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. 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
Explainer
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A person walks past a multi-coloured wall of graffiti with the word 'believe' in the centre of it.
You can’t avoid orienting your life by commitments that you can’t prove. Philosopher Barnabas Aspray asks why belief matters.
2min read