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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

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