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. Atheism
  2. Belief
A spotlit round table with podcast guests around it.

Atheism discovers Christianity — just not the inconvenient bits

Jonah Horne
When sceptics start praising faith for its vibes and values, you know the secular ship is taking on water
4min read
Column
  1. Church and state
  2. Creed
Sarah Mullally.

Why Sarah Mullally’s appointment is about more than just breaking the stained-glass ceiling

George Pitcher
Not just history-making, it’s a challenge to the Church to rediscover its soul
4min read
Article
  1. AI
  2. Church and state
An AI montage show a black and white school at the centre of a red and yellow circular grid upon which are the San Francisco skyline and map.

Peter Thiel and the Antichrist

Jack Nicholson
The PayPal founder’s obsession with the Beast is nothing new
4min read
Article
  1. Church and state
  2. Creed
An archbishop crowns the king.

The one thing the new Archbishop can offer the world

Graham Tomlin
How an unlikely argument between the Pope and Madonna points the way for the new Archbishop of Canterbury
5min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Death & life
A mural on a side of a pub shows a footballer making a heart sign.

The derby, the downpour, and the death of a hero

Jonathan Rowlands
At Anfield, grief and glory collide
5min read
Article
  1. Art
  2. Creed
A spital galaxy coloured red, white and black.

How black holes illuminate love’s greatest story

Jake Lloyd
The universe’s darkest mysteries hold strange parallels with Christ’s Passion
5min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Identity
A boat rests on a mud bank of a river, hills are in the background.

Born in Wales, made for more

Rachel Luckett
Does where we are born matter?
4min read
Interview
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
Students sit on the grass in front of a fountain.

Water from the well: a moment with Rowan Williams on Nicaea

Hal St John
A chance encounter with the former Archbishop led to a profound reflection
5min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Education
young people listen, and ponder, to a speaker off screen.

Our social problems need theology, here’s why

Henna Cundill
Taking the god’s-eye view develops critical skills
5min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Creed
An AI image shows a contemporary man looking to the distance in a heroic pose.

Rory Stewart’s search for the hero inside

Yaroslav Walker
Who could be heroes today?
4min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Politics
A typewriter holds a piece or paper reading 'truth'

In praise of nuance

Graham Tomlin
Life is complicated. The early Christians had a much better way than a dramatic headline
5min read
Interview
  1. Belief
  2. Books
An author sits and listens.

Marilynne Robinson: “an ordinary person is as metaphysically amazing as Julius Caesar”

Nick Jones
The self-confessed daydreamer and slacker talks with Graham Tomlin
15min read