Abraham Wu is a Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellow (funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at the University of British Columbia. His research interests span ancient and late antique Roman philosophy, early Christianity, and contemporary philosophical and religious ethics.

His current book project explores Augustine of Hippo’s account of memory and its significance for contemporary ethics and Christian theology. At UBC, he is also starting a new project on conscience, which explores late antique views of conscience as resources for enriching contemporary reflection on conscientious disagreement, public reasoning, and responsible citizenship. 

Abraham’s research has been published in a variety of journals, including Modern Theology, the International Journal of Systematic Theology, and Studies in Christian Ethics. He has also taught theology and philosophy of religion at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Divinity, as well as courses on theology and science at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in Cambridge. At UBC, he teaches Greek Philosophy. 

Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, and an alumnus of Regent College, Abraham returned to Vancouver after completing his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2025. He is married to Fiona, and they have two children.

Areas of Expertise

• Historical and Constructive Theology
• Augustine and Augustinianism(s)
• The Reception of Ancient Philosophy in Early and Late Antique Christianity
• Religious Ethics and Moral Psychology

Media & Publications

• Duplicitous Remembrance: Confessing Self-Deception with Augustine – Article
• Attending to Our Conversation Partners: Attention as a Framework for Interreligious Dialogue, Tolerance, and Friendship – Article
• The Dynamics of Interiority and its Moral Significance in Augustine and Iris Murdoch – Article
• The ‘End’ of Memory: Memory, the Porous Self, and the Communion of Saints in Augustine's Confessions – Article