‘Plainspoken, fearless, disarmingly tender. Oldfield is a leader by example, and her book is a glowing argument for faith – one that speaks urgently to our fractured world.’
Rhik Samadder
Using the seven deadly sins as a playful framework, popular podcaster Elizabeth Oldfield considers how to garden our inner lives so we grow towards developing the spiritual core strength necessary for when things fall apart.
How can I move from Sloth to Attention and make the most of my short life, focus on the most important things, and stop getting so distracted by trivialities.
Is it possible to move from Wrath to Peacemaking? How do I become a depolarising person in an age of outrage, deepening tribalism and division?
What might it look like to move from Gluttony to Awe and find my highs, my moments of ecstasy, awe and transcendence in expansive, life-giving ways, not in the bottom of a tub of ice cream or a bottle of wine?
And how can I move from to Pride to Connection – How do I overcome the disconnection which keeps me from intimacy, committed community, and ultimately perhaps from the divine?
Deeply serious, yet amusingly relatable, this part memoir, part philosophical reflection on modern life is a thought-provoking, practical and hopeful read.
