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. Creed
A close up of a blue sun dial on a church clock tower, with an abbey's windows behind it.
Centre for Cultural Witness Founder Graham Tomlin kicks off the Dignity and Public Service lecture series on Monday 30th October.
1min read
Column
  1. Atheism
  2. Creed
A skydiver in a space pressure shoot leaps from a capsule above the earth.
In her series’ final article, philosopher Stefani Ruper offers a new vision we all need.
6min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Feminism
A grand highly dercorated hall in the neo-gothic style, with encaustic tiles in the foreground.
From Palace of Westminster floor tiles fit for a Queen to feminist theology, Belle Tindall takes a thought journey.
7min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Psychology
The word 'SHAME' spray painted onto a grey hoarding in lime green paint.
Shame powers cancel culture, yet its historic role is guarding community boundaries. Henna Cundill takes an in depth look at shame - and empathy.
5min read
Column
  1. Atheism
  2. Creed
A black and white close up of a women in a street at night, turning to look around at a neion 'open' sign.
In the fifth of a series, philosopher Stefani Ruper recalls the night she decided to do something, to get data about God.
6min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Seven Deadly Sins
An abstract shadow of a human reaching an hand skyward is overlaid by a trace of orange line that becomes a circle
Psychologist Roger Bretherton concludes our series on the seven deadly sins with a subversive proposition: we don’t understand sin because we don’t understand goodness.
9min read
Essay
  1. Creed
  2. Eating
Around a table, against a backdrop of fret-cut wood, three people talk and listen to each other with great interest.
Food is the nexus of relationships. Matthew Croasmun notes that food, and all created things, are most themselves when they are more than merely themselves.
7min read
Column
  1. Atheism
  2. Creed
A graffited wall shows a stick man face next to 'what now'
In the fourth of a series, philosopher Stefani Ruper tries the most popular advice given by atheist philosophers.
6min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Seven Deadly Sins
Illustration of unmade bed
In the appropriately last in a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Graham Tomlin looks at what’s lost to life when sloth sets in.
7min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Eating
Ramen
In the seventh of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Graham Tomlin digests gluttony’s distorting obsession with food.
7min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Football
Two footballers run in step as one tries to tackle the other
When Saturday comes, Graham Tomlin is enthralled by sport's unpredictability. Yet in an uncontrollable world, he finds a need for trust.
7min read
Column
  1. Atheism
  2. Creed
An unfocused views down on to stacks of books in an old library.
In the third of a series, philosopher Stefani Ruper recalls learning a crucial lesson about her knowledge and her truth claims.
6min read