ETHOS Conference 2017 – Justice & the Common Good

* NOTE CHANGE OF CONFERENCE DATE TO 30 SEP 2017 *

“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” (Amos 5:24). Justice is one of the most important themes in the Bible! Justice flows from the very heart and character of the God who reveals himself in its pages. What is biblical justice? How can the Church bear witness to the just God in a world tainted by such gross injustice? How can Christians work towards the common good in the wake of suspicion, alienation and discrimination? This conference seeks to address these and many other issues.

Date & Time: Sat, 30 Sep 2017, 9am–5.30pm (Registration opens at 8.30am)

Venue: Trinity Theological College, 490 Upper Bukit Timah Road, S678093

For conference schedule, details & registration, please visit ethosinstitute.sg/commongood. Entry by registration only. Registration closes on 28 Sep 2017. Contact us at 6304 3765 or email info@ethosinstitute.sg or visit ethosinstitute.sg for further updates.

Conference Speakers & Topics

JUSTICE AND THE COMMON GOOD–A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. Dr Philip Satterthwaite has been principal of the Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST) since 2011. He has been lecturer in Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew at BGST since 1998. Before coming to Singapore, he was Research Fellow in Hebrew & Aramaic at Tyndale House, Cambridge.

JUSTICE AND IMMIGRATION. Dr Fong Choon Sam is Dean of Academic Studies at Baptist Theological Seminary (BTS) Singapore. He pastored for 12 years before joining the faculty of BTS and has been a full-time lecturer at BTS for 12 years. He teaches missions, research, and world religions.

JUSTICE AND THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS. Dr Kwa Kiem-Kiok teaches intercultural studies at East Asia School of Theology (EAST) and sits on several bioethics committees. She spent six years with Graduates’ Christian Fellowship, equipping graduates for ministry in the marketplace.

A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE NATURE, ORIGIN AND BASIS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN LIGHT OF INDIVIDUALISM, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE COMMON GOOD. Dr Richard Goetz has been a professor of theology at TCA College (Singapore) since 2010. He earned his PhD in Philosophy (Systematic Theology) from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.