Kris Tan holds a master’s degree in comparative religion from the Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta State Islamic University in Indonesia.
He is currently a lecturer in Confucianology at Kesatuan Economic Bogor College and lecturer in comparative religion at Surya University in Serpong Banten Indonesia.
Although he is a follower of the Confucian religion, he studied at an Islamic religious university where he was pleased to learn of the goodness inherent in all religions.
He is deeply committed to the furtherance of interreligious dialogue in Indonesia and often delivers lectures on the topic organized by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference, Supreme Council for Confucian Religion in Indonesia and various universities.
His interest in interreligious dialogue has been firmly rooted since 2005 when he was a student and started to understand the needs of communities in Indonesia. He believes that dialogue is crucial to promoting peace and reconciliation.
In 2009, Kris Tan represented the Republic of Indonesia as the sole delegate of the Young Indonesian Confucians at the 5th Regional Interfaith Dialogue Forum ‘Future Faith Leaders: Regional Challenges and Cooperation’ in Perth, Western Australia.
Kris Tan is alumni of 2016-2017 International Fellowship King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) in Viena, Austria and also as Alumni of 2016 Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute (MPI) in Davao City, Philippines
In June 18-21 Kris Tan as participant of International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS), in Singapore
My bio in KAICIID website
https://www.kaiciid.org/what-we-do/kaiciid-international-fellows-programme/kris-tan