For the record, Today is still special! — I’m waiting for Tuesday, 22.02.2022. Now that day would be extraordinarily special. But there’s no harm to celebrating an imperfect special day — Today, Wednesday 02.02.2022. We don’t always need to have everything aligned to our satisfaction. In fact, a little flaw does remind us of our humanity — especially…

ReadWise Week 1 — I have often struggled with a blank piece of paper in front of me. Am I supposed to write profound prose? Maybe I will come up with a world-changing idea? Perhaps I can string together a solid proposal that would convince others to support me? …

We are all unique, but there is something more — REVEREND Sivin Kit isn’t just any ordinary pastor. The leader of the Bangsar Lutheran Church believes it’s important to have “safe spaces for dangerous conversations”. Even — or maybe especially — in present-day Malaysia. Kit, 38, is one of the most committed religious leaders when it comes to interfaith dialogue…

Greetings and Opening Remarks at the Women Human Rights Training, Geneva, October 17, 2023 — by Rev. Dr. Sivin Kit, Director (ad interim) for Theology, Mission and Justice, the Lutheran World Federation Greetings from the Lutheran World Federation. We are proud to continue as one of the organizers of this year’s training, and welcome to Geneva. I’m so encouraged to see you all here for…

Teaching Experience — 2017 Guest Lecturer for Masters Class, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA 2015–2019 Lecturer, Religious Studies, Malaysian Studies, Christian Theology, Malaysia Theological Seminary (STM), Malaysian Bible Seminary (MBS) Lecturer, Religions in Asia Course, University of Agder (Malaysian Module) 2011–2013 Teaching Masters Level Classes in Religion and Modernity and Religions in Asia…

Interviews in News Portals, Podcasts, YouTube, and TV by Sivin Kit — 18. “The Meaning of Christmas in Malaysia”, Let’s Talk with Shaarad Kuttan, Astro Awani, 24 December 2018. http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-videos/lets-talk-sharaad-kuttan-episode-78-328611 17. Talks at Rhema Radio #72: The Youths’ Role in Nation building with Dr Sivin Kit and Debbie Loh, Rhema Radio. https://soundcloud.com/rhemaradio/r72a

by Sivin Kit Invited Talks 34. “Beyond Tolerance: A Non-Western Christian Perspective on Interreligious Solidarity in the midst of Ethnoreligious Divisiveness” Paper presentation, Seminar on “The role of religion in the quest for peaceful coexistence” at the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Jointly Organised by International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies…

by Sivin Kit — Book Chapters “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope: We Are Part of this, Together…Intercultural Connectedness as a Church after Corona”, in Church after the Corona Pandemic. Kyle K. Schiefelbein-Guerrero (Eds), Springer, 2023. “Untangling Religious Fundamentalism: Preliminary Insights into Social Hostility and Religious Divisiveness in Asia.” In Fundamentalismus als ökumenische Herausforderung, pp. 53–71…

Grateful to Scholars who invested in broadening my intellectual horizons — I’m thankful for good scholarship that opens up more horizons in understanding God’s truth revealed in the written Word. Tha danger of being overwhelmed with knowledge and becoming big headed is ever present. And yet the danger of being big hearted while dishonouring God-given wisdom is equally destructive. I’m just…