{"product_id":"fully-alive-tending-to-the-soul-in-turbulent-times-paperback","title":"Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Oldfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world experiencing turbulent change, we need people who are resilient, kind, open, generous, and brave. How do we become those people?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFully Alive\u003c\/i\u003e, now available in paperback, popular podcaster Elizabeth Oldfield uses the seven deadly sins as a framework to explore questions such as: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- How can I move from \u003cb\u003esloth\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eattention\u003c\/b\u003e to make the most of my short life and stop getting distracted by trivialities?\u003cbr\u003e- Is it possible to move from \u003cb\u003ewrath\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003epeacemaking\u003c\/b\u003e and become a depolarizing person in an age of outrage and division?\u003cbr\u003e- What might it look like to move from \u003cb\u003egluttony\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eawe\u003c\/b\u003e, finding transcendence in expansive, life-giving ways--not in a tub of ice cream or a bottle of wine?\u003cbr\u003e- How can I move from \u003cb\u003epride\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003econnection\u003c\/b\u003e, overcoming the disconnection that keeps me from intimacy, community, and ultimately the divine?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOldfield shows why, in a world heavy on judgment, she still finds the concept of sin liberating--and how, to her surprise, she keeps finding in her Christian faith ways to feel fully alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A great gift to all in search of a deeper life\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePublic scholar and popular podcaster Elizabeth Oldfield shows why, in a world stripped of both forgiveness and responsibility but heavy on judgment, she still finds the concept of sin liberating--and how, to her surprise, she keeps finding the themes, rituals, and communities of Christianity a source of spiritual strength when things fall apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"When I was writing \u003ci\u003eUnapologetic\u003c\/i\u003e more than a decade ago, I knew the job would soon need doing again. And again. Because the bridge between faith and contemporary experience constantly needs to be rebuilt as times change. So here it is, then: the bridge for the present moment, across which seekers for more meaning in their lives can travel in the knowledge that they won't be bullied, browbeaten, or talked down to. This book. This one. In your hand. Right now.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eFrancis Spufford\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eUnapologetic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLight Perpetual\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this beautiful book, Oldfield gives voice and vigor to a paradox of our time--that even as Christianity is officially on the wane, it is a bearer of wisdom, intelligence, and rituals of lavish value to our world in all its pain and promise. This book is for modern humans who, like her, have gone 'off script' in finding religion more relevant, not less so, in this young century. A great gift to all in search of a deeper life, of 'spiritual core strength'--of a full, redemptive aliveness.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKrista Tippett\u003c\/b\u003e, president, executive producer, and host of \u003ci\u003eOn Being\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Oldfield has a gift for writing about the things that matter most in a way that's honest, warmhearted, and down-to-earth. This remarkable book points not to some unreachable ideal of life but to a deeper, more soulful, and meaningful experience of the life we're actually living.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eOliver Burkeman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFour Thousand Weeks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Oldfield\u003c\/b\u003e hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e podcast and is the former director and now senior fellow of the think tank Theos. She appears across the media, including BBC Radio and television, \u003ci\u003eUnHerd\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and beyond. Oldfield is also a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, chair of Larger Us, and a coach and consultant working with purpose-driven individuals and organizations. She lives in an intentional community in South London with her husband and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966564172077,"sku":"9781587437021","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/eannaqqplS9781587437021.webp?v=1775534580","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/fully-alive-tending-to-the-soul-in-turbulent-times-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}