Comment

Columnists and commentators focus a Christian lens on the news stories of the day. Comment is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.

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  1. Comment
  2. War & peace
Civilian evacuation across Irpin River during the Ukraine War.

Just War and Just Peace

Christine Schliesser
As the Ukraine War passes another milestone, can any war be considered just? Christine Schliesser explores Just War theory and a possible path to Just Peace.
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. War & peace
A view of Moscow

Moscow letter: why Russia critiques the West

Malcolm Rogers
Beyond condemning the invasion of Ukraine, there is also a need to understand why Russia thinks what it does, explains Malcolm Rogers, the Anglican chaplain in Moscow.
9min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Freedom of Belief
A huge communist monument consists of a red flag wall rising from left to right over a column of statues.

Where it's dangerous to believe

Belle Tindall
In the symbolic heart of a liberal democracy, a list is revealed of where it is dangerous to believe. Belle Tindall reports on the annual World Watch List.
3min read
Explainer
  1. America
  2. Comment
Image from the series South Park

The Cold War, the Internet and America’s nones

Stephen Bullivant
How does a culture lose religion so rapidly? Stephen Bullivant investigates the American phenomenon of ‘nonversion'.
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Community
Market in Lagos Nigeria

Religion and prosperity: how Nigeria’s diaspora is changing the West

Chris Wadibia
Superlatives may describe Nigeria, but it is vital to understand what drives its people, especially those abroad.
5min read