{"product_id":"an-altar-in-the-world-a-geography-of-faith-paperback","title":"An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Brown Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Taylor is one of those rare people who truly can see the holy in everything. . . . Savor this book.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Taylor writes fluently, with an eye and ear for the striking image and memorable phrase. Many readers, especially the vast numbers of the \"unchurched\" but \"spiritual,\" will find support and useful counsel.\" -- Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAn Altar in the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times bestselling\u003c\/i\u003e author Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey by building upon where she left off in \u003ci\u003eLeaving Church\u003c\/i\u003e. With the honesty of Elizabeth Gilbert (\u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love\u003c\/i\u003e) and the spiritual depth of Anne Lamott (\u003ci\u003eGrace, Eventually\u003c\/i\u003e), Taylor shares how she learned to find God beyond the church walls by embracing the sacred as a natural part of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Altar in the World\u003c\/i\u003e shares: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeaningful ways to discover the sacredness within the small things like walking, working, and prayer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow your ordinary tasks can be a chance to meditate if you take time to notice the sights, smells, and sounds around you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of true human connection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylor shows us how to discover altars everywhere we go and in nearly everything we do as we learn to live with purpose, pay attention, slow down, and revere the world we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eLeaving Church\u003c\/em\u003e (a beautiful, absorbing memoir--\u003cem\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about her experience leaving full-time ministryto become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, \u003cem\u003eAn Altar in the World\u003c\/em\u003e, she shares how she learned to encounter God far beyond the walls of the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylor reveals meaningful ways to discover the sacred in the small things we do and see, from simple practices such as walking, working, and prayer. Something as ordinary as hanging clothes on a clothesline becomes an act of meditation if we pay attention to 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 leads to new discoveries. As we incorporate these practices into our daily lives, we begin to discover altars everywhere we go, in nearly everything we do. Through Taylor's expert guidance and delicate, thought-provoking prose, we learn to live with purpose, pay attention, slow down, and revere the world we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e--Kate Campbell, singer-songwriter\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eLeaving Church\u003c\/em\u003e (\"a beautiful, absorbing memoir\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about her experience leaving full-time ministryto become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, \u003cem\u003eAn Altar in the World\u003c\/em\u003e, she shares how she learned to encounter God far beyond the walls of the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylor reveals meaningful ways to discover the sacred in the small things we do and see, from simple practices such as walking, working, and prayer. Something as ordinary as hanging clothes on a clothesline becomes an act of meditation if we pay attention to 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 leads to new discoveries. As we incorporate these practices into our daily lives, we begin to discover altars everywhere we go, in nearly everything we do. Through Taylor's expert guidance and delicate, thought-provoking prose, we learn to live with purpose, pay attention, slow down, and revere the world we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.99 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53545172074861,"sku":"9780061370472","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/XSowzNBJfQ9780061370472.webp?v=1783889685","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/an-altar-in-the-world-a-geography-of-faith-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}