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An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
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- Condition
- Release Year
- 2010
- ISBN
- 9780061370472
- Book Title
- Altar in the World : a Geography of Faith
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Religion
- Topic
- Spirituality, Christian Life / Spiritual Growth, Christian Life / Prayer, Religious, Christianity / Anglican, Clergy
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 6.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church ("a beautiful, absorbing memoir" The Dallas Morning News), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about her experience leaving full-time ministryto become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, An Altar in the World, she shares how she learned to encounter God far beyond the walls of the church.Taylor reveals meaningful ways to discover the sacred in the small things we do and see, from simple practices such as walking, working, and prayer. Something as ordinary as hanging clothes on a clothesline becomes an act of meditation if we pay attention to what we're doing and take time to notice the sights, smells, and sounds around us. Making eye contact with the cashier at the grocery store becomes a moment of true human connection. Allowing yourself to get lost leads to new discoveries. As we incorporate these practices into our daily lives, we begin to discover altars everywhere we go, in nearly everything we do. Through Taylor's expert guidance and delicate, thought-provoking prose, we learn to live with purpose, pay attention, slow down, and revere the world we live in."
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061370479
ISBN-13
9780061370472
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74202234
Product Key Features
Book Title
Altar in the World : a Geography of Faith
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Spirituality, Christian Life / Spiritual Growth, Christian Life / Prayer, Religious, Christianity / Anglican, Clergy
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
Taylor is one of those rare people who truly can see the holy in everything. . . . Savor this book., Overall… if one can read Taylor's insights reflectively, with an eye toward Scripture, Altar will serve as a refreshing reminder that the physical world is designed to help us experience the spiritual one., While I Don't like Long Books, this One Could Have Been 500 Pages Longer with No Complaints from Me., While I Don T like Long Books, this One Could Have Been 500 Pages Longer with No Complaints from Me., A marvelous book. Barbara Brown Taylor's honesty is so fantastic, and she writes with such wit, that this book is a delight to read and a profound experience ., ...[H]er honest elegance... express[es] truths that throw open windows in our everyday lives--allowing fresh perspectives on life. You'll finish her book with dozens of pages folded over or marked in some other fashion so you can find and re-read favorite lines again., The author seems simply incapable of writing a bad book. . . . Taylor is a great gift to the Christian church. And this volume, which focuses on spiritual practices, simply adds to her growing reputation., She's deliberately exploring the turf where our feet hit the floorboards each morning - and where the day takes us into the world. Even if you're not a Christian, you'll find a wise friend in Barbara's book., Without denigrating altars in churches, Brown helps us discover and honor all the 'altars in the world'--the red Xs that mark the spot, but that we cannot see because we are standing on them. She does so with a depth that readers will appreciate and savor., "Taylor writes fluently, with an eye and ear for the striking image and memorable phrase. Many readers, especially the vast numbers of the "unchurched" but "spiritual," will find support and useful counsel.", …[H]er honest elegance... express[es] truths that throw open windows in our everyday lives-allowing fresh perspectives on life. You'll finish her book with dozens of pages folded over or marked in some other fashion so you can find and re-read favorite lines again., Barbara Brown Taylor penetrates the religious clutter. She comforts. She revives our spirits. With lovely words she finds 'alters in our world.', Barbara Brown Taylor is a favorite among church members who struggle to connect the sacred and secular, the heavenly and the earthly. These readers appreciate the candor with which she writes about it., …[H]er honest elegance... express[es] truths that throw open windows in our everyday livesallowing fresh perspectives on life. You'll finish her book with dozens of pages folded over or marked in some other fashion so you can find and re-read favorite lines again., Overall... if one can read Taylor's insights reflectively, with an eye toward Scripture, Altar will serve as a refreshing reminder that the physical world is designed to help us experience the spiritual one., Taylor serves up beefy soul food.. . . Though she did not write the book to speak to the economic crash, those suffering from lost jobs, homes and status will find plenty to feed thought and faith., Leaving Church settled it for me that Taylor, as thinker and stylist, ranks with the best. The new book confirms that. . . . This book is not a page-turner. It's a page-lingerer. I wore out a highlighter marking passages I want to read again., An Altar in the World is about how faith can be both practical and sensuous.In Barbara Brown Taylor's hands, the old division between heaven and earth is healed and both come alive. Your mind, your body and your soul will be well fed by this wonderful book., [A] lovely book. One of the best-known preachers in the country offers equal amounts of wisdom and erudition spent longing for more meaning, more feeling, more connection., Barbara Brown Taylor penetrates the religious clutter. She comforts. She revives our spirits. With lovely words she finds alters in our world., …[H]er honest elegance... express[es] truths that throw open windows in our everyday lives--allowing fresh perspectives on life. You'll finish her book with dozens of pages folded over or marked in some other fashion so you can find and re-read favorite lines again., 'This book is the most practical but everyday mystical book I have read on spiritual practices.' (Kate Campbell, singer-songwriter), This is the most completely beautiful book in religion that I have read in a very long time. Gentle, humbly crafted, lyrical, and deeply wise, Altar is Barbara Brown Taylor as she was meant to be, a pastor who understands that knowing God occurs in a place beyond theology., An Altar in the World is about how faith can be both practical and sensuous.In Barbara Brown Taylor's hands, the old division between heaven and earth is healed and both come alive. Your mind, your body and your soul will be well fed by this wonderful book, '[A] lovely book. One of the best-known preachers in the country offers equal amounts of wisdom and erudition spent longing for more meaning, more feeling, more connection.' (Booklist), Taylor's spiritual reflections are original, bringing fresh air to her topics because her spirituality is steeped in everyday life while illuminated by the ancient Christian spiritual tradition., Overall if one can read Taylor s insights reflectively, with an eye toward Scripture, Altar will serve as a refreshing reminder that the physical world is designed to help us experience the spiritual one., An Altar in the World is a delight to the eyes, mind and heart, a book I will certainly return to again at a later time, if only to remind myself of the spirituality of everyday living.
Dewey Decimal
283.092
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Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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