Principled Pluralism and Social Cohesion

Pulse 17 Nov 2025 In this article, we turn to the third principle which I mentioned briefly in my opening remarks at a dialogue on social cohesion with the ASEAN delegates in June, namely, principled pluralism. Together with the first two principles – the common good...

Perfection

Feature 03 Nov 2025 The Promise There are some beliefs which many wrongly attribute to Christianity. One is the teaching that, after death, the redeemed will dwell for eternity as disembodied spirits in a spiritual realm called “heaven”. What Christianity actually...

Celebrating Christmas in a Violent World

Credo 03 Nov 2025 As Christians all over the globe celebrate Christmas this year, they do so in a world that is in turmoil, with many parts gripped by violence and scarred by unconscionable atrocities. At the time of this writing, the war between Russia and Ukraine,...

Revisiting the Filioque Controversy

Pulse 03 Nov 2025   On 27 May this year (2024), the Lutheran World Federation and the Orthodox Church issued a landmark common statement on the filioque. Referring to the original version of the Nicene Creed of 325, it states that: Valuing this old and most...