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• Ph.D. in Systematic Theology, Fordham University, 2026
• M.A. in Transforming Spirituality, Seattle University, 2015
• B.A. in Theological and Pastoral Studies, Southeast Asia Bible College, 2003

Before joining St. Bonaventure, Dr. Sasongko taught theology at Jakarta Theological Seminary (STFT Jakarta), one of Indonesia’s leading theological institutions, where he taught courses in Systematic Theology and Spirituality.

During his doctoral study at Fordham University, he served as an instructor in the Department of Theology, where he taught undergraduate courses in Theology such as Faith and Critical Reason, Christ in World Cultures, Church in Controversy, Christian Mystical Texts, and Scripture and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

His classroom is characterized by rigorous engagement with theological texts, global Christian perspectives, and thoughtful dialogue across cultural, ecclesial, and religious traditions.

Publications

• “A Radical Renewal without Sea?: Toward a Tehomic Trinitarian Theology from Pacific Perspectives,” in Radical Renewal, Witnessing to a New Heaven and a New Earth (Eugene: Pickwick, 2026).
• “Toward a Tehomic Discipleship: Reclaiming Oceanic Imaginaries and the Problem of ‘No More Sea' in Light of Pacific and Javanese Wisdoms,” Vision: A Theology for Church and Theology (Fall 2025).
• “Epistemic Ignorance and the Indonesian Killings of 1965-1966: Righting the Wrongs of the Past and the Role of Faith Community,” Political Theology 20, no. 3 (2019): 280-295, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1462317X.2019.1568705.
• “A Compassionate Space-Making: Toward a Trinitarian Theology of Friendship,” co-authored with Joas Adiprasetya, Ecumenical Review 71, no. 2 (April 2019): 21-30, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/erev.12416.
• “Angling the Trinity from the Margin of Power: Vernacular Trinitarian Theology in Hadewijch of Brabant and Feminist Theology,” Feminist Theology 26:2 (January 2018), 195-206, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0966735017738662.
• “The Christified Universe and the Vanquished Creatures: The Perspectives of Ilia Delio and Elizabeth A. Johnson,” Dialog: A Journal of Theology 56, no. 1 (March 2017): 61-72, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.12297.
• “‘The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things’: Environmental Justice and Mission in an Ecumenical Perspective,” International Review of Mission 105, no.1 (July 2016): 86-103, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/irom.12126.
• “Toward a Nonviolent Koinonia: An Ecumenical Enquiry into Being the Church from a Historic Peace Church Perspective,” Ecclesiology 11 (2015): 327-349, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/17455316-01103005.
• “‘A Caravan of Solidarity’: An Asian Constructive Theology of the Triune Economy of Gift,” Exchange: Journal of Missiological and Ecumenical Research 44 (2015): 381-402, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/1572543X-12341355.
• “The Homo Ludens Revisited: A Theological Inquiry into Being Human from the Perspective of Javanese Children’s Play,” Toronto Journal of Theology 30, no. 2 (2014): 307-318, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3138/tjt.2841.

Think deeply. Wonder freely. Enjoy Theology. My teaching philosophy is simple: rigorous theology must be intellectually challenging, deeply relevant, and genuinely enjoyable.

Dr. Sasongko’s current research explores intercultural theology, theologies of peace and reconciliation, political theology, and ecumenical Anabaptist theology. He is especially interested in how Christian theology can foster dialogue across cultures and religions in contexts of conflict and pluralism.

His current projects examine intercultural approaches to peace beyond liberal universalism and the contribution of Asian Christian thought to contemporary theology.

Dr. Sasongko previously served as Theologian-in-Residence at Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship. He currently serves as Teaching Minister at the Indonesian Christian Church of New York (GKI New York), where he teaches, preaches, and helps members for Christian discipleship. He is also the co-founder of Theovlogy, a digital platform dedicated to making academic theology accessible to churches and the wider public through online education and theological engagement.