This weekend, we welcome writer and speaker Elizabeth Oldfield for two events in the Good Faith Chapel. On Saturday, October 17, Elizabeth will present at the Cathedral’s 17th Annual Spirituality Conference, with an offering titled “Becoming the People the World Needs Now.” Participants will explore with Elizabeth what it means to grow up our souls in order to meet this moment. Drawing on theology, philosophy, behavioral psychology and more, we will spend time clarifying our values, reflecting on our formation, and building courage, steadiness and even joy for these turbulent times.
The conference is from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and includes lunch. Registration is available at cathedralATL.org/spiritualityconference. Since 2009, people have traveled from around the Southeast (and beyond) to spend the day in retreat at the Spirituality Conference with acclaimed writers and teachers of Christian spirituality, including Richard Rohr, Pádraig Ó Tuama, John Philip Newell, Barbara Brown Taylor, Becca Stevens, and Lerita Coleman Brown.
Then, on Sunday morning, October 18, Dean Sam Candler hosts Elizabeth in the Dean’s Forum at 10:10 a.m. Elizabeth’s presentation there will be “We are the Makers of Each Other: Community as Resilience.” No registration is needed for this Sunday school class.
About Elizabeth Oldfield
Elizabeth Oldfield is a writer, public speaker and coach, and fascinated by how we build lives and organizations which reflect the values of connection, clarity and courage. She’s an experienced and compelling communicator across a range of platforms and a wide range of audiences, including the New York Times, BBC One, Sky News, the World Service, and writing in Prospect Magazine, The Times, UnHerd and The Financial Times. Her Substack is a Bestseller in Philosophy.
Since 2017 Elizabeth has hosted The Sacred, a podcast, events and visual content brand which creates space for a wide range of guests to reflect on their deepest values. She endeavors to model courageous conversations across difference and contribute to a growth in empathy. She’s also the author of the book Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times. Through the lens of the seven deadly sins, she considers how we become people who are resilient, kind, open, generous, and brave.
Elizabeth is passionate about addressing the dearth of real wisdom in public life, building empathy across our deep differences, and the way spirituality can help individuals and societies flourish. She has a masters in Theology and the Arts, reads a lot of poetry and detective fiction, likes to cycle, cook and garden, and lives in an intentional Christian community in South London with her family.