Elizabeth Oldfield: re-enchanting... the seven deadly sins

On the Re-enchanting podcast, Elizabeth Oldfield talks about wisdom, our common life and the things that most deeply bind us.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Elizabeth Oldfield is a writer, broadcaster and host of The Sacred podcast. Her new book Fully Alive examines how modern life can be informed by ancient wisdom, including a fresh look at the Seven Deadly Sins.

Belle and Justin speak to Elizabeth about her own spiritual journey, wisdom, our common life and the things that most deeply bind us.

Find out more about Elizabeth, visit her web site.

There’s more to life than the world we can see. Re-Enchanting is a podcast from Seen & Unseen recorded at Lambeth Palace, the home of the Centre for Cultural Witness. Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall engage faith and spirituality with leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. Can our culture be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity?

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9 June 2025

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Assisted dying, Jane Austen and how to solve the Gaza conflict

New episode: the silent campaigns groups, Jane Austen inspires, and why only politics can solve Gaza.

Natalie Garrett

Natalie produces and narrates The Seen & Unseen Aloud podcast. She's an Anglican minister and a trained actor.

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About this episode

This week's thought-provoking selection starts with Jamie Gillies asking suicide prevention organisations to get involved in the Assisted Dying debate; Beatrice Schudeler introduces us to Jane Austen-inspired novels of different times and genres, and Graham Tomlin tracks the political history of Gaza back to the Roman Empire and still suggests that only politics can find a long term solution.

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