Sober Spirituality: Mindful Relationship With Alcohol

Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful Relationship with Alcohol, by Erin Jean Warde 

When Episcopal priest Erin Jean Warde quit drinking, she heard from many others navigating the same territory who were also looking for support — and this book is what came out of that. Part memoir, part theological reflection, it's an honest look at reexamining your relationship with alcohol, especially within faith communities that often treat drinking as a given rather than a choice worth examining.

Warde explores how our culture promotes alcohol consumption and offers a way to shift that perception within spiritual communities specifically, naming both the real challenges of sobriety and the genuine gifts that come with it. It's described as a call for the church to better understand how it can support recovery communities, making room for people who are sober, sober-curious, or just ready to be more intentional about drinking — without judgment, and without requiring a crisis to justify the question.

Details:

• 192 pages, paperback/eBook/audiobook
• Published by Brazos Press, April 2023