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A review by allisonseverson
An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor
5.0
I put this book on my "read" shelf, though it could also be on my "currently-reading" list, as I have read most of the chapters, albeit not in order.
I loved the chapter on pain and suffering (which sounds strange), but I read it when I had been mildly-ill for a few weeks. Certainly put my illness in perspective, and she really articulated how we are awakened and called to when we're sick (at least that's how I interpreted it having read it months ago now).
The book was a gift from a mentor and friend, and I will continue to read chapters, sometimes twice. I have read the chapter on prayer a few times.... I usually pray throughout my day anyway, but she reminds us... If you talk to God all the time, you're always going to have something to say. I have read it slow, because I'm always thinking a lot when I finish reading parts of it.
I also really like this author, at least from what I've read so far. She seems to me to approach her spiritual writing without a "I am greater than thou" attitude, or even a preacher-type voice. I appreciate her openness and kindness. She seems to me like she would be a peaceful person.
I loved the chapter on pain and suffering (which sounds strange), but I read it when I had been mildly-ill for a few weeks. Certainly put my illness in perspective, and she really articulated how we are awakened and called to when we're sick (at least that's how I interpreted it having read it months ago now).
The book was a gift from a mentor and friend, and I will continue to read chapters, sometimes twice. I have read the chapter on prayer a few times.... I usually pray throughout my day anyway, but she reminds us... If you talk to God all the time, you're always going to have something to say. I have read it slow, because I'm always thinking a lot when I finish reading parts of it.
I also really like this author, at least from what I've read so far. She seems to me to approach her spiritual writing without a "I am greater than thou" attitude, or even a preacher-type voice. I appreciate her openness and kindness. She seems to me like she would be a peaceful person.