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. Belief
  2. Creed
In the style of a Raeburn portrait, a set of young people lounge around on their phones looking diffident

Calls to revive the Enlightenment ignore its own illusions

Alister McGrath
Returning to the Age of Reason won’t save us from post-Truth
5min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Film & TV
BBC News logo.

The BBC and the quest for Truth

Graham Tomlin
Space for neutrality is shrinking; two French philosophers explain why
6min read
Article
  1. AI - Artificial Intelligence
  2. Creed
A person hold their phone on their desk, a think bubble from it says 'no'.

Forget AI: I want a computer that says ‘no’

Paul Bradbury
Chatbots only tell us what we want to hear. If we genuinely want to grow, we need to be OK with offence
6min read
Article
  1. Christmas culture
  2. Creed
A classroom display of Christmas baubles under a banner.

Shining bright: Religious Education can reflect the heart of Christmas

Kathryn Wright
A new curriculum proposal offers hope for a subject long left in the shadows
3min read
Column
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
Quizzical-looking students look across a tutorial to others.

Theology isn’t just for believers – and that’s the problem

George Pitcher
As spiritual curiosity among the young rises, let’s change how they explore it
4min read
Review
  1. Belief
  2. Books
A head and shoulder image of Alice Roberts against a purple background

Alice Roberts’ new book is the Da Vinci Code without the pretence of fiction

Jonathan Rowlands
Tomes like Domination are part of the problem of public discourse about Christianity, not the solution
7min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Identity
A St George's Cross flag flutters on a tower.

Flags on lampposts are a cry from long-neglected communities

Philip North
As banners fly, they whisper of pride and pain
5min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
The Pope and King Charles walk together from the Sistine Chapel

If a King can pray with a Pope, there's hope for MAGA and woke to talk

Graham Tomlin
Once bitter enemies found peace through prayer - offering a quiet challenge to today’s culture warriors
7min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Death & life
A witch, a priest and a druid stand in a store and look quizzically towards a halloween pumpkin

Will the owner of ‘Halloween’ please come and collect it?

Jack Chisnall
A mutant festival of saints, spirits, and supermarket costumes resists belonging to anyone
5min read
Column
  1. Creed
  2. Death & life
Skeleton figurines clothed in Victoria outfits.

Dressing up in the dark: what Halloween reveals about our uneasy age

George Pitcher
Why Halloween feels darker this year
4min read
Article
  1. Atheism
  2. Belief
Spiritual Experiences in London

Naming the same light: a gentle response to faith from the other side of belief

Lloyd Thompson
A response to my friend, Jonah
2min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
Mette Frederiksen gesture as she delivers a speech.

The Danish Prime Minister is right - the West needs a spiritual rearmament

Graham Tomlin
Christianity should challenge, not reflect, the cultural zeitgeist
7min read