Podcast Change Podcasts Elizabeth Oldfield: re-enchanting... the seven deadly sins Nick Jones On the Re-enchanting podcast, Elizabeth Oldfield talks about wisdom, our common life and the things that most deeply bind us. 1 min read Authored on 2024-05-22
Explainer Creed Seven Deadly Sins Sin: explained Graham Tomlin From rottweilers to North African bishops, Graham Tomlin kicks off the Seven Deadly Sins series with an introduction to the unpopular idea of ‘sin’. 7 min read Authored on 2023-07-10
Explainer Creed Seven Deadly Sins Reverse psychology: understand goodness then sin Roger Bretherton Psychologist Roger Bretherton concludes our series on the seven deadly sins with a subversive proposition: we don’t understand sin because we don’t understand goodness. 9 min read Authored on 2023-09-12
Article Creed Economics Greed: “No, I’ll never have enough” Jane Williams In the third of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Jane Williams highlights how Greed destroys both individuals and societies. 6 min read Authored on 2023-07-24
Article Creed Eating Gluttony’s unconscious self-image of emptiness Graham Tomlin In the seventh of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Graham Tomlin digests gluttony’s distorting obsession with food. 7 min read Authored on 2023-08-21
Explainer Creed Seven Deadly Sins Envy: jealousy’s evil cousin Roger Bretherton In the second of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Roger Bretherton investigates the psychological and moral impact of envy on its victims. 7 min read Authored on 2023-07-17
Explainer Creed Seven Deadly Sins Sloth’s languid lack of passion Graham Tomlin In the appropriately last in a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Graham Tomlin looks at what’s lost to life when sloth sets in. 7 min read Authored on 2023-08-28
Explainer Creed Seven Deadly Sins Lust: disordered desire Belle Tindall In the fourth of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Belle Tindall explores how Lust minimises or sensationalises sex and desire. 6 min read Authored on 2023-07-31
Article Ambition Creed Pride: self-obsessed isolation Jonathan Aitken In the sixth of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Jonathan Aitken identifies Pride as egotism with a capital E and the cause of his own royal flush of crises. 7 min read Authored on 2023-08-14
Explainer Creed Easter Identifying as human has deadly implications Barnabas Aspray The incarnation and an execution impacts humanity. 4 min read Authored on 2024-02-14
Article Culture Digital Fun is dead Simon Walters When video games turn play into work, we need to play without fear of consequences. 4 min read Authored on 2024-03-18
Article Creed Seven Deadly Sins Anger: the dragon’s wrath James Mumford In the fifth of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, James Mumford encounters Anger, and reflects that its object is no mere object. 8 min read Authored on 2023-08-07
Article Creed Sin No mercy on the Megabus Jenny Lander Why is sin such a sickly, sticky thing in the human heart? 4 min read Authored on 2024-04-11
Article Comedy Culture Edinburgh's grim endurance test of character James Cary How a comedian survived the Fringe and kept going back. 5 min read Authored on 2023-08-22
Podcast Biology Podcasts Iain McGilchrist: re-enchanting the brain Nick Jones Can we re-enchant our view of the world by re-engaging a ‘right hemispheric’ view of life, love and faith? 1 min read Authored on 2024-07-16
Article Community Creed In the city of broken windows Jamie Mulvaney Our fractures become fractal, breaking bigger and bigger windows. 3 min read Authored on 2024-11-13
Article Change Psychology Recovery came softly From Mockingbird A vision of grace amid an eating disorder. 5 min read Authored on 2024-08-27
Podcast Christmas culture Community Seen & Unseen Aloud: the editor's cut Nick Jones Need a little Christmas day recuperation? Sit back, relax and listen to a little Christmas compilation picked by senior editor Nick Jones. 1 min read Authored on 2023-12-25
Podcast Culture Eating Seen & Unseen Aloud Nick Jones Listen to narrated articles. The challenges of ADHD, how identifying as human has deadly implications, and some wisdom around fasting. 1 min read Authored on 2024-02-19
Column Culture Royalty Death focuses our minds on what really matters George Pitcher From ballet tales to royal soap opera, stories shed light on Lent's dark mortality. 4 min read Authored on 2024-02-14
Review Books Culture Small Things Like These: putting the spotlight on backstage goodness Kevin Hargaden What it means for a film to be good. 4 min read Authored on 2024-11-08
Review Culture Film & TV How to do the Devil’s work in modern America Giles Gough The Bondsman ‘literal evil’ fits so easily into today. 4 min read Authored on 2025-04-09
Explainer Addiction Creed When indulgence and inhibition are on the menu Ryan Gilfeather As the time of feasting concludes, and resolutions start to crumble, Ryan Gilfeather takes some lessons on how and when to say 'no more'. 5 min read Authored on 2024-01-03
Article Comment Development Don't patronise: what the R20 means for development Chris Wadibia The R20 meeting at the G20 global summit sheds light on development. Christopher Wadibia makes the case for a change in perception. 5 min read Authored on 2023-04-04