__"A trustworthy guide for those who are sober or sober-curious"__ Priest, spiritual director, and sobriety coach Erin Jean Warde invites us to bring mindfulness into our relationships with alcohol as a pathway of awakening to the beauty of our lives in mind, body, and soul.   
  
"I'm so grateful for this necessary and hopeful book on the joy that can be found in a sober spirituality. What a healing gift to the church!"  
--__Sarah Bessey__, editor of the New York Times bestseller A Rhythm of Prayer and author of Jesus Feminist  
  
"Warde writes a poetic, tender, and spiritual book grounded in the kind of compassion that is born of deep love. A gentle invitation to explore the divinity within us."  
--__Beverly Gooden__, author of Surviving: Why We Stay and How We Leave Abusive Relationships  
  
"What a balm this book is! And not just for those acquainted with addiction (but for them too). Warde offers hard-won wisdom and precious pastoral guidance to anyone in need of tangible hope to get through the day."  
--__David Zahl__, author of Low Anthropology and director of Mockingbird Ministries  
  
"My favorite spiritual writing reveals the sacramental nature of all of life, which is exactly what Warde does in Sober Spirituality. She offers a courageous tenderness to the reader and a loving challenge to the church, identifying areas of our complicity in propping up a culture that prevents people from approaching relationships with alcohol mindfully."  
--__Terry J. Stokes__, pastor and author of Prayers for the People  
  
"This book speaks gospel truth--truth that is painful, paradoxical, and beautiful. Both soulful and practical, Sober Spirituality is a trustworthy guide for those who are sober or sober-curious. An absolute gem of a book from a gem of a human."  
--__Danielle Shroyer__, author of Original Blessing: Putting Sin in Its Rightful Place

__Erin Jean Warde__ (MDiv, Seminary of the Southwest) is an ordained Episcopal priest, spiritual director, sobriety coach, and speaker who lives in Austin, Texas. She offers a course (Discerning Sobriety), Substack community, and podcast. She is also a founding editor and editor-at-large of Earth &amp; Altar and has written for Mockingbird, the Christian Century, and Grow Christians.

__"Perfect for Christians looking to reassess their relationship with alcohol."--Publishers Weekly__  
  
When author and Episcopal priest Erin Jean Warde quit drinking, she heard from many others in a similar situation seeking support. In Sober Spirituality, she combines personal storytelling with theological reflection to offer encouragement, wisdom, and practical insight for readers who want to reexamine their relationship with alcohol.  
  
Warde explores the way our culture promotes alcohol consumption and shows how we can choose to change our perception of alcohol in our spiritual communities. She names not only the challenges of sobriety and spirituality but also the tremendous gifts and blessings that come through quitting drinking or being more mindful about alcohol use.  
  
Readers will emerge with a deeper understanding of how their faith informs daily habits and choices. Sober Spirituality also calls the church to a better understanding of how it can ally with recovery communities. Ultimately, this book declares we are all worthy of an abundant and joyful life in mind, body, and soul.

A priest, spiritual director, and sobriety coach invites us to bring mindfulness into our relationships with alcohol as a pathway of awakening to the beauty of our lives in mind, body, and soul.

__Contents__ 1. Waking Up  
An Unexpected Invitation to Joy through Sobriety 2. From Fundamentalist to Whiskeypalian  
When Church Is the Hardest Place to Be Sober 3. How Alcohol Affects the Body  
Countering Common Myths about Alcohol's Benefits 4. Freedom from Deception  
Exposing the Lies of the Alcohol Industry 5. The Blood of Christ, the Cup of Salvation  
Placing Alcohol in Scripture in Its Proper Context 6. Alcohol and Trauma  
Showing Ourselves Compassion as We Ask Why We Drink 7. Reading the Big Book with a Box of Chardonnay  
Moving Past False Binaries on Our Path to Healing 8. Yet Another Day One  
Healing Doesn't Have to Be Linear 9. Sobriety as Incarnation and Resurrection  
Reawakening to the Goodness of Our Bodies 10. Sobriety as Liberation  
Honoring Black and LGBTQ Wisdom 11. Sobriety as Discernment  
Practices That Remind Us of Our Belovedness Recommended Resources

Warde, Erin Jean

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"Perfect for Christians looking to reassess their relationship with alcohol."--Publishers Weekly  
  
When author and Episcopal priest Erin Jean Warde quit drinking, she heard from many others in a similar situation seeking support. In Sober Spirituality, she combines personal storytelling with theological reflection to offer encouragement, wisdom, and practical insight for readers who want to reexamine their relationship with alcohol.  
  
Warde explores the way our culture promotes alcohol consumption and shows how we can choose to change our perception of alcohol in our spiritual communities. She names not only the challenges of sobriety and spirituality but also the tremendous gifts and blessings that come through quitting drinking or being more mindful about alcohol use.  
  
Readers will emerge with a deeper understanding of how their faith informs daily habits and choices. Sober Spirituality also calls the church to a better understanding of how it can ally with recovery communities. Ultimately, this book declares we are all worthy of an abundant and joyful life in mind, body, and soul.

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