Seen & Unseen Aloud

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.

Daniel Kim explores what’s driving a $3.7 trillion industry ‘market’ for spiritual consciousness, Ukrainian musician Lyuba Reznichenko reflects on the war’s anniversary, Belle Tindall wonders why thousands of strangers singing together has been eliciting such a powerful reaction and Sian Brookes reviews the film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

A curated selection of the editor's top picks of our recent articles. In this episode Miroslav Volf examines the nature of home, Jane William introduces Julian of Norwich, Britain’s first female author, Owen asks the question "why do soldiers go to war?", Mark Wreford recalls a moment at a church door and contemplates the challenge of it and Daniel Kim explores what’s driving a $3.7 trillion indus...

A curated selection of the editor's top picks of our recent articles. Our first episode features articles from Graham Tomlin where he explores more of the Seen & Unseen, and article from Alister McGrath - Seeing the World through Different Eyes - which explores how the creeds can help us help imagine life, and Where it's Dangerous to Believe with Belle Tindall, a reflection on the fifty most d...