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
  2. Virtues
An etching show a woman operating a cannon, while dead comrades lie at her feet.
The ‘bracing and realistic virtue’ of courage is explored by Andrew Davison in the fourth of his series on virtue.
5min read
Essay
  1. Creed
  2. Monsters
Planet Earth viewed in totality from space. Africa and Arabia are visible under some cloud in the south.
Why was the world created? By examining the nature of home, and identifying the monsters we let invade it, Miroslav Volf seeks answers to one of life’s big questions.
11min read
Explainer
  1. Books
  2. Creed
A statue of a Medieval women wearing a headscarf, and holding a book inscribed: revelation of divine love.o
Daring and passionate thought is not the province of modern writers alone. Jane William introduces Julian of Norwich, Britain’s first female author.
3min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
Cheerful youth on the streets
Brining together a series of articles on virtue, this page will be updated during Lent 2023, as Andrew's articles are published.
1min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Virtues
A carving tool is pressed into a groove in wood.
In the second of his series on virtue, Andrew Davison explores the underrated virtue of prudence as the ability to live aligned with the grain of the universe.
4min read
Explainer
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A CGI render of a grid of golden lines receding into the perspective
There's a ‘mysteriously beautiful’ vision threaded through our world, writes Stephen Cottrell. In an extract from his Dear England book, the Archbishop of York considers the Beatitudes.
4min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Digital
A ancient illustration showing five rows of saints in profile on a book cover.
What’s the relevance of an ancient church calendar to life today? Julie Canlis explores its origins and why it is still applicable in today’s digital world.
3min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Virtues
Cheerful youth on the streets
Cultivating virtue could make you cheerful. Andrew Davison explore the benefits. The first in a five part series for Lent.
5min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Wisdom
Meter telescope scanning the night sky
What does it all look like in the light? The vision for Seen & Unseen.
3min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Eating
A wine glass of water sits on an empty clean plate.
Lent is upon us – those 40 days of voluntary masochism that we moderns have mercifully put behind us. Or have we?
1min read
Explainer
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A set of low concrere blocks in the shape of a map's viewpoint symbol sit beside a lake.
Can 'dull words' signpost to something beyond? Explore how creeds help imagine life.
4min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Virtues
A statue of Justice holds a sword aloft in one hand, and set of scales in the other.
In the third of his series on virtue, Andrew Davison weighs what justice says today, particularly on impartiality.
6min read