.0.CO;2-F)
• SP Yeo, LJ Tan. “Symmetrical N-port Microstrip Ring Couplers”, International Journal of Microwave and Millimeter–Wave Computer–Aided Engineering, vol 6 no 2, pp. 100-106.
  (https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1522-6301(199603)6:2<100::AID-MMCE3>3.0.CO;2-Y)
• SP Yeo, LJ Tan. “Modelling and Testing of Symmetrical N-port Planar Power Dividers”, Proceedings of ICCS ’94, vol. 1, 241-245.(https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCS.1994.474070)

Books

• 《论三位一体：早期教会三一神论的发展与形成》，新加坡: 三一神学院，2024年

Publisher’s link: https://www.ttc.edu.sg/english/OntheTrinity

• The Trinity and The Religions, Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2018

Publisher’s link: https://bit.ly/2Olpe9o
Amazon link: http://a.co/d/a1SYP4R

• Religious Pluralism: A Christian Perspective, Bible Society of Singapore, 2016

Publisher’s link: https://bit.ly/2RwSdcg

Other Articles

• “οὐσία, ὑπόστασις and ἐπίνοια: St Basil’s Contribution to the Development of Trinitarian Doctrine”, Trinity Theological Journal, no 21 (2013), pp. 1-15.
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339271285_Ousia_Hypostasis_and_Epinoia_St_Basil’s_Contribution_to_the_Development_of_Trinitarian_Doctrine)
• 〈从重洗派的教会观看今天新加坡华文教会的处境〉(The relevance of the Anabaptist movement for the Chinese Church in Singapore)，载《信仰心当代情：三一神学院华文部讲师文集》，刘毓江、刘淑平、林德平编，页40-52。新加坡：三一神学院，2013。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339271730_congzhongxipaidejiaohuiguankanjintianxinjiapohuawenjiaohuidechujingThe_relevance_of_the_Anabaptist_movement_for_the_Chinese_Church_in_Singapore)
• Book Review of “Towards Better Disagreement: Religion and Atheism in Dialogue” by Paul Hedges, London: Jessica Kingsley, 2017. Asian Journal of Theology 31, no. 2 (2017): 139-143.
  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341622358_Review_of_Paul_Hedges_Towards_Better_Disagreement_Religion_and_Atheism_in_Dialogue_London_Jessica_Kingsley_2017)
• “Exploring the Doctrine of the Trinity as a Resource for Human Society.” In Visions of a Good Society in Southeast Asia: Social Imaginaries and Inter-Religious Dialogue, edited by Ming Shun Chiang, pp. 125-132. Singapore: Trinity Theological College Publication, 2018.
• “The Holy Spirit: Retrieving the Patristic Pneumatology of the Fourth Century.” In Spirit Wind: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in Global Theology—a Chinese Perspective, edited by Peter L. H. Tie and Justin T. T. Tan, 128-146. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publishing, 2020.
• “Chastity and the Christian Tradition.” In Homosexuality, the Bible and the Church, edited by Keith Lai, Terry Kee and Ngoei Foong Nghian, 159-177. Singapore: National Council of Churches of Singapore, 2021.
• ‘The Impossibility of an Inclusivist Trinitarian Theology of Religions’. Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Meeting, presented (in absentia) at Denver, CO, 16 Nov 2022.
• “圣灵——重拾第四世纪的教父圣灵论”。杨虹译。载陈廷忠、池峈锋合编。《濡我以灵风：普世圣灵论的华人献呈》，117-139。香港：德慧文化图书有限公司，2022。
• “在你的光中我们必得见光”- 浅剖纳西安的贵格利的三一神学。《成为光明之子: 迎向虚实交错、超联通、断裂的世界》，新加坡：三一神学院，2023

Presentations and Conferences

• 2013-09-25, FES Theological Consultation on “Theology of the Jubilee” by Chris Wright. Response paper – “Gregory of Nyssa’s αποκατάστασις and the Theology of Restoration”.
• 2013-12-13, FES华文组青年神学营 – “谈‘性’色不变”
• 2015-10-30 to -31, 香港建道神学院国际学术研讨会 – “犁头与刀剑：早期教会的战争伦理观”
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339271476_litouyudaojian–qiannixiyajiaohuidezhanzhenglunliguanPloughshares_and_swords_-_The_Ethics_of_War_for_the_Pre-Nicene_Church)
• 2023-09, APECSS Conference, “Was the Dedication Creed of 341 ‘Arian’?”

Popular Writings

• 2013-12, “The Church and Same-Sex Attraction”, Trumpet, pp. 6-7.
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341510817_The_Church_and_Same-Sex_Attraction)
• 2013-12, 〈神眼中的同性恋行为〉, 《角声》, 页6-7。(https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341515238_shenyanzhongdetongxinglianxingwei)
• 2014-08, 〈‘祂升天，坐在全能父上帝的右边’— 使徒信经的再思〉, 《角声》, 页1-2。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341515185_’tashengtianzuozaiquannengfushangdideyoubian’-_shituxinjingdezaisi)
• 2015-04, “’He Ascended and Sitteth…’ Pastoral Reflections on the Ascension,” Trumpet, pp. 1-2.
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341511512_’He_Ascended_and_Sitteth’_Pastoral_Reflections_on_the_Ascension)
• 2015-07 Feature article for ETHOS – “Modern Christian Martyrdom” (https://ethosinstitute.sg/modern-christian-martyrdom/)
• 2015-12, 〈道在人间：基督徒的工作观〉, 《角声》, 页6-7。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341520531_jidutudegongzuoguan)
• 2016-04, “Is True Worship ‘Use-less?’”, Theology of Worship Series Part 1, Trumpet, pp. 6-7.
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341512619_Is_True_Worship_’Use-less’_Theology_of_Worship_Series_-_Part_1)
• 2016-08, “True Worship isn’t found in this World”, Theology of Worship Series Part 2, Trumpet, pp. 6-7.
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341513069_True_Worship_Isn’t_Found_in_This_World_-_Theology_of_Worship_Series_-_Part_2)
• 2016-12, “True Worship is Trinitarian in Character”, Theology of Worship Series Part 3, Trumpet, pp. 6-7.
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341514352_True_Worship_is_Trinitarian_in_Character_Theology_of_Worship_Series_Part_3)
• 2017-08 Credo – “Should Everyone Study Theology?: Yes and No
  (https://ethosinstitute.sg/study-theology/)
• 2017-04, “纯全的动机”， 敬拜的真谛（一）, 《角声》, 页6-7。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341515388_chunquandedongji_jingbaidezhendiyi)
• 2017-08, “真敬拜非世上找得到”， 敬拜的真谛（二）, 《角声》, 页6-7。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341515936_zhenjingbaifeishishangzhaodedao_jingbaidezhendier)
• 2017-12, “敬拜的对象是‘圣三一’”， 敬拜的真谛（三）, 《角声》, 页6-7。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341516152_jingbaideduixiangshi’shengsanyi’_jingbaidezhendisan)
• 2018-07 Ethos Institute feature article: A Common Platform
  (https://ethosinstitute.sg/a-common-platform/)
• 2019-08, “神学适乎众信徒？”, 《角声》, 页1-2。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341521257_shenxueshihuzhongxintu)
• 2019-10-21 Credo article – Conditional Immortality
  (http://ethosinstitute.sg/modern-christian-martyrdom/)
• 2020-04-01 Special article – A Christian Theology of Life and Death
  (https://ethosinstitute.sg/christiantheologyoflifeanddeath/)
• 2020-04, “都是女人的错吗？”，, 《角声》, 页1-2。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341520489_doushinurendecuoma)
• 2020-09 Feature article – One Saved, is the Entire Family Saved?
  (https://ethosinstitute.sg/one-saved-is-the-entire-family-saved/)
• 2021-04, “一人信主，全家都得救吗？”，《角声》, 页4-5。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351413158_yirenxinzhuquanjiadoudejiuma)
• 2022-04，早期教父系列（一）：安提阿的伊格那丢，《角声》，页4-5。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387488435_zaoqijiaofuxilie_yiantiadeyigenadiu)
• 2022-08，早期教父系列（二）：殉道者游斯丁，《角声》，页4-5。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387488619_zaoqijiaofuxilieerxundaozheyousiding)
• 2022-12，早期教父系列（三）：里昂的爱任纽，《角声》，页4-5。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387488445_zao_qijiaofuxilie_san_liangdeairenniu)
• 2024-04，“祂的国没有穷尽” ——尼西亚–君士坦丁堡信经的再思，《角声》，页1-2。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387488524_tadeguomeiyouqiongjin_–nixiya-junshitandingbaoxinjingdezaisi)
• 2024-08，“为主殉道？”，《角声》，页4-5。
  (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387488369_weizhuxundao)

Courses Taught

• Systematic Theology I, II
• Historical Theology I, II
• Spiritual Theology
• Patristic Trinitarianism
• Theology of Religions
• Philosophy for Understanding Theology
• Guided Study: Basil of Caesarea Against Eunomius

Other Awards and Appointments

• Professional Memberships:
  • The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS)
  • AIEP-IAPS (Association Internationale d’Études Patristiques/International Association of Patristic Studies)
  • Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) ID: 0000-0001-8806-8453
• Awards:
  • Trinity Theological College – Dr Timothy YH Chow Memorial Scholarship, Best Thesis (Systematic Theology), 2009
  • Graduates Christians Fellowship Scholarship – 2009-2012
  • Brash Scholarship – 2009-2012
  • National University of Singapore – Faculty of Engineering Book Prize, 1994
• Peer reviewer
  • Asian Journal of Theology
  • Langham Monographs
  • Journal of Research on Christian Education
• Adjunct Lecturer (2017 – 2021)
  • Nanyang Technological University (NTU), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
    • Course code: AS6041 Christianity and Religious Diversity