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 turn out to be 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 how one can discover the sacred in the small things we do and see, from simple practices such as walking, working, and prayer. Something as strange as hanging clothes on a clothesline becomes an act of meditation if we take note of 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 ends up in new discoveries. As we incorporate these practices into our day-to-day lives, we begin to discover altars in every single place we go, in nearly the whole lot we do. Through Taylor’s expert guidance and delicate, thought-provoking prose, we discover ways to live with purpose, pay attention, slow down, and revere the world we are living in.
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