A review by bluestarfish
An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor

5.0

Barbara Brown Taylor offers practical ways of engaging with spiritual practises that are sort of DIY, anyone can do them without going on expensive courses etc. It's a book about longing: "for more meaning, more feeling, more connection, more life . . . [People] know there is more to life than what meets the eye. They have drawn close to this 'More' in nature, in love, in art, in grief. They would be happy for someone to teach them how to spend more time in the presence of this deeper reality". And a book about addressing that longing.

I found her style of writing warm and enthusiastic and wise, and I loved her affirmation of the body and that matter matters. None of the practises are unique or new, but I like her way of talking about them and encouraging you to have a go. The act of doing will teach you what you need to know.