by Rev Dr Simon Chan (PhD, Cambridge) | Jan 15, 2018 | Credo
January 2018 Credo Humans are ritual animals. Their deepest ideas and feelings are not just communicated in words, but more deeply in actions, signs and symbols. In fact, in many Asian societies, it’s mostly actions. Traditional Chinese and Japanese don’t say “I love...
by Dr. Phillip A. Towndrow (Ed.D., Durham) | Jan 2, 2018 | Feature
January 2018 Feature When the early modern universities were established in Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries, they were centres of research, expertise and progressive thinking. During those times there was a characteristic thirst for knowledge of all kinds...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jan 2, 2018 | Pulse
January 2018 Pulse In recent years, there has been a revival of enthusiasm for space and planetary exploration. This is undoubtedly sparked by hype generated by the activities of international space agencies and the discoveries of planets orbiting around other stars,...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jan 2, 2018 | Credo
January 2018 Credo At a recent Ethos Institute conference on ‘Justice and the Common Good’, a participant asked how Christians should interpret the so-called violent passages of the Old Testament that record Yahweh’s command to the Israelites to exterminate the...
by Rev Dr James Lim | Dec 18, 2017 | Credo
December 2017 Credo The Practice of Snake Handling The practice of snake handling, especially venomous ones, can be found in some churches as part of their worship service. Although snake handling has resulted in deaths from snake bites, it is still being practiced...