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. America
  2. Church and state
A montage shows Donald Trump as a Roman emperor leaning on a sword

Trump is the new Constantine - but he's no Saviour

Graham Tomlin
Trump’s second coming invites imperial comparisons. Are they accurate?
6min read
Snippet
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A typewriter holds a piece or paper reading 'truth'

Does a creed create a truth?

Alex Irving
Declaring truth is an unmodern act.
3min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Romance
A cupid statue fires an arrow of love.

St Valentine and the great mystery of romance

Yaroslav Walker
Saints were martyrs for more than love.
4min read
Essay
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A child on the shoulders of a parent wears a light blue and white stripped football top, waves the Argentinian flag

Argentina’s adoration of Lionel Messi

Matthias Grebe
The icon of the beautiful game holds a nation's gaze, giving insights into redemption.
6min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Egypt
An graphic image shows 21 men in orange suits kneeling in front of executioners in black.

The 21: wrestling truth from a story of horror

Belle Tindall
Remembering the Coptic Martyrs a decade on.
6min read
Podcast
  1. Creed
  2. Migration
Refugees stand at the back of an open truck.

Jesus, the refugee? New GodPod episode

Nick Jones
Barnabas Aspray joins the hosts to dig into the theology of migration.
1min read
Podcast
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A podcast guest sits at a table in front of a mic.

Re-enchanting... Rupert Shortt on the death of Christianity

Nick Jones
Belle and Justin talk with Rupert about why Europe’s historic faith remains critical to the survival of humane culture.

1min read
Article
  1. Church and state
  2. Creed
Side by side pictures of JD Vance and Rory Stewart

JD Vance and Rory Stewart have both missed the point when it comes to who to love

Graham Tomlin
An unlikely Internet spat can help us understand ourselves better
6min read
Essay
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
Against a purple glittery background, a orange notelet reads: 'what you seek is seeking you.'

There’s more to manifesting, here’s its philosophical backstory

Daniel Kim
Beyond the so-called sensible, a hidden strand of Western spiritual thought reemerges.
13min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A Composite image of Love Island contestants stand together in a group under a fiery heart.

Love Island: 'thanking the universe’ makes no sense

Graham Tomlin
The universe doesn’t even know you exist, so don't waste time thanking it.
4min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Creed
A phrenology head is shown with its eyes closed.

The myth of secular neutrality

Alex Stewart
Where academia went wrong.
7min read
Article
  1. Creed
  2. Death & life
A Vincen Van Gogh painting of Lazarus rising from his bed as his astonished sisters lean toward him.

Why we project ourselves on Lazarus

Jamie Mulvaney
Lean into the weird around the ‘unreveal'd’.
3min read