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.

Article
  1. Church and state
  2. Creed
Side by side pictures of JD Vance and Rory Stewart

JD Vance and Rory Stewart have both missed the point when it comes to who to love

Graham Tomlin
An Internet spat straight out of the middle ages has lessons for us all.
6min read
Essay
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
Against a purple glittery background, a orange notelet reads: 'what you seek is seeking you.'

There’s more to manifesting, here’s its philosophical backstory

Daniel Kim
Beyond the so-called sensible, a hidden strand of Western spiritual thought reemerges.
13min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A Composite image of Love Island contestants stand together in a group under a fiery heart.

Love Island: 'thanking the universe’ makes no sense

Graham Tomlin
The universe doesn’t even know you exist, so don't waste time thanking it.
4min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A phrenology head is shown with its eyes closed.

The myth of secular neutrality

Alex Stewart
Where academia went wrong.
7min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Death & life
A Vincen Van Gogh painting of Lazarus rising from his bed as his astonished sisters lean toward him.

Why we project ourselves on Lazarus

Jamie Mulvaney
Lean into the weird around the ‘unreveal'd’.
3min read
Podcast
  1. Creed
  2. Grace
A dark image shows a dark screen with the tiny word 'hello' on it.

Krish Kandiah: radical hospitality

Nick Jones
New GodPod episode: why foster, adopt and welcome.
1min read
Column
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A man in a suit stands in front of a orchestra, by a lectern, gesturing while talking.

Let 2025 be a year of cultural Christianity - celebs and all

George Pitcher
New epiphanies challenge traditional authority.
4min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Weirdness
An abstact image hints at twisting figure in front of a St Andrews Cross.

The year of the mystics

Belle Tindall
Ready to be turned upside down?
5min read
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