Creed

Our curated articles help explain the impact of Christian belief on life, history and culture. Creed is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.

Explainer
  1. Creed
An abstract depiction of The Creation shows an aperture in a cloud like formation over water.

Creator or creature – a centuries old question of identity

Frances Young
Why does a 1,700-year-old creed still matter?
5min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Old Testament
A renaissance picture depitcs Jacob and Esau, in contemporary clothing, around a table

Lady Mary's guide to Old Testament gangsters

Katherine Amphlett
How the weirdest characters in the Bible's ancient story apply to today's politics.
6min read
Column
  1. Awe and wonder
  2. Belief
A view from a floodlight footbridge towards a gap between office buildings which reveal a cathedral and its illuminated dome.

What brings us into bulwark cathedrals?

George Pitcher
A band’s tribe trek to a cathedral that’s defied the dark for centuries.
4min read
Snippet
  1. Belief
  2. Christmas culture
A grump cat wears a red Christmas hat, sitting amongst Christmas decorations.

My Boxing Day anti-climax

Jonathan Torrance
What if the most wonderful time has come and gone, and not much has changed?
3min read
Podcast
  1. Christmas culture
  2. Creed
A large stone house is wrapped in a red ribbon and bow.

Christmas countdown day 25: a gift is given

Graham Tomlin
Reflecting on gifts given and received unlocks so much.
1min read
Column
  1. Belief
  2. Christmas culture
An abstract image of red and gold fluid shapes akin to stained glass, seem to depict a face and an upstretched hand.

Why the incarnation adds up for me

Jonathan Rowlands
There’s much more to it than maths and linguistics.
7min read
Explainer
  1. Awe and wonder
  2. Christmas culture
A boy concentrates hard as he holds one candle to another to light it.

‘Midnight Mass’: a guide for the perplexed

Jack Chisnall
Get set for the wee small hours.
3min read
Snippet
  1. Awe and wonder
  2. Christmas culture
Choristers stand and sing in choir stalls in a church

Nine Lessons and Carols needs to be long

Yaroslav Walker
The carol service that take time to pull at the golden thread of Christmas.
4min read
Article
  1. Christmas culture
  2. Creed
A Christmas tree bauble depicts the Virgin and Child.

That mother mild

Simon Cansdale
A cartoon and a shampoo might shed some light on a lazy rhyme.
5min read
Article
  1. Awe and wonder
  2. Community
A puppet donkey peaks over the edge of a cathedral pulpit

Cathedrals are making a comeback, here’s why

David Ison
From soft toys to crisis moments, these flagships hold much more than our stories.
4min read
Explainer
  1. Belief
  2. Christmas culture
A nativity scene in bold colours in an illumination style.

Christmas countdown day 20: the consequences

Barnabas Aspray
Explore the notion of the author entering their own creation.
1min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A man sits in a church pew below a colourful stained glass window, looking pensive.

2024 - the year Christianity bounced back?

Graham Tomlin
From the opinion sites to the churchyard, we’re seeking a better way to live.
6min read