Christian Background
I am a Christian and am a member of a Presbyterian church in Singapore. I hold a Master of Arts in Theology and Integrative Studies (summa cum laude) from Biblical Graduate School of Theology. The following prizes were awarded with my degree in 2025:
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Principal's Prize - awarded on the basis of academic achievement, character development and contribution to the school.
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Christian Spirituality Prize - Outstanding performance in the study of the theology and practice of Christian Spirituality.
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Old Testament Prize - Excellent performance in Old Testament studies.
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Theology and History Prize - Outstanding performance in the study of theology and Church history.
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I have an interest in understanding contemporary culture from a Christian perspective, comparative Asian philosophy and Christianity, Christian ethics, literary aesthetics of the bible, contemporary biblical hermeneutical approaches e.g. poststructuralist criticism and ethical criticism. Please see below for my published book and speaking engagements.​
Books
Latest: Choo, S. S. (2024). When Woke Goes Broke: Redeeming Social Justice for the Church. GraceWorks.
Endorsements:​​
​“Suzanne Choo’s When Woke Goes Broke is informational and instructional. A ‘must read’. Woke is the fake oxygen of a new generation. Instead of nurturing the pursuit of true social justice, it slowly poisons us to extreme scepticism which ‘questions everything and believes in nothing’. Suzanne’s work is culturally incisive in her analysis. It is grounded in the Bible as she explores wokeism through the prism of the gospel and Jesus as the arbiter of justice. It is practically helpful to pastors, parents, and youth. I highly commend her brilliant work to launch “The Gospel Way” Series of solid Christian literature written by Asians for Asians.”
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- Rt Revd Dr Christopher Chia, Synod Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Singapore, Senior Pastor of Adam Road Presbyterian Church
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"When Woke Goes Broke is a compass for Christians navigating today's wild world of political wokeism and social issues. Suzanne Choo shows us how to be bridge builders reflecting the love of Christ. It is hopeful, while tackling tough questions, reiterating God's righteous justice and love for all creation. This book will certainly help us interpret our complex times through a biblical lens and God’s metanarrative. A must-read for a genuine spiritual awakening!"
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- Dr Goh Wei-Leong, Co-Founder, HealthServe; Global Board, OM International & Chairman, Mercy Teams International
"A clear analysis of wokeism and a helpful framework to understand it at work and how a Christian ought to approach it redemptively for a Christ-centric missional ethic. When Woke Goes Broke is a useful and accessible resource for Christian pastors, leaders, and practitioners of justice work which I commend heartily." - Elder Ronald J.J. Wong, National Coordinator (Micah Singapore); Board Chairman, Bless Community Services
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Reviews:
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Book review published in Methodist Message (1 Sept 2024): https://www.methodist.org.sg/methodist-message/when-woke-goes-broke-redeeming-social-justice-for-the-church/
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Write-up on the book published in Salt&Light (18 Oct 2024): https://saltandlight.sg/service/a-christian-kind-of-woke-what-the-church-can-do-to-redeem-social-justice/​​​​
Articles and Interviews
Chiang, G. (2025, Feb 25). What does it mean to be a missional family? Pastors and parents share at State of the Family 2025. Salt and Light. https://saltandlight.sg/news/state-of-the-family-2025-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-missional-family/
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Choo, S. S. (2025, April 9). Why should a christian care about the elections. Salt and Light. https://saltandlight.sg/leadership/why-should-a-christian-care-about-the-elections/
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Choo, S. S. (2025, April 22). How to talk to your children about the General Election. Salt and Light. https://saltandlight.sg/faith/how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-the-general-election/
Speaking Engagements
I am open to speaking in churches or Christian organizations especially on topics related to social justice, postmodernism, ways of reading culture and texts, issues in education etc. Email me at: tosuzannechoo@gmail.com
The following is a summary of my speaking engagements.
2023
Title: Empowering youths to discern God's truth in a postmodern age - Workshop conducted at St. George's Church (14 April 2023)
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Title: Postmodernism, Feminism, social justice: Why should the church care? - 6 week course conducted at Biblical Graduate School of Theology; co-taught with Rev Dr Lim Kar Yong (6 Sept-18 Oct 2023)
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2024
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Title: Nurturing our worldviews, nurturing godly youth - sharing at the Family Conference by Adam Road Presbyterian Church (18 February 2024)
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Title: Social justice today - part of panel sharing at the Intentional Discipleship Making Conference by Covenant Evangelical Free Church (30 August 2024)
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Title: What is truth? The question of truth and Christian shalom in the university - part of panel sharing at the conference organized by Fellowship of Evangelical Students held at Singapore Bible College (14 Oct 2024)
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Title: Christianity and wokeism - a lecture given at Ethos Institute as part of the Ethos Annual lecture, held at Bible House (24 October 2024)
Title: Dialogue in a polarized world - a sermon delivered at Bethany Evangelical Free Church (10 November 2024)
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2025
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Title: Towards a Christian kind of woke - sharing at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit (4 Jan 2025)
Title: How the missional family can respond to today's cultural headwinds - invited panelist at The State of the Family 2025 conference by Focus on the Family (20 Feb 2025)
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Title: Wokeism, social justice and Christianity - guest lecture as part of the Christian, Culture, and Society course taught at Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST)'s (13 March 2025)
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Title: Hearing the voices of our youths - sharing at the Family Conference organized by Adam Road Presbyterian Church (21 March 2025)
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Title: Christ above culture: How to discern and engage with culture from a Christian perspective - Workshop speaker at church camp 2025 organized by Adam Road Presbyterian Church (6 June 2025)
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Title: Preaching: Daniel 9:1-27 - Guest speaker at Bethany Evangelical Free Church (15 June 2025)
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Title: Topic to be confirmed - Guest speaker at Glad Tidings Church (13 July 2025)
Title: Reading and doing social justice from a Christian perspective - Guest speaker for this course organized by Wesley Methodist Church (15, 22, 29 July 2025)
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Title: Christian perspectives to classical and contemporary philosophies shaping Asia - Co-teaching this course at Biblical Graduate School of Theology (22, 29 Aug, 05, 12, 19, 26 Sept, 03, 10, 17, 24 Oct): https://courses.bgst.edu.sg/courses/Christian-Perspectives-to-Classical-and-Contemporary-Philosophies-Shaping-Asia-%23IS212-SC0-25-S1
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Title: Reading and doing social justice from a Christian perspective - Guest speaker for this course organized by Wesley Methodist Church (15, 22, 29 July 2025)
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Title: Discerning the times: Reading and rising above culture from a Christian perspective - Sharing at a seminar organized by Pentecost Methodist Church (23 August 2025)
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Title: Social justice - part of a workshop at the Intentional Discipleship Making Conference by Covenant Evangelical Free Church (6 Sept 2025)
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Title: Topic to be confirmed - Guest speaker at Bethany Evangelical Free Church (2 Nov 2025)