Seen & Unseen Aloud

This week we consider the character of Justice, as seen through the Lucy Letby case; we take a leisurely stroll through the ills of Sloth with Graham Tomlin and discover the joys of seeing slowly with Alex Hughes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second volume of the Seven Deadly Sins, we hear Belle Tindall exploring how Lust minimises or sensationalises sex and desire; we find James Mumford encountering Anger, reflecting that its object is no mere object; and Jonathan Aitken identifies Pride as egotism with a capital E and the cause of his own royal flush of crises Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode takes an insider's tour of the Edinburgh Fringe experience with James Cary; a wander through a couple of classics of English literature with Graham Tomlin seeking answers to the question of loneliness; and we read an open letter by Narnia fan John Kuhrt to a daunted Hollywood director, on helping her handle the Great Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

This week we have the usual eclectic mix: we hear the second part of the confessions of an atheist series (see the website for other articles) by Stefani Ruper; we hear about the reassurance Graham Tomlin finds in the unpredictability of the football season; and we hear something of the powerful reality of a life controlled by personal pride as written by former MP (now Prison Chaplain) Jonathan A...

The first volume of our series on the Seven Deadly Sins , this volume comprises an introduction to sin itself as Graham Tomlin introduces the idea of a spiritual/moral health check. We hear Roger Bretherton's take on envy (jealousy's evil cousin) and Jane Williams' consideration of greed . Stay tuned for further volumes exploring the other five... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

This week we travel to the Andes - listening to the music of a garden with Anthony Baker; back in time to find King Edward I meeting a Chinese monk in Bordeaux with Benjamin Sharkey; and into the age of re-enchanting and the related brandification of spiritual experience with Daniel Kim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode offers us 2 articles thinking deeply about the potential shallows of Barbieland - Lauren Windle's The Good the Bad and the Barbie and Belle Tindall's thoughtful insights into Billie Eilish's soundtrack song What was I made for? - and then to bring us crashing back into the Real World, Jon Kuhrt explores why "Begging bothers us tremendously". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

This is the third episode in our series of Summer Specials: Belle Tindall - Reporter for Seen and Unseen and co-host of the Re-Enchanting podcast - chooses and narrates a trilogy of powerhouse women: Chasing the Rains by Jane Cacouris; Trusting her Experience by Jane Williams and Diary of an Invisible war by Lika Zakaryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is the second in our series of Summer Specials with guest narrators. This week we hear from the Rt Rev'd Graham Tomlin as he narrates Jane Canlis' article about the healing power of the F-word and his own article claiming the language of politics cannot domesticate religion; we also hear Paula Hynd's choice, written by Belle Tindall, A Sky Full of Stars: lessons on awe from Coldplay's...

Seen & Unseen's Senior Editor, Nick Jones, picks and narrates 3 of his favourite articles from the last few months: on cancel culture, a soldier's perspective on war and a review of a Japanese film about assisted dying Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we hear Jeremy Begbie's impassioned exploration of Johann Sebastian Bach's musical genius; we get under the covers with Lianne Howard-Dace to find out about bed-rotting and the art of rest; we learn from K. K. Yeo about the parallels between the experience of the growing Christian Church in China and the 1st Century Church starting under the rule of the Roman Empire Hosted on Acast. See...

This week, Roger Bretherton digs into the curse of loneliness in our culture; Yaroslav Walker celebrates the 40th anniversary of "Local Hero" and what it teaches us about the beauty of the natural world as well as the beauty of human relationships; Krish Kandiah encourages us to hear the personal stories of refugees from 5 authors who have written about their extraordinary journeys Hosted on Acast...

This week's episode explores life in all its fullness: from a Jane Cacouris in a Brazilian slum to Kate Forbes discussing her walk of faith within politics; David Cranston making a plea for personalisation in personalised medicine and Alex Hughes finding freedom within the "vowed life" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's eclectic mix includes Graham Tomlin reflecting on the Boris Johnson report and that sorry seems to be the hardest word; Jane Cacouris delves into the impact of gender inequality and climate change in developing countries; Natalie Garrett talks about learning to live well from her new puppy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode discovers a successful neurodiversity unit at Pentonville Prison and Nuns holdin up a bank in Oxford Street, Belle Tindall discovers Eden in the East End and Graeme Holdsworth cycles from darkness into light Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode finds Barnabas Aspray wrestling with ideas about creating something out of nothing; Krish Kandiah wrestling with David Baddiel's book and the "God desire"; Julie Canlis unearths some of the secret and dangerous aspects of early Christian baptism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode includes Krish Kandiah reflecting on the success of diversity represented in Guardians of the Galaxy 3; Roger Bretherton acknowledges the many traumas and interruptions in life; Christian Aid’s Head of Humanitarian Policy Simone Di Vicenz argues the Ukraine war shows a change in approach is required to respond more effectively to global crises and Indo-Christian Culture’s Sha r...

This week Graham Tomlin remembers Grenfell and reflects on the power of penitence; Roger Bretherton considers what's so annoying about dying and how his dad's death changed his relationship with his father and with himself; beyond noticing the moment, Jane Williams sees another dimension to meditation, giving a different kind of account of what is going on Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

This week's collection includes reflections on various relationships: Jonathan Chaplin asks what's next for Church and State after the Coronation; Andrew Davison talks about the personal strand of the drama debated between Science and Religion; Oliver Wright reflects on the The Bridge's production of Guys and Dolls and what it says about the role of commitment and gambling in relationships. Hosted...

An eclectic mix: Stephen Backhouse's reflections on Søren Kierkegaard; Elizabeth Wainwright thinking about what's up with activism; Belle Tindall talks about her conversation with Jennifer Wiseman; Oliver Dürr challenges transhumanism and Jer Swigart remembers a campfire encounter and what it taught him about enemies and empathy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special collection of Ian Bradley's articles explaining what's going on at the Coronation: Why we make kings; How faith helped the monarchy flex; Making sense of the Coronation's oaths, orbs and acclamations; The seen and unseen of the Coronation regalia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's selection of articles include Yaroslav Walker discussing the movie "Air"; Graham Tomlin and Ian Bradley reflect on monarchy in the run up to the Coronation and Jared Stacy probes the moral and political consequences to conspiracy theories underpinned by theological paranoia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A trip to the dump leads Natalie Garrett to consider the practice of confession; Lauren Windle watches A Good Person & revisits her own experience of addiction & recovery (possible trigger content); Graham Tomlin explores the crisis in post-liberal society Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Shakespeare’s birthday approaches, Anthony Baker explores how the playwright let two ancient enemies fight it out on stage – justice and mercy; John Milbank analyses the wider meaning of the coronation: the culmination of family saga or a snapshot of the universal family? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A selection on articles reflecting on the themes around the Easter weekend, with articles from Graham Tomlin, Daniel Kim and others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.