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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
22/05/2024
Explainer
Creed
Seven Deadly Sins
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
10/07/2023
Explainer
Creed
Seven Deadly Sins
An abstract shadow of a human reaching an hand skyward is overlaid by a trace of orange line that becomes a circle

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
12/09/2023
Article
Creed
Economics
Piles of money

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
24/07/2023
Article
Creed
Eating
Ramen

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
21/08/2023
Explainer
Creed
Seven Deadly Sins
Green Lime

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
17/07/2023
Explainer
Creed
Seven Deadly Sins
Illustration of unmade bed

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
28/08/2023
Explainer
Creed
Seven Deadly Sins
Illustration of Aubergine

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
31/07/2023
Article
Ambition
Creed
Illustration of skull

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
14/08/2023
Explainer
Creed
Easter
Head and shoulders image of a man with closed eyes, on his forehead is an ashen cross.

Identifying as human has deadly implications

Barnabas Aspray
The incarnation and an execution impacts humanity.
4 min read
Authored on
14/02/2024
Article
Culture
Digital
A woman stand in front of a large video screen displaying the Space Invaders title, hold her hands out in front of her.

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
18/03/2024
Article
Creed
Seven Deadly Sins
Illustration of a burning wick

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
07/08/2023
Article
Creed
Sin
An upset man holds his hands on his head as he misses a bus.

No mercy on the Megabus

Jenny Lander
Why is sin such a sickly, sticky thing in the human heart?
4 min read
Authored on
11/04/2024
Article
Comedy
Culture
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Edinburgh's grim endurance test of character

James Cary
How a comedian survived the Fringe and kept going back.
5 min read
Authored on
22/08/2023
Podcast
Biology
Podcasts
A man sits and talks to the camera.

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
16/07/2024
Article
Community
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.
3 min read
Authored on
13/11/2024
Article
Change
Psychology
Under a tree, backlit by a sun set, two people sit in chairs outside and talk.

Recovery came softly

From Mockingbird
A vision of grace amid an eating disorder.
5 min read
Authored on
27/08/2024
Podcast
Christmas culture
Community
A field of ploughed red soil leads down to a hedged lane.

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
25/12/2023
Podcast
Culture
Eating
From a darkly shadowed face, a single illuminated eye stares.

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
19/02/2024
Column
Culture
Royalty
In the style of a Rembrandt painting Prince Harry embraces his father King Charles.

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
14/02/2024
Review
Books
Culture
The gaunt face of a dishevelled man stares into the distance

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
08/11/2024
Article
Creed
Mental Health
In a darkened room, a man's angry face is lit as he rests on arms folded tightly around it.

It’s OK to be angry about this, right?

Anthony Baker
Anger's real gift is the desire for action.
5 min read
Authored on
19/02/2024
Review
Culture
Film & TV
A bondsman looks to a colleague.

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
09/04/2025
Explainer
Addiction
Creed
Two stuffed cheeseburgers are carried on a tray.

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
03/01/2024
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Creed
A person hold their phone on their desk, a think bubble from it says 'no'.
Forget AI: I want a computer that says ‘no’
Paul Bradbury
AI - Artificial Intelligence
Creed
Wisdom
6 min read
A classroom display of Christmas baubles under a banner.
Shining bright: Religious Education can reflect the heart of Christmas
Kathryn Wright
Christmas culture
Creed
Education
3 min read
Culture
A head and shoulder image of Alice Roberts against a purple background
Alice Roberts’ new book is the Da Vinci Code without the pretence of fiction
Jonathan Rowlands
Belief
Books
Creed
7 min read
Sarah Mullally and Jemimah Rodrigues
Rodrigues and Mullally: rewriting history with bat and mitre
Henry Corbett
Character
Culture
Sport
4 min read
Comment
An Elizabethan man holds a dagger up while grinning.
Are you a narcissist?
Henna Cundill
Comment
Leading
Psychology
Theatre
6 min read
Trump address the UN.
The UN promised freedom of belief — but 80 years later, it’s still elusive
Steve Dew-Jones
Comment
Freedom of Belief
Politics
5 min read
Change
A man presents a heart shaped paper token towards the camera
The day everything felt different
Derek Hughes
Change
Community
Generosity
4 min read
An elderly Elvis impersonator sits on a stage wearing a gold suit.
How London’s little festivals opened the door to my community
Thomas Sharpe
Change
Community
Fun & play
3 min read

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