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.

Editor's pick
  1. Creed
  2. General Election 24
A sign reading 'polling station' stands by the entrance to a church.

Voting is much more than a token gesture

Joel Pierce
The political practice can capture something heavenly.
8min read
Podcast
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A podcast guest speaks in front of a mic and raises their hands to gesture.

Ben Sixsmith: re-enchanting agnosticism

Nick Jones
Justin and Belle talk to Ben about what it takes to believe.
1min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A cross held aloft is illumminated by a shaft of light that also reveals hands raised in priase.

Revival – really?

Abigail Frymann Rouch
Are we moving beyond the secular scepticism of religion?
6min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A cartoon depicts a slot machine opposite the Houses of Parliament

The one thing we won’t bet on

James Sampson-Foster
The election gambling row highlights an odd outlier.
3min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Biology
A boat holding a camera crew drifts next to a whale fin.

We’re gonna need a bigger ontology

Henna Cundill
Orca attacks prompt questions about being.
5min read
Explainer
  1. Atheism
  2. Belief
A man and woman speaker on a stage greet and embrace each other.

The difference between Richard Dawkins and Ayaan Hirsi Ali 

Graham Tomlin
How we decide what is true rests on where we start from.
7min read
Essay
  1. Climate
  2. Creed
Planet Earth viewed in totality from space. Africa and Arabia are visible under some cloud in the south.

Why Climate Change is at heart, a spiritual problem

Mark Scarlata
Climate change does not begin with technical solutions but with spiritual ones.
9min read
Column
  1. Creed
  2. Football
A football team wearing a sky blue kit leaps for joy holding a trophy.

Manchester City and the surprises of Grace

Graham Tomlin
What a footballing dynasty's dominance tells us about the problems of meritocracy
8min read
Podcast
  1. Creed
  2. GodPod
Two people sit on a stage in a relaxed manner, having a converation.

Johannes Hartl: the sign of the times

Graham Tomlin
The philosopher and theologian on meaning, connectedness, beauty and faith. A GodPod bonus episode.
1min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Humility
The Pope, wearing white, kneels, crades a bare foot, and kisses it.

Humility is just plain weird

Graham Tomlin
Can leaders be humble?
5min read
Essay
  1. America
  2. Conspiracy theory
A red baseball cap, with Make America Great Again written across it, sits on an open bible.

MAGA’s sorting of America

Jared Stacy
What would Bonhoeffer make of the rogue creed?
7min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Freedom of Belief
An balding man with a moustache turns to look at a camera.

Nicaragua in peril

Jane Cacouris
Daniel Ortega's power grab fuels persecution.
7min read