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One of my tasks as an apologist here in New York is to teach Christians
to think things through, theologically (T4). All of us use reason to
figure out how to make sense of the world we live in. As rational
creatures that are not always very rational, few of us think about how
we think and why we think the way we do.
In my many discussions with the leaders of CBC over the years, I have
expressed my joy in being given the opportunities to think through my
personal faith in Jesus. I have learned what it means to love God with
all my mind. I wondered how I might be able to give back what I have
learned to people who are busy at work in Malaysia.
When I visited CBC in 2005, I came up with the idea of using the
internet to conduct an experimental course, teaching philosophy to
Christians in Malaysia by way of ‘skype’ and directed readings. Alexa
Ho and Gordon Shum were appointed to facilitate the discussion group.
Stephen and Wei Lymn Choi hosted the folks. So, from January until July
2006, 18 brave souls signed up for “Project Philosophy” (PP). I
selected Peter Hicks book, The Journey So Far. He is a lecturer at
London Bible College and served as a pastor. He summarizes important
aspects in the history of philosophy in the West and then connected
them to the development of Christian thought. Our goal was to survey
the field and appreciate the immense influence of Greek philosophy on
modern Christian theology, which trickles all the way down to our
Sunday
sermons.
So, how did it go? I shall let them speak for themselves and perhaps
you can capture some of their feelings and pray for this ongoing
program as we have just started “Project Philosophical Theology” (PPT)
led by Gordon Shum.