Awkward Asian Theologian is a theological and cultural project of Dr. Matthew Tan, who is the Dean of Studies at Vianney College, the seminary of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga, and Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia.

He was born in Singapore and has lived in Australia, Europe and the United States.

He completed his Doctorate in Theology at the Australian Catholic University, and did his License in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

Upon his return to Australia, he served for five years as a Lecturer in Theology and Philosophy at Campion College Australia. During this time, he was seconded to become a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Dialogue at DePaul University in Chicago.

Apart from Awkward Asian Theologian, he also has published two books, Justice, Unity and the Hidden Christ and Redeeming Flesh: The Way of the Cross with Zombie Jesus. His written work has appeared in ABC Religion & Ethics, Church Life Journal, Humanum and the Catholic Weekly.

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