by Dr Roland Chia | Nov 20, 2017 | Pulse
November 2017 Pulse “Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” These words eloquently summarise the central message of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s...
by Dr Roland Chia | Nov 6, 2017 | Pulse
November 2017 Pulse Despite the incredible leaps that our species have made in the last couple of centuries, one of the oldest scourges that has accompanied us throughout our history still remains alive and well today: slavery. In the modern world, slavery is the...
by Dr Roland Chia | Oct 16, 2017 | Pulse
October 2017 Pulse John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, is arguably one of the most theologically complex and creative figures in 18th-century England. Scholars almost unanimously agree that it would be a misnomer to describe Wesley as a “systematic theologian”...
by Dr Roland Chia | Oct 2, 2017 | Pulse
October 2017 Pulse Over the last few years, tension between locals and foreigners in Singapore has been mounting, with occasional high profile flare-ups being reported by the local newspapers. This situation has gotten the attention of politicians, including Prime...
by Dr Roland Chia | Sep 18, 2017 | Pulse
September 2017 Pulse One of the simplest but most profound definitions of Christian worship comes from the pen of the influential Russian Orthodox theologian, Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (1893-1979). “Christian worship,” he wrote, “is the response of men to the...
by Dr Roland Chia | Sep 4, 2017 | Pulse
September 2017 Pulse One of the most distinctive features of being human is the ability of this species to laugh, that is, its ability to create and enjoy humour. This is an ability that other animals – including the primates – do not possess, and any action or...
