Bio: Dr. Michael Toy
Dr. Michael Toy completed his PhD in the Study of Religion at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and his Master of Divinity (MDiv) at Princeton Theological Seminary. His research explores the nexus of digital media, culture, and theological imaginations of flourishing. A lay member of the Episcopal Che has been involved in religious education and spiritual formation both professionally and as a volunteer for the past 10 years.
Degrees and Institutions: PhD, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2025; MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2015; BA, Wheaton College, 2011.
Publications and Work: [co-authored with Michaela Richards] 鈥溾楥oming to a Head: Digital Contestations over Sacred Sites in Aotearoa New Zealand,鈥 Religions Special issue: 鈥淚nstitutional Innovation and Tradition: Understanding Changes and Continuities in Religious Leadership, Communication, and Technology Ethics,鈥 edited by Pauline Hope Cheong and Ilona Nord, 15 no. 12 (2024): 1483. 鈥溾楾hat鈥檚 Just Who I Am鈥: Theological Reflections on Diaspora, Belonging, and Identity among Asian Anglicans in Aotearoa.鈥 Anglican Journal of Theology in Aotearoa and Oceania 2, no. 2 (2023): 50鈥62. 鈥淪peak of the Devil: Suanggi, Satan, and Spiritual Healing in West Papua.鈥 Melanesian Journal of Theology 36, no. 1-2 (2020): 103鈥120.