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. Assisted dying
  2. Care
A hand drapes over the side of an object out of shot.

“Shortening death” sidesteps the real battle

Tom Dove
We need to do more than protest bad deaths, we need to protest death itself, it's more than biological.
5min read
Article
  1. Creed
William Blake's illustration of Satan, a winged angel, flying over a prone Eve.

John Smyth: how evil masks itself as goodness

Graham Tomlin
Be alert to the cloaked and warped wherever it occurs.
3min read
Review
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A rock star prowls the stage while behind hundred of faces tined red star.

Did Nick Cave’s tour just take thousands to church?

Belle Tindall
He’s picking holes in the idea that religion is where freedom goes to die.
5min read
Article
  1. Community
  2. Creed
a multi-paned window mural shows people while amid it are broken window panes.

In the city of broken windows

Jamie Mulvaney
Our fractures become fractal, breaking bigger and bigger windows.
3min read
Explainer
  1. AI
  2. Belief
A street sticker displays multiple lines reading 'and then?'

Whether it's AI or us, it's OK to be ignorant

Simon Walters
Our search for answers begins by recognising that we don’t have them.
5min read
Article
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Creed
A younger hand holds a wrinkled older hand of someone in a bed.

Assisted dying: in praise of being a burden

Jonathan Rowlands
It's not a reason to end a life, it's the very possibility of our being human.
4min read
Article
  1. America
  2. Creed
Behind a passer by a street peacher holds up a large yellow sign with a message on it.

Is it okay to be mean as long as you are mean and right?

Nathan Betts
Here's what a mean street preacher really taught me.
6min read
Snippet
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
Pages from books are pinned across wall.

Why we believe: finding meaning in uncertain times

Alister McGrath
Believing is not only intellectually defensible but existentially necessary.
2min read
Snippet
  1. Art
  2. Belief
A large outdoor sculpture of a round child-like head sits on a dark plinth.

The young art critics looking for answers

Alexandra Kytka-Sharpe
Whether whacking sculptures or asking questions, there’s a lack of pretence.
2min read
Podcast
  1. Creed
  2. Podcasts
A ink drawing of Constantine the Emperor on a throne listening to people showing him books.

Seen & Unseen Aloud: harvest, creed, conscientious objections

Natalie Garrett
Why bother celebrating harvest? The game-changing Nicene Creed, and objecting to assisted dying
1min read
Podcast
  1. Creed
  2. Podcasts
A man talks to a camera.

N.T. Wright: re-enchanting the politics of Jesus

Nick Jones
What does witness look like in an age of totalitarian terror and dysfunctional democracies?
1min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Music
A colourful graphic overlay of praying hands over a band playing.

Sing, pray, manifest: what’s the difference?

Jamie Mulvaney
Song, success and the search for someone who loves.
4min read