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Christmas offers moment of relief amid global political and economic turmoil

Read Graham Tomlin's article for the Daily Express.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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This was the year of elections. More than 100 countries, including many of the world’s most populous – Brazil, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia, Mexico – all held national polls in this past year.

Around half of the world’s population voted for new governments during the past 12 months. Yet what difference did it make?

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Online webinar: Graham Tomlin in Conversation with Marilynne Robinson

We’re bringing Seen and Unseen to life through a string of live events. And you’re invited.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Marilynne Robinson (Photo credit: Radcliffe Harvard) and Graham Tomlin
Pulitzer Prize-winning Marilynne Robinson (Photo credit: Radcliffe Harvard)

Join Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, Marilynne Robinson, in conversation with Seen and Unseen’s Bishop Graham Tomlin. 

"One of our greatest novelists and thinkers"

Marilynne Robinson is the author of the bestselling novels Lila, Home (winner of the Orange Prize), Gilead (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), and Housekeeping (winner of the Hemingway Award). She has also written numerous non-fiction books, including her most recent, Reading Genesis.  

Graham Tomlin is the Director of the Centre for Culture Witness, the initiative behind Seen & Unseen. He was Bishop of Kensington from 2015-2022. He taught theology at Oxford University for many years before becoming the founding Dean of St Mellitus College. He has written many books most recently Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World

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Monday 14th April 2025 

7.30pm Webinar start 

8.30pm Webinar end 

This is a rare conversation, not to be missed. Reserve your free ticket now. This event is free to attend but, if you're in a position to do so, any donations will grant you access to our Behind The Seen community, helping people everywhere encounter Christian perspectives on life and culture.