Andrew Loke

Andrew Loke at Hong Kong Baptist University, January 2023

Luo De En (Chinese: 骆德恩; pinyin: Luò Dé Ēn), commonly anglicized as "Andrew Loke" for convenience, is a Singaporean Christian theologian and philosopher. He is currently associate professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He has made contributions to the fields of Systematic Theology, Science and Religion, Philosophy of Religion, and New Testament studies. He is a proponent of the Kalam Cosmological Argument for the existence of God. He is an elected Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion.

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. In 2014, he joined University of Hong Kong as Research Assistant Professor and was invited to teach Faith and Science at Regent College Vancouver and Master of Theology at Singapore Bible College.

Public debates

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

Publications

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Jamieson, R.B. "The Origin of Divine Christology". Themelios. 43 (1). Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Reichenbach, Bruce. "Cosmological Argument". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Swamidass, Joshua (28 August 2020). "The Genealogical Adam and Eve: A Rejoinder". Sapientia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Craig, William Lane. "Questions on Graham Oppy, the Atonement, and Debating Technique Reasonable Faith". Reasonable Faith. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Fellows". International Society for Science and Religion. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Science and the Christian Faith". Ethos Institute. Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Profile". Evangelical Philosophical Society. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  10. ↑ "Andrew Loke: Healing the Relationship between Science and Faith". Regent College. Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Master of Theology". Singapore Bible College. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Oppy v. Loke". 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Is God the cause of the universe?". Premier Christian Radio. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? A Dialogue Between Shabir Ally & Andrew Loke". Retrieved 17 June 2021.[dead link]