Sober Spirituality
The Joy of a Mindful Relationship With Alcohol

Erin Jean Warde shares her perspective as an Episcopal priest with a former alcohol problem, explaining how struggled to change her relationship with alcohol because of the drinking culture in her church and denomination. She writes about how harmful alcohol-related cultural norms and expectations a......more

As a Christian who is almost 3 years sober, I loved this book. Though Erin and I definitely land in different places on some things she covers in the book related to faith, her writing and research is superb. She captures so many important details and considerations and reminds readers of the many,......more

This book was excellent! There are so few resources that provide a Christian approach to alcohol and addiction based in harm reduction and faith, so I was thrilled to find this. I found it incredibly helpful for my own work and I will be recommending it to others too.......more

Sober Spirituality gives a sharp, research-informed critique of how the “Progressive” Church and society at large approaches alcohol consumption while offering hope and inspiration for individuals and spiritual communities to transform that approach for the wellbeing of all concerned. The author acc......more

What a book! Devoured it in 24h. Important note - author is extremely liberal and there are many mentions of unorthodox views in the book. I skipped over those bits and still got a lot out of it. She is a gifted writer and extremely vulnerable throughout. I appreciated her research and footnotes. we......more