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.

Explainer
  1. Awe and wonder
  2. Belief
A notebook is open at two blank pages. a pen rests across the page.s.

Creating out of nothing

Barnabas Aspray
Considering authorship, Barnabas Aspray unpacks what the creeds mean by ‘creator’ - the source of all reality.
6min read
Column
  1. Biology
  2. Creed
An osprey, in flight, holds a fish in its claws.

Not just red in tooth and claw: biology's big debates

Andrew Davison
In the second of a series, biologist and priest, Andrew Davison, examines why it’s important to keep up with biology’s big debates.
7min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Mental Health
A Victorian fisherwoman sits on a beached boat, shoulder slumped.

Lamenting the losses in life

Rachael Newham
There are paths through the thicket of loss that mental illness causes. Rachael Newham explores lament.
5min read
Article
  1. Community
  2. Creed
A man walks along a street past a orange wall with a huge 'Good' written in cursive script on it.

Of singular value

Lauren Windle
A new report on relationships caught the media headlines. Lauren WIndle is inspired by its take on being single.
6min read
Essay
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A modern staging of King Lear has the cast across the page. King Lear is front of stage gesturing while the others look on

Questioning the question

Andrew Steane
Seemingly rational questions can suck the oxygen from the room. Andrew Steane was in such a room when it happened.
8min read
Essay
  1. Church and state
  2. Creed
A team of street sweepers clear up the road after the coronation procession, outside the Houses of Parliament.

After the coronation: what next for church and state?

Jonathan Chaplin
As the coronation recedes, what's the future for an established church or a religiously impartial state, asks Jonathan Chaplin.
6min read
Column
  1. Comment
  2. Creed
Vails containing growing plants sit in a lab's fridge.

Dialling down the drama in the science and religion debate

Andrew Davison
In the first of a new series, biologist and priest Andrew Davison explores the perceived tension between science and religion, and the role identities play.
6min read
Explainer
  1. Belief
  2. Character
A sculpture of a early 19th century man with a quiff and sharp suit.

Soren Kierkegaard is the godfather of authenticity

Stephen Backhouse
He was the intellectual bombshell that destroyed smug satisfaction. Soren Kierkegaard’s influence is still felt today.
6min read
Explainer
  1. Creed
  2. Theatre
A line illustration of a theatrical play scene showing a crowd waiting on standing and sitting judges to make a decision

How Shakespeare seasoned justice with mercy

Anthony Baker
As Shakespeare’s birthday approaches, Anthony Baker explores how the playwright let two ancient enemies fight it out on stage – justice and mercy.
7min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Wisdom
A stone church and tower emerge from the hillside with the sea in the distance.

Forgotten wisdom

Graham Tomlin
In all the shifting sands of time and culture, Graham Tomlin draws attention to a source of wisdom that served our ancestors in the past and might do again in the future.
7min read
Explainer
  1. Character
  2. Creed
A recyling centre with numbered bays and high netting to catch wind-blown waste.

A place of cleansing

Natalie Garrett
A trip to the dump leads Natalie Garrett to consider the quality of confession.
4min read
Explainer
  1. Atonement
  2. Creed
A medieval painting of a suffering Christ surrounded by two angels looking concerned.

Christianity, suffering and the morality of the victim

Graham Tomlin
Graham Tomlin explores the real reason why Christianity seems fixated on suffering.
5min read