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Elizabeth Oldfield is the author of Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times. She has spent her career trying to lever open space for deeper conversations - about what it means to be a human being, where we can find wisdom and how we build a society where we hate each other a little less. She has worked at BBC Radio 4, led a Westminster think tank, and is now the host of The Sacred podcast, speaking to guests like Nick Cave, Sally Philips, Rabbi Sacks, Rainn Wilson, Sathnam Sanghera and Krista Tippett about their deepest values. She lives with her family in a Christian intentional community in South London.

In this first part of our conversation, we talk about:

• How cultural narratives shape our understanding of the world
• Making sense of our turbulent times
• How religious traditions can be a source of wisdom 
• The concept of sin as our tendency to f*** things up
• Our deep need for connection 

To learn more about Elizabeth and her work:

• LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-oldfield-5a5b6216 
• Website: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethsaraholdfield/ 
• X: https://x.com/esoldfield 
• Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times: https://a.co/d/4iFq69r 
• Substack Newsletter: https://morefullyalive.substack.com/ 
• Larger Us Organization: https://larger.us/ 
• The Sacred podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1326888108

This episode is sponsored by:

• John Templeton Foundation (https://www.templeton.org/) and
• Templeton Religion Trust (https://templetonreligiontrust.org/)

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