A series of socially-relevant articles published twice a month by the Theological and Research Advisor of ETHOS Institute™, Dr Roland Chia.

2019

• January 7, 2019 – The Internet of Things: Ethical and Social Concerns
• January 21, 2019 – Clarifying Inter-faith Dialogue
• February 4, 2019 – Embryo Editing
• February 18, 2019 – Descent into Barbarity
• March 4, 2019 – Bettering Humans
• March 18, 2019 – Big Data, Ethics and Society
• April 1,  2019 – Far-Right Extremism
• April 15, 2019 – An Anatomy of Hate Speech
• May 6, 2019 – Words That Offend
• May 20, 2019 – Dignity, Respect and Speech
• June 3, 2019 – Marxism and Religion
• June 17, 2019 – Christianity and Marxism
• July 1, 2019 – Death by Organ Donation
• July 8, 2019 – Darkness Has Become My Companion
• July 15, 2019 – Vatican on Gender Theory
• August 5, 2019 – Arendt and ‘Organised Lying’
• August 19, 2019 – Liturgy and Life

2018

• Jan 2, 2018 – Astro-Ethics
• Jan 15, 2018 – Trump’s Decision on Jerusalem
• Feb 5, 2018 – The Good Life
• Feb 20, 2018 – Migration and Justice
• Mar 5, 2018 – AI and Religion
• Mar 12, 2018 – On Christian Exclusivism
• Apr 2, 2018 – Gene Editing and Ethics
• Apr 16, 2018 – Worship and Witness
• May 7, 2018 – An Unholy Alliance
• May 21, 2018 – Hospitable Classrooms, Inclusive Society
• June 4, 2018 – In-Vitro Gametogenesis
• June 18, 2018 – Evolving Marriage
• July 2, 2018 – Liberal Authoritarianism
• July 16, 2018 – Back to the Basics
• August 6, 2018 – The Politicisation of Science
• August 20, 2018 – Body Dynamics
• September 3, 2018 – Nanotechnologies and Ethics
• September 17, 2018 – Non-optional Option
• October 1, 2018 – Populism and Democracy
• October 2, 2018 – A Sin Or A Crime? – On Legislating Morality
• October 22, 2018 – Loving Obedience
• November 5, 2018 – Normalizing Homosexuality: How Should Christians Respond?
• November 19, 2018 – Difficult Love
• December 3, 2018 – A Decent Society
• December 17, 2018 – Via Dolorosa

2017

• Jan 3, 2017 – Organs and Chimeras
• Jan 16, 2017 – Is it ethical?
• Feb 6, 2017 – Smiles from Reasons Flow
• Feb 20, 2017 – Designer Disability?
  
• Mar 6, 2017 – Ghost in the Machine
• Mar 20, 2017 – Islamophobia Phobia
• Apr 3, 2017 – Marriage as Covenant
• Apr 17, 2017 – Gender Chaos
  
• May 2, 2017 – Lebensunwertes Leben
• May 15, 2017 – The Betrayal of Medicine
• June 5, 2017 – Social Science and Its Limits
• June 19, 2017 – Post Truth Politics?
• July 3, 2017 – Mathematics and Reality
• July 17, 2017 – Art and Obscenity
• August 7, 2017 – The Third Sex
• August 21, 217 – Discrimination Against Christians
• September 4, 2017 – Serious Thoughts About Humour
• September 18, 2017 – Welcoming Worship
• October 2, 2017 – The Foreigner as Neighbour
• October 16, 2017 – Wesley Among the Fathers
• November 6, 2017 – Modern Slavery
• November 20, 2017 – Bonhoeffer and Discipleship
• December 4, 2017 – Sexbots
• December 18, 2017 – An Anatomy of Sexual Harassment

2016

• Jan 4, 2016 – Obligation to Future Generations
• Jan 18, 2016 – Our Common Home
• Feb 1, 2016 – Nanotechnology and Society
• Feb 15, 2016 – Not Just About Love
• Mar 7, 2016 – The God Particle?
• Mar 21, 2016 – The Fictionalised Self
• Apr 4, 2016 – Solidarity and Social Justice
• Apr 18, 2016 – Sordid Science
• May 3, 2016 – Cities and Human Flourishing
• May 16, 2016 – Catholic Bishops on Same-Sex Marriage
• Jun 6, 2016 – As Good As Dead
• Jun 20, 2016 – Who Is Responsible?
• Jul 4, 2016 – Satire and Responsible Journalism
• Jul 20, 2016 – Interrogating Multiculturalism
• Aug 1, 2016 – Art and Meaning
• Aug 15, 2016 – Bloody Witness
• Sep 5, 2016 – Interrogating Tolerance
• Sep 19, 2016 – Paganising Christianity
• Oct 3, 2016 – Mental Illness: A Christian Perspective
• Oct 17, 2016 – Secular Intolerance
• Nov 7, 2016 – Music and Morality
• Nov 21, 2016 – Religion, Public Discourse and the Common Good
• Dec 5, 2016 – The Gay Gene Re-Visited
• Dec 19, 2016 – The Human Face

2015

• Jan 5, 2015 – Extra Terrestrials
• Jan 20, 2015 – Zoophilia
• Feb 2, 2015 – Contending with Gaia
• Feb 16, 2015 – Ending The Scourge
• Mar 2, 2015 – Post-secularity
• Mar 16, 2015 – Beauty Eclipsed
• April 5, 2015 – Fabricating Life
• April 20, 2015 – Brain-Reading?
• May 3, 2015 – The Postmodern Turn
• May 17, 2015 – Whose Body? Whose Life? Whose Rights?
• June 1, 2015 – Secularism and Social Peace
• June 14, 2015 – Religion and Violence
• July 5, 2015 – The Medicalization of Society
• July 19, 2015 – Social Egg Freezing
• Aug 3, 2015 – AI and Society
• Aug 16, 2015 – Secularism and its Discontents
• Sep 6, 2015 – Morality, Democracy and Marriage
• Sep 21, 2015 – Three Adults and a Baby
• Oct 4, 2015 – Civil Society for the Common Good
• Oct 19, 2015 – The Limits of Freedom
• Nov 2, 2015 – Mind The Gap
• Nov 16, 2015 – Civilisation and Barbarism
• Dec 7, 2015 – Is the Universe Absurd?
• Dec 21, 2015 – Secular Neutrality

2014

• Sep 1, 2014 – Misguided Compassion
• Sep 15, 2014 – Religious Kitsch
• Oct 2, 2014 – Techno Sapiens
• Oct 20 – 2014 – Women In Ministry
• Nov 7, 2014 – The Rise of the Machines
• Nov 17, 2014 – Sacred Space
• Dec 1, 2014 – Entertaining Satan
• Dec 15, 2014 – Science and Wonders