Biographical Details
Dr Thomas Philip is a Lecturer in Integrative Studies within the School of Education at Excelsia University College. He brings nearly three decades of experience in higher education, pastoral leadership, academic administration, and cross-cultural ministry. He holds a PhD in Theology and Hermeneutics from Charles Sturt University, together with master's and bachelor's degrees in both Theology and Sociology.
Dr Philip has taught and served in diverse educational and ecclesial contexts, contributing to teaching, curriculum development, mission studies, pastoral formation, and community engagement. His research is interdisciplinary in nature, spanning Christology, missiology, hermeneutics, public theology, secular theology, transformative learning, intercultural studies, diaspora and migration studies, religious pluralism, and theology in the public sphere. His scholarship is particularly concerned with the interplay between faith, culture, migration, and education within increasingly diverse and globalised societies.
He is the author of M.M. Thomas's Secular Commentaries on Scripture: Exegeting the World (Routledge, 2025), a study that explores the theological and social thought of M. M. Thomas and its significance for contemporary engagement with secularism, pluralism, and public life. Through his teaching and research, Dr Philip seeks to foster critical dialogue between Christian theology, contemporary culture, and the challenges of multicultural and intercultural contexts.