God is Love
In 1 John 4:8, we find the briefest but most profound description of God: ‘God is love’. Christian philosophers and theologians have long pointed out that the message...
Pop Music, Pragmatism, and Christianity
In February 2016, Singapore’s Catholic archbishop Goh urged his fellow Catholics to differentiate “pseudo arts” from “authentic arts that lead us to God.” The criticism was directed toward...
Who is in Whose Image?
Many doctrinal debates have taken place within the Christian community, some of them in an atmosphere of intense acrimonious dispute. Some have been settled quite satisfactorily, others continue...
Divine Presence
“Am I a God who is near”, says the Lord, “and not a God far off? Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I do...
Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?
The question whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God has been asked by many for a long time. A recent article in Christianity Today notes that this question is...
The Unchanging God
‘They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but...
How a Minority Church Impacted Wider Society
The early church avoided active engagement with Roman politics, where the contestation for power was brutal and political fortune was fickle, brutish and short. The bedraggled religious community...
Divine Transcendence and Immanence
In the Eastern Church, the Trisagon is usually sung before the Prokeimenon of the Gospel and the reading of the Epistle. Known as Ter Sanctus in Western Christianity,...
‘Smiles from Reasons Flow’
In many traditional treatments of Christian theological anthropology (the Christian understanding of human beings), the focus has been on the rational faculties or spiritual capacities that distinguish humans...
What Does it Mean to Uphold Sola Scriptura Today
Having celebrated Reformation Sunday some weeks back, I find it appropriate to write on one of the chief slogans that encapsulates the essence of what the Reformation was...
Is the Incarnation Possible?
Every Christmas Christians celebrate the Incarnation, the metaphysical union between true divinity and true humanity in the one person of Jesus Christ. But is such a union possible?...
The Importance of Tradition
One of the most important contributions of the sixteenth century Protestant Reformation is its clear reminder to the Church concerning the primary authority of Scripture. Sola Scriptura – Scripture alone...