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Discover Seen & Unseen articles. The best writing curated by our editors read aloud, sharing Christian perspectives on just about everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 17, 2025 • 8min
Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter Box set #5: making the vital visible
In episode 5 of our Easter special, Andrew Davison takes us to the National Gallery and explores how Pesellino makes the vital visible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 16, 2025 • 8min
Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter Box set #4: Life before death?
In Easter episode 4, Julie Canlis suggests the big question is not, is there life after death, but what about life before death? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 2025 • 7min
Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter Box set #3: Pontius Pilate - lord of misrule
In our third Easter episode, George Pitcher dives into the character of Pontius Pilate, lord of misrule Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 14, 2025 • 14min
Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter Box set #2: a sensory journey through Lent and Easter
In the second episode of our Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter series, Lianne Howard-Dace takes us on a sensory journey through Lent and Easter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Apr 13, 2025 • 10min
Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter Box set #1: NT Wright's When Creation & Justice Converge
Explore the intriguing connection between the Easter story and pressing modern issues like climate change. Discover how Jesus’ resurrection symbolizes hope and the promise of new creation. Dive into the transformative power of faith, emphasizing the importance of love and active participation in creation care. This inspiring discussion encourages listeners to be agents of renewal, fostering justice and hope in a world facing significant challenges.

Apr 7, 2025 • 26min
7th April 2025: Frankenstein; Friendship and Assisted Dying
This week, Beatrice Scudeler revisits Kazuo Ishiguro’s brilliant novel, Never Let Me Go as the perfect Frankenstein story for today; Tom Dove invites us to visit the Friendship Lab and take risks by investing in our friends; Ryan Rodrigues introduces us to the people he believes will be most affected by legalising assisted dying. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 2025 • 31min
31st March 2025: Simnel Cake; Culture Wars, Amandaland & Assembly Bangers
In this week's particularly eclectic mix, Katherine Amphlett shares what she's learnt about forgiveness from a Simnel Cake; Graham Tomlin brings Blaise Pascal into play in today's culture wars; Beatrice Scudeler finds the reality of Amandaland and Natalie Garrett lets loose with some Primary School Assembly Bangers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 2025 • 24min
24th March 2024: Adolescence, Witches and theological map-making
In this week's eclectic mix, Lauren Westwood dives into Netflix's powerful new series, Adolescence; Belle Tindall asks why we are so bewitched by witches and Rowan Williams invites us to "come and see" while he gives us a lesson in theological map-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 2025 • 1h 10min
Seen & Unseen Aloud Easter [New Subscribers Boxset]
In this Easter Boxset, we welcome new subscribers to the world of Seen & Unseen Aloud. We have put together 8 articles that take us through the journey Easter week. We start with NT Wright's exploration of when creation and justice converge; Lianne Howard-Dace takes us on a sensory guide to Lent and Easter; George Pitcher gives us a character sketch of Pontius Pilate as a lord of misrule; Julie Canlis suggests the important question is about life before death rather than the other way around; Andrew Davison goes to an art exhibition and discovers Pesellino's ability to make the vital visible; Yaroslav Walker gives us his top 5 Good Friday Passion movies; Barnabas Aspray makes the claim that identifying as human has deadly implications and Graham Tomlin welcomes Easter Day with a discussion around why anthropologists miss the point of Easter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 2025 • 25min
17th March 2025: With Love, Meghan; Giles Coren; Cathedrals and Communities
This week, Jessica Norman unpicks the ancient language of Megan Markle's new Netflix series; Jamie Mulvaney asks whether Giles Coren will dive in; Pat Allerton gives us a synopsis of his TV series about the glory of British Cathedrals; Robert Wright introduces us to two of London's Christian communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.