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Statement by the National Council of Churches of Singapore on 21 December 2025
December 21, 2025 | By : ETHOS Institute
The National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) is deeply concerned by the incident on 21 December at the St Joseph’s Church in Bukit Timah, where a suspicious parcel was found on church premises. We are grateful that thorough checks by the Singapore Police Force and specialist units have confirmed . . . . 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 »
Feature
A Scientific Reflection on Miracles
January 5, 2026 | By : Dr Phil Chan
"If a quantum (fundamental) interaction in nature is not explicitly forbidden by known conservation (natural) laws or other fundamental principles, it will inevitably occur." Gell-Mann, Nobel laureate Introduction Miracles, events that cannot seem to be explained by the laws of nature, often challenge our Christian understanding of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Pulse
Have This Mind in You
January 5, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
Philippians 2:1-11 This sermon was delivered at the chapel service at Trinity Theological College on 27 September 2023 Our passage from Paul’s letter to the Christians at Philippi contains that great Christological hymn about the mystery of the Incarnation. The authorship and origins of this hymn are unknown to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dangers of SynBio
December 15, 2025 | By : Dr Roland Chia
In 2022, biologists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel created mouse embryo models without the need for fertilized eggs, embryos, or even a mouse. In what has been regarded as a world-first achievement, these scientists only used stem cells and a special incubator to produce synthetic embryos. This . . . . Continue Reading »
Brain-Computer Interfaces: Promises and Perils
December 1, 2025 | By : Dr Roland Chia
In January last year, Scientific American reported that the billionaire technologist Elon Musk claimed that his company Neuralink had implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) into a human for the first time. Musk wrote on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that the recipient was recovering well. Neuralink’s intention to . . . . Continue Reading »
Credo
The Trinitarian Origins and Accomplishment of the Divine Plan of Salvation
January 19, 2026 | By : Dr Ng Kam Weng
Christianity teaches a unique salvation where God takes the initiative to save humankind from the plight of sin. This initiative is not a historical afterthought in response to the Fall of humankind in Adam, but is grounded in a pre-temporal plan of the God who is sovereign over history. The . . . . Continue Reading »
First things first
January 5, 2026 | By : Dr Roland Chia
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. ~ Matthew 6:33 There is perhaps no better time to examine our priorities than at the beginning of a brand new year. Since ancient times, such an exercise has been deemed . . . . Continue Reading »
Loving Tolerance
December 15, 2025 | By : Rev Daniel Tong
The word “tolerance” originates from the Latin: tolerantia, meaning to bear, support or endure; and appeared in record books from the 15th century. Originally associated with the enduring of hardships, it morphed in the 18th century to mean the forbearance or allowance of different beliefs. Traditionally, the word signified a . . . . Continue Reading »
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August 1, 2025 | By : ETHOS Institute
Check out the latest available videos at ethosinstitute.sg/videos or click here! Check out the videos for the past events in the archives here.
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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