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National Council of Churches’ Statement on the Staging of Jesus Christ Superstar in Singapore
June 11, 2026 | By : ETHOS Institute
The National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) is aware of the discussions among Christians regarding the staging of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar in Singapore. Read on more
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Astrotheology
March 2, 2026 | By : Dr Roland ChiaIn 1995, Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz announced that they had discovered a planet orbiting another star, 51 Pegasi, like our own (1) – an epochal moment indeed in modern science. Since then, the number of ‘exoplanets’ has grown steadily. On 17 April 2014, the Kepler Space Telescope announced the ....Continue Reading »
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 »
Feature
When Just War Theory Runs Out of Road
September 7, 2026 | By : Kyle Yeo
1. When Just War Theory Runs Out of Road Israel’s 2023-25 war[1] in Gaza has produced staggering civilian harm,[2] particularly because of its population density and urban confinement, and an onslaught of competing legal and moral judgments. UN agencies, states, and NGOs have accused both Hamas and Israel of grave . . . . Continue Reading »
Pulse
Dreams in the Christian Tradition
October 5, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
One of the most neglected topics in Christian discourse is arguably the phenomenon of dreams and its place in the Christian theological tradition and the Christian life. This despite the fact that dreams loom large in Scripture and in the imagination of the early Church. There are several reasons for . . . . Continue Reading »
Anti-natalism: A Philosophy of Life Against Life
October 5, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
The world in which we live, as we inch towards the end of the first quarter of the twenty-first century, has ominously been described as uncertain. That little word signals a collective sense of nervousness and even despair about the future. A foreboding that is not known since the tragic . . . . Continue Reading »
Engaging the ‘Nones’
September 21, 2026 | By : ETHOS Institute
When the 2025 General Household Survey was released in June this year, many Christians were deeply concerned about its findings on religion, especially those concerning Christianity. According to the 2020 Census of Population, Christians made up 18.9 percent of Singapore’s population, with Protestants accounting for 11.9 percent. According to the . . . . Continue Reading »
Credo
Wesley’s social holiness: Why true Christian faith is never private
October 5, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
One of the most enduring concepts associated with John Wesley—even though he used the expression only once in his entire oeuvre—is that of social holiness. In the preface to Hymns and Sacred Poems, published in 1739, Wesley wrote: "The gospel of Christ knows no religion but social; no holiness but . . . . Continue Reading »
The Christian Mind
September 7, 2026 | By : ETHOS Institute
There has been a spate of books on the topic of the Christian mind in recent years. Some examples include The Gospel and the Mind by Bradley G. Green,[1]Think Christianly by Joseph Boot,[2] and The Devoted Mind by Kris Lundgaard. [3] The appearance of these books not only emphasise the . . . . Continue Reading »
Judeo-Christian Marriage: An Eschatology Sign (Part 1)
August 17, 2026 | By : Christopher Lim
This is a two-part reflection on Judeo-Christian marriage as an eschatological sign. The first part examines the place of women in the gender hierarchy found in the New Testament. Let’s just call a spade a spade – the New Testament (NT) has a gender hierarchy and women are accorded a . . . . Continue Reading »
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August 1, 2025 | By : ETHOS Institute
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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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