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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
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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
Can Pornography Ever Be Ethical
August 3, 2026 | By : Elisha Amalraj Philip
Introduction “Ethical porn” is a recent movement that seeks to reshape the pornography industry by ensuring fair pay, informed consent, and safe working conditions. Supporters argue that if pornography is produced responsibly, then the usual moral objections no longer apply. This raises an important ethical question: if pornography is made . . . . Continue Reading »
Pulse
Is the Old Covenant Null and Void?
August 3, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
At this writing, the dispute between the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) and the Vatican remains unresolved. The conflict has to do with the decision by the group of bishops belonging to the Society to unilaterally ordain priests and bishops, without the approval of the Vatican. Cardinal Victor Manuel . . . . Continue Reading »
On Mutilating the Temple
July 20, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
On 1 September 2025, the BBC reported that a former vicar in the Church of England, Geoffrey Baulcomb, was jailed for three years after admitting to causing grievous bodily harm (GBH). The 79-year-old carried out extreme body modifications on a man on 4 January 2020 with a pair of scissors, . . . . Continue Reading »
Doubting Darwin
July 6, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
In 2013, Steve Meyer, an advocate of Intelligent Design (ID) and a leading figure at the Discovery Institute, published Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design. Meyer argues that Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is unable to adequately explain the emergence . . . . Continue Reading »
Credo
Stewardship of the truth
August 3, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
The topic of good stewardship prompts me to reflect on an important aspect of stewardship that has suffered some neglect: the stewardship of the truth that the Church has received from God through his Word. In his book, Truth Decay: Defending Christianity Against the Challenges of Postmodernism, the Christian apologist . . . . Continue Reading »
Use our Brains, Experience Joy!
July 20, 2026 | By : Dr Kris Chong
Shortly after ChatGPT made its grand appearance in November 2022 in the US, the 168-year-old magazine with a good reputation, The Atlantic, declared a week later, “The College Essay Is Dead.” The New York Post (26 Dec 2022) even went as far as to announce, “Welcome to the new age . . . . Continue Reading »
Wokeness and the Church
July 6, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
The theme that the editors of the Methodist Message have assigned for this issue, "The Sphere of the Church", provides an opportunity to discuss a phenomenon that is becoming more pervasive in evangelical churches in the United States, and which is just beginning to influence some churches in Singapore. I . . . . 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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