2024-08-302024-08-30https://dspace.usj.edu.mo/handle/123456789/5775Sonja Xia has obtained her Ph.D. in theology from K.U.Leuven, Belgium. Her research is on the formation of doctrines in the early Church. Before joining USJ, she worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the project of Intellectual Humility at the Faculty of Philosophy, St. Louis University MO, and research fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy, Sun Yat-sen University. She has taught courses on the Bible and world religions. Currently, she teaches the history and theology of the early Church as well as Mariology. She serves as the Chair of the Pedagogical Council and a member of the Board of Examiners of FRSP. Her research field covers the doctrinal development in the Early Church and the mystical tradition in the Early Church.