Barbara Brown Taylor

An Altar in the World

A Geography of Faith

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Barbara Brown Taylor was named by Newsweek as one of the top 10 preachers in America. She can speak to Americans of all walks of faith who crave personal stories about finding oneself in the world. During her career she has received widespread critical acclaim, including the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly and NPR’s Fresh Air. She is a frequent writer for theological journals, guest preacher and teacher at churches and universities across the country, and is an editor-at-large and columnist for The Christian Century.

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In Leaving Church we followed Barbara Brown Taylor as she left full-time ministry to become a university professor, a decision that allowed her to discover new ways to “keep the faith” outside the orthodox Christian box. Now, in An Altar in the World, Taylor shares how she developed new skills for encountering God far beyond the walls of the church.

From simple practices (walking, working, getting lost) to deep meditations (on prayer, giving blessings, and on having skin), each chapter reveals meaningful ways to find the sacred in the small things we do and see. Through her expert guidance, we learn to live with purpose, pay attention, slow down, and revere the world we live in.