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Re-enchanting
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Re-enchanting... Disney at 100

100-year-old Disney is in the ‘enchantment’ business. Esmé Partridge and Yaroslav Walker join Belle and Justin to discuss its cultural impact. Listen or watch now.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

A woman talks and gestures with her hand while a man sitting besides her listens.

This October marks Disney’s 100th birthday. Since Disney are in the ‘enchantment’ business, we're dedicating a special episode to discussing its cultural impact.

Two guests join Belle and Justin. Yaroslav Sky-Walker is the assistant Priest of Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square In his spare time, Yaroslav reads theology and writes slightly histrionic film reviews… many of which you can find on Seen and Unseen.

Esmé Partridge is a writer and MPhil candidate in the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge. She also works at the intersection of religion and politics, focusing on religious freedom and interfaith relations.

For more episodes of Re-Enchanting: https://www.seenandunseen.com/podcast

There’s more to life than the world we can see. Re-Enchanting is a podcast from Seen & Unseen recorded at Lambeth Palace Library, the home of the Centre for Cultural Witness. Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall engage faith and spirituality with leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. Can our culture be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity?

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Online webinar: Graham Tomlin in Conversation with Marilynne Robinson

We’re bringing Seen and Unseen to life through a string of live events. And you’re invited.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Marilynne Robinson (Photo credit: Radcliffe Harvard) and Graham Tomlin
Pulitzer Prize-winning Marilynne Robinson (Photo credit: Radcliffe Harvard)

Join Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, Marilynne Robinson, in conversation with Seen and Unseen’s Bishop Graham Tomlin. 

"One of our greatest novelists and thinkers"

Marilynne Robinson is the author of the bestselling novels Lila, Home (winner of the Orange Prize), Gilead (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), and Housekeeping (winner of the Hemingway Award). She has also written numerous non-fiction books, including her most recent, Reading Genesis.  

Graham Tomlin is the Director of the Centre for Culture Witness, the initiative behind Seen & Unseen. He was Bishop of Kensington from 2015-2022. He taught theology at Oxford University for many years before becoming the founding Dean of St Mellitus College. He has written many books most recently Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World

Details

Monday 14th April 2025 

7.30pm Webinar start 

8.30pm Webinar end 

This is a rare conversation, not to be missed. Reserve your free ticket now. This event is free to attend but, if you're in a position to do so, any donations will grant you access to our Behind The Seen community, helping people everywhere encounter Christian perspectives on life and culture.