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. Character
  2. Creed
An enthusiastic hiker stands in front of a view down a valley, smiling and holding his backpack straps.

The zeal of Simon Reeve

Steve Dew-Jones
Is personal conviction enough to persuade others to change the world?
4min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Weirdness
An almost abstract image with overlays of colour over a group of people standing.

Those unexpected angel stories

Graham Tomlin
Shedding a strange light on a disenchanted world.
4min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Creed
Quizzical-looking students look across a tutorial to others.

‘Marriage is martyrdom', seriously?

Henna Cundill
Arguing relationship requires sacrifice ignites a sleepy tutorial.
6min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Football
A TV screen shows a football match with a superimposed diagonal line dividing the pitch.

Killing Joy: VAR's search for objectivity is flawed

Graham Tomlin
Why this Man United fan wishes his team had lost.
5min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Creed
A golfer cups his face as he realises he has won.

Scheffler’s secure identity

Jonny Reid
At the top of the game, win at all costs doesn't cut it.
4min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Faith
Two podcast hosts in different rooms appear on a split screen talking to each other

The Rest is Luther

Graham Tomlin
Did 'The Rest is History' get Luther right? Graham Tomlin gives his verdict
6min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Sin
An upset man holds his hands on his head as he misses a bus.

No mercy on the Megabus

Jenny Lander
Why is sin such a sickly, sticky thing in the human heart?
4min read
Explainer
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
the first signs of Spring breaking through

Why the anthropologists miss the point of Easter

Graham Tomlin
Graham Tomlin unpacks why Easter is more than an illustration of new life.
5min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Eating
A bearded older man looks up to a younger man looking into the distance

Fremans and foretelling

Jessica Norman
Dune's world can help us understand messiahship.
2min read
Column
  1. Creed
  2. Easter
A balcony scene viewed behind shows a Roman ruler leaning over a balcony to the crowd while gesturing to a semi-naked Christ.

Pilate: a lord of misrule

George Pitcher
Agents of chaos still inhabit our world today.
4min read
Essay
  1. Creed
  2. Trauma
A close up of the face of a bruised and bloodied cyclist with a large bandage on his forehead.

Pain’s scars and the difficult hope they demand

Trystan Owain Hughes
The tension of pain and hope is hard-wired into the human condition.
8min read
Editor's pick
  1. Creed
  2. Easter
A persons stands, holding a net curtain aside to gaze out.

Easter tells us that we are missed

Nathan Betts
Our best relationships hint at what we are really missing.
6min read