Film / Book Reviews

In His Good Time (Third Edition 2003) Author: Dr Bobby E. K. Sng The Bible Society of Singapore, 2003 Paperback, 371 pp   AS ITS subtitle declares, the book In His Good Time is about the story of the church in Singapore. It offers a broad sweep beginning from 1819, the very year of Singapore’s […]

Beyond Determinism and Reductionism: genetic science and the person Editors: Mark L. Y. Chan and Roland Chia ATF Press, 2003. 223 pages   IN THE current debate on homosexuality, some have argued that they are gays because they are “genetically” homosexual, and therefore there is nothing to be done about their lifestyle or behaviour. This […]

The Challenge and Impact of Globalization: Towards a Biblical Response Singapore: Graduates’ Christian Fellowship, 2002. 194 pages. S$14.90. Editors: Tong Suit Chee and Allan Wong IN 2002, the Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore, with the Graduates’ Christian Fellowship as a co-sponsor, organised a seminar on “The Challenge and Impact of Globalization”. The papers presented at the […]

The Rise of Christianity Author: Rodney Stark THIS objective of Rodney Stark’s study is to answer the question which serves as the sub-title of his book: “How the obscure, marginal Jesus movement became the dominant religious force in the Western world in a few centuries.” Stark, Professor of Sociology and Comparative Religion at the University […]

Jesus and Empire: The Kingdom of God and the New World Disorder Author: Richard A. Horsley RICHARD A. HORSLEY criticises current approaches to the study of the historical Jesus that ignore the real historical context which projected the image of a “depoliticised” Jesus of Nazareth. He advances what he calls the relational-contextual approach to understand […]

The Heart of the Artist Author: Rory Noland Publisher: Zondervan, 1999 HAVE you ever wondered about giving an appropriate gift to your choir director, organist, pianist, or any member of your church choir music ministry team? I strongly recommend The Heart of the Artist, a book written for artistes by an artiste, Rory Noland, a […]

The Second Creation: Dolly and the Age of Biological Control Authors: Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and Colin Tudge LIFE sciences is looming in importance for the future of Singapore. Unfortunately, much of it is in terms of economic development and viewed as an economic activity to replace industries in the production of goods. Religious people […]

  The Bible on Stamps: (1) The Story of the Old Testament (2) The Story of Jesus THESE two bilingual books (English and Chinese) are a young collector’s item of Christian art and literature. The two volumes will be books that will be taken from the shelf and read and illustrations admired from time to […]

The Future of Success Author: Robert B. Reich ROBERT B. REICH, a political economist, was a distinguished public servant who served under three US Presidents and was the Secretary of Labour during Mr Bill Clinton’s presidency. As a member of the Cabinet he found his job better than any other one and loved it and […]

  The Education of Highly Creative People (Armour Publishing) By ACS “O” Level Class of ’64 “A” Level Class of ’66 Edited by: Kenneth Lyen, John Tan Yew How, Winston Tan Tien Hin, Vincent Chen I HAVE been a teacher and parent for 40 odd years and having read these letters from “…Dad to Son”, […]

The Message and the Kingdom: How Jesus and Paul ignited a Revolution and Transformed the Ancient World Authors: Richard A Horsley & Neil Asher Silberman NEW TESTAMENT scholars are piecing together the findings of a number of archaeological sites in the Middle East to construct a picture of the origins of early Christianity. They are […]

  Pentecostal Theology and the Christian Spiritual Tradition Author: Simon Chan IN THIS book, the Rev Dr Simon Chan has given a highly academic and technical study of Christian spirituality. It is his contribution to the scholarly Journal of Pentecostal Theology known as the Supplementary Series of major theological explorations by leading Pentecostal theologians. Chan, […]