Spiritual Challenges of Money

Feature 06 Oct 2025 The Religious Root of Money Money has a religious beginning. German economic historian and archaeologist Bernhard Laum, the founder of the theory of the religious origin of money, argues in his work Sacred Money that money is a social institution...

Sacred Movement: Rediscovering Dance as Worship

Feature 1 Sep 2025 “Let them praise his name with dancing… Praise him with tambourine and dance…” (Ps. 149:3; 150:4).   These verses explicitly support dancing as a spiritual devotion. Nonetheless, some Christian authorities, both past and present, worry that...

ON AUTHENTICITY

Feature 4 Aug 2025 Authenticity Today In a Sunday Times article on October 13, 2024, Gen Zers and young millennials in Singapore were interviewed on why they sought employment opportunities overseas. The caption accompanying a photo of a young man who identifies as...

FOOD AND FAITH

Feature 2 June 2025 I am not a great cook, but I can put a decent meal on the table. While I will not drive out for miles for the best durian, Hokkien mee or nasi biryani, I will spend time eating with friends. Indeed, since eating and food is so central in our...

LIQUID MODERNITY AND THERAPEUTIC SEXUAL IDENTITY

Feature 5 May 2025 A) From Mimesis of Sacred Order to Autonomous Human Poiesis Since antiquity, society has acknowledged that there exists a natural order of law and morals. Life is best lived when it is lived in accordance with the embedded order of nature. In...