by Dr Roland Chia | Aug 20, 2018 | Pulse
August 2018 Pulse One of the most interesting concepts peculiar to Methodism is ‘connectionalism’, a neologism coined to describe how the Methodist Church is ordered and organised. At the practical level, connectionalism refers to the ways in which Methodist churches...
by Dr Roland Chia | Aug 6, 2018 | Pulse
August 2018 Pulse The Swedish meteorologist working in the UK, Lennart Bengtsson, is without doubt one of the most respected climate scientists in the fraternity. In April 2014, Bengtsson joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a think tank that raised questions...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jul 16, 2018 | Pulse
July 2018 Pulse The last three decades have seen a slew of books on basic Christianity. A simple search on Amazon.com would yield titles like Christianity 101 (1993), Basic Discipleship (1992), and Christianity: The Basics (2014). These books receive their inspiration...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jul 2, 2018 | Pulse
July 2018 Pulse In its April 10, 1993 issue The Washington Post reported Dr Ben Carson’s withdrawal as commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins University due to students’ concerns about his view regarding marriage. In an email to the dean of the medical school, Carson...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jun 18, 2018 | Pulse
June 2018 Pulse In her article entitled ‘The Trouble With Modern Marriage’, published in Psychology Today, Erica B. Slotter echoed the questions asked by many marital researchers: “‘What gives?’ What has changed about the nature of marriage since the 1970s that makes...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jun 1, 2018 | Pulse
June 2018 Pulse In its May 18, 2017 issue, The Straits Times reported that researchers in Japan have succeeded in creating viable eggs from the skin cells of adult female mice. Using a technique known as in-vitro gametogenesis (IVG), the team led by Professor...
