And this volume, which focuses on spiritual practices, simply adds to her growing reputation., She's deliberately exploring the turf where our feet hit the floorboards each morning - and where the day takes us into the world. Taylor is a great gift to the Christian church. You'll finish her book with dozens of pages folded over or marked in some other fashion so you can find and re-read favorite lines again., The author seems simply incapable of writing a bad book.
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express truths that throw open windows in our everyday lives-allowing fresh perspectives on life. Barbara Brown Taylor's honesty is so fantastic, and she writes with such wit, that this book is a delight to read and a profound experience. Savor this book., Overall… if one can read Taylor's insights reflectively, with an eye toward Scripture, Altar will serve as a refreshing reminder that the physical world is designed to help us experience the spiritual one., A marvelous book. Taylor is one of those rare people who truly can see the holy in everything. 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." As we incorporate these practices into our daily lives, we begin to discover altars everywhere we go, in nearly everything we do. Allowing yourself to get lost leads to new discoveries. Making eye contact with the cashier at the grocery store becomes a moment of true human connection. 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. 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 ways to discover the sacred in the small things we do and see, from simple practices such as walking, working, and prayer. 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 become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Spirituality, Meditations, Christian Life / Spiritual Growth, Religious, Christianity / Anglican, Clergy ”Īltar in the WORLD : a Geography of Faith Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Standard text is in 12 point font page size is 7.63" X 10.63". Top quality materials and traditional decoration make this missal a durable volume that will remain fitting for use on the altar for years to come.Товар был в употреблении, но находится в хорошем состоянии. Heavy-duty book boards are bound in genuine leather and all three sides are stamped in gold leaf. Signatures are Smyth Sewn and 10 colored ribbons are bound into the spine. The missal is printed on 60 pound matte white paper with gilded edges. Like the original English Missal, produced by the Society of SS Peter & Paul, the interior of this volume features black-and-white drawings by Anglo-Catholic illustrator, Martin Travers. A new supplement containing propers for Anglican worthies has been added as well. The new Missal contains the Ordinary and Canon from the English (1549), American (1928), South African (1954), Canadian (1962), and Indian (1963) Prayer Books, along with the Gregorian Mass in Latin and in English. The new Anglican Altar Missal takes its inspiration from the Anglican Missal in the American edition, published in 1961 by the Frank Gavin Liturgical Foundation. Red Hardback with leather cover, 1056 pages
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