Thursday, June 16, 2011

An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith

by Barbara Brown Taylor  (ISBN: 978-0061370472)

I read this book because it turned out the author lives somewhere in Georgia and the title interested me. As I began reading, I was concerned that she was going to tell me I did not need to attend church to be a Christian. However, thankfully, I was wrong. Her thoughts complement anyone’s church going ways and upbringing. I enjoyed this book for its down to earth goodness. Taylor took every day, taken for granted things and situations, and turned them into worship. As an example: the process of digging potatoes out of the garden with a wide-eyed youngster through eating those same potatoes for dinner. There is spirituality in everything whether it is a thing, an experience, or a process; you just have to be on the lookout. Everything is an altar in the world. It is an inspirational book helping you notice those altars in our lives.

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