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...
by Dr Roland Chia | Sep 4, 2017 | Credo
September 2017 Credo Reader’s Question: Does the Bible teach that Christians should forgive the unrepentant? Christians are commanded to forgive because they worship the God who forgives. In Matthew 6:15, we read: ‘… if you do not forgive others their trespasses,...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jul 3, 2017 | Pulse
July 2017 Pulse At a recent Ethos Institute seminar on ‘Science and the Christian Faith’, a participant asked an important question pertaining to the relationship between mathematical models and reality. Mathematicians and philosophers are still debating this...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jun 5, 2017 | Pulse
June 2017 Pulse Last year, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced that the government is increasing funding for research in the social sciences and humanities in Singapore by 45 percent. ‘Our region today is a fascinating and fertile ground for study’,...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jun 5, 2017 | Credo
June 2017 Credo This article is written in response to a request by one of the visitors of the Ethos Institute website. It has to do with the Christian’s experience of God. What do Christians mean when they say that they have a personal knowledge and experience of...
