Mathew P. John

Mathew P John considers himself a citizen of the world. Originally an electrical engineer from the East (India), he pursued a successful corporate career in the Middle East (Kuwait), and eventually transitioned from ‘technology to theology’ in the West (Canada). He holds a Masters degree in Theological Studies from the University of Toronto (Canada) and a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary (USA). His dissertation won the prestigious Alan Tippet Award for bringing three disciplines i.e. Anthropology, World Religions, and World Cinema into a trialogue.

Mathew has acquired over two decades of professional experience working in various academic, corporate and ecclesiastical platforms. He has also taught courses in Theology, Religion and Culture, and presented papers at academic conferences hosted by the American Anthropological Association and the Center for Religion at UCLA. He also authored Film as Cultural Artifact: Religious Criticism of World Cinema (Fortress Press) and contributed to God in Movies (Baker Academics).

He is the Founder/Director of Focus Infinity, an intercultural outreach organization, and the creator of The Mosaic Course, an online platform for exploring world religions from a Christian perspective. He is also an avid storyteller, an award-winning producer, and an alumnus of the Professional Producer’s Program at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.