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Statement by the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) on Minister K. Shanmugam’s Speech at the Chesed-El Synagogue on 6 November, 2025
November 7, 2025 | By : ETHOS Institute
The National Council of Churches of Singapore is saddened to learn of the recent incidents that have caused the members of the Jewish community to feel singled out or unsafe. Antisemitism in any form has no place in our society and must not be tolerated. We welcome and affirm the . . . . Continue Reading »
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Forgotten Foundations: Christianity and Modernity’s Amnesia
November 3, 2025 | By : Dr Roland ChiaThis lecture was delivered at a Christian Apologetics Seminar organised by Journey GKYSG on 11 October 2025 at the Bible House. In recent decades, Christianity has been subjected to intense scrutiny and criticism, especially from Western academics and writers. Early in our century, there emerged a new perspective dubbed the ....Continue Reading »
What is the New Apostolic Reformation?
September 28, 2025 | By : Dr Roland ChiaIn 1999, an international group of apostles gathered in Singapore in what was to be a historic meeting. For it was at this meeting that the International Coalition of Apostles (ICA) was formed. According to its website, the goal of ICA is to ‘advance the Kingdom of God more rapidly ....Continue Reading »
What is Critical Social Justice?: An Anatomy of an Ideology
August 1, 2024 | By : Dr Roland ChiaWhat is Critical Social Justice? An Anatomy of an Ideology This paper was presented at the TTC Faculty Colloquium on 26 July 2024 In recent decades, a new ideology has emerged which radically distorts received notions of justice which have their roots in the Judeo-Christian tradition. This new understanding of ....Continue Reading »
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Perfection
November 3, 2025 | By : Leow Theng Huat
The Promise There are some beliefs which many wrongly attribute to Christianity. One is the teaching that, after death, the redeemed will dwell for eternity as disembodied spirits in a spiritual realm called “heaven”. What Christianity actually teaches is that there will be a resurrection of our bodies on the . . . . Continue Reading »
Pulse
Principled Pluralism and Social Cohesion
November 17, 2025 | By : Dr Roland Chia
In this article, we turn to the third principle which I mentioned briefly in my opening remarks at a dialogue on social cohesion with the ASEAN delegates in June, namely, principled pluralism. Together with the first two principles – the common good and solidarity – principled pluralism for the Christian . . . . Continue Reading »
Revisiting the Filioque Controversy
November 3, 2025 | By : Dr Roland Chia
On 27 May this year (2024), the Lutheran World Federation and the Orthodox Church issued a landmark common statement on the filioque. Referring to the original version of the Nicene Creed of 325, it states that: Valuing this old and most venerable ecumenical Christian text, we suggest that the . . . . Continue Reading »
Heightened Hostility Against Christianity in the West
October 20, 2025 | By : Dr Roland Chia
The Family Research Council (FRC) recently released a report that noted an increase in various acts of hostility against Christianity by left-wing groups, and violations of religious freedom by Western governments in 34 countries. Between January 2020 and December 2023, FRC identified no less than 168 major incidents across 16 . . . . Continue Reading »
Credo
Contemplating Evil and Suffering
November 17, 2025 | By : Terence Ho
The problem of evil and pain poses a fundamental challenge to the Christian faith and the notion of an all-powerful, benevolent God. Eighteenth Century Scottish philosopher David Hume provided a pithy articulation of this problem, citing the Greek philosopher Epicurus: “Is (God) willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then . . . . Continue Reading »
Celebrating Christmas in a Violent World
November 3, 2025 | By : Dr Roland Chia
As Christians all over the globe celebrate Christmas this year, they do so in a world that is in turmoil, with many parts gripped by violence and scarred by unconscionable atrocities. At the time of this writing, the war between Russia and Ukraine, which began in 2022, rages on, with . . . . Continue Reading »
The Church as Christ’s Institution
October 20, 2025 | By : Dr Simon Chan
I grew up in a church where the pastor made a special effort to drum into his flock that “the church is an organism, not an organization.” The idea persists to this day among many modern Christians. They seem to have a deep aversion to the institutional church. They prefer . . . . Continue Reading »
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Videos for ETHOS Annual Conference 2021: The Triune God are now up!
October 26, 2021 | By : ETHOS Institute
To watch the videos for this event, please go to ethosinstitute.sg/videos or click here!
Videos for ETHOS Conversation 2021: Religion and Politics in Singapore are now up!
May 3, 2021 | By : ETHOS Institute
To watch the videos for this event, please go to ethosinstitute.sg/videos or click here. Please click here to read the speech by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law.
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