Change
What difference does Christianity make? Read our curated articles that report on how Christian faith impacts individuals, communities, and nations. Change is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.
Article
- Care
- Change
Responding to an anxiety epidemic, there’s a growth in social prescribing with a spiritual wellbeing element. Esther Platt explores how it's working out locally.
4min read
Article
- Change
- Freedom
A radical and caring prison experiment has changed both prisoners and wardens. Nick Jones visited London's oldest prison.
3min read
Article
- Attention
- Change
A new arrival reminds Natalie Garrett how to learn much about a life of simplicity and joy.
4min read
Column
- Change
- Trauma
Mental Health Week acknowledges the many traumas and interruptions in life, notes clinical psychologist Roger Bretherton - who analyses how we might respond to them.
6min read
Explainer
- Change
- War & peace
Christian Aid’s Head of Humanitarian Policy Simone Di Vicenz argues the Ukraine war shows a change in approach is required to respond more effectively to global crises.
3min read
Article
- Change
- Climate
An encounter with a Maasai woman, leaves Jane Cacouris pondering another encounter at a well.
5min read
Explainer
- Attention
- Change
Beyond noticing the moment, Jane Williams sees another dimension to meditation, giving a different kind of account of what is going on.
3min read
Article
- Change
- Community
A community fearing being left behind, takes novel action to help change its economic and social fortune. Ryan Gilfeather tells the tale.
3min read
Column
- Change
- Death & life
In his first Notes from Solitude, the death of his dad causes Roger Bretherton to reflect on the relationship and the strange emergence of 'father’.
6min read
Article
- Change
- Royalty
After uncovering the enchanting story of how Prince Albert encouraged Queen Victoria, Belle Tindall explains why it's not only children who crave the art of encouragement.
5min read
Article
- Change
- Generosity
Crossing divides in the most unexpected circumstances, Jer Swigart shares an extraordinary encounter that brought questions about friends, enemies and how far his empathy could stretch.
7min read
Review
- Change
- Freedom of Belief
In the face of compassion fatigue, connecting with the humanity of a cause requires the artistic, not just the imperative. Belle Tindall reviews Clay and Canvas.
4min read