Restore: Your Mojo
Matthew Tan describes the ways that the Deadly Sin of Sloth might sneak up on us, and the subtle but expressly distinct ways it can express itself.
Author Dr Matthew Tan
Advertising, Idolatry and the Bride of Christ
Dr. Matthew Tan explores the subtle, yet damaging nature of imagery in modern day society and it being a modern anthropological and theological crisis.
Being Someplace Else: Theological Virtues & Makoto Shinkai
Dr Matthew Tan explores the theme of bridging people and worlds in the work of anime director Makoto Shinkai and how this relates to faith, hope and love.
Theology of Running Away
Dr. Matthew Tan looks at popular media to help us explore the deep linkages that pop culture’s trope of escape has with the Christian tradition.
The Grammar of a Christian Act
Dr Matthew Tan explains why intentions cannot be relied on in isolation – and why therefore the Church plays such a vital role in Christian actions.
The Ecclesial Body and Celebrity Heads
Dr Matthew Tan explores at the rise of the “Catholic online celebrity”, and its ecclesiological effect on faith, authority and community.
The Third Schism
Dr Matthew Tan explores the idea that modernity and postmodernity have lead to a subtle “third schism” across Christianity.
The Lovesick Platonist
Dr Matthew Tan reflects on love as presented in Plato’s Symposium, and how a rupture of love from one person leads to a rupture of love with all things.