Synopsis

Christians have long been concerned with the welfare of others in society. Much of this stems from the Biblical commandment to love God and to love our neighbours. Over the course of the Church’s history, this concern has expressed itself from providing simple meals to the needy to full scale social service agencies. This course explores this impulse of Christian social concern. We will look briefly at the biblical basis for this concern and some landmark historical expressions of it. We will then study the relevant principles or themes such as the dignity of the human person, common humanity, and social order.

Biodata

Rev Dr Jeremy-Joe Tan is an ordained minister with the Anglican Diocese of Singapore. He received his PhD from the University of Edinburgh and is a faculty member of Trinity Theological College. He grew up attending the Chapel of the Resurrection and served there as a youth and chaplaincy staff for nine years. Jeremy was then sent as a faculty-in-development by Trinity Theological College and the Diocese to study at the University of Edinburgh. His research focused on the philosophical and theological underpinnings of Archbishop William Temple’s social thought. Jeremy is married to Tricia. They have two children, Joshua-Joe and Anna-Joy. Jeremy and his family continues to worship and serve at the Chapel of the Resurrection.