Barbara Brown Taylor
Autor/a de An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
Sobre l'autor
Barbara Brown Taylor is the author of the New York Times bestsellers An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark, which was also named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Religion Books of 2014, as well as Leaving Church, which received an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers mostra'n més Association, and many others. Taylor is an Episcopal priest and the emerita Butman Professor of Religion at Piedmont College. She lives on a working farm in rural northeast Georgia with her husband, Ed. mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: photo by Don Chambers
Sèrie
Obres de Barbara Brown Taylor
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year B, Volume 2 (2008) — Editor — 251 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year B, Volume 1 (2008) — Editor — 199 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year B, Volume 3 (2009) — Editor — 195 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year A, Volume 4 (2011) — Editor — 179 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year B, Volume 4 (2009) — Editor — 178 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year C, Volume 1 (2009) — Editor — 177 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year A, Volume 2 (2010) — Editor — 177 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year C, Volume 3 (2010) — Editor — 176 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Year C, Volume 2 (2009) — Editor — 141 exemplars
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary: Complete (2011) — Editor — 21 exemplars
Ministry and Mission: Theological Reflections for the Life of the Church (1985) — Editor — 3 exemplars
Altar in the world, An 1 exemplars
Alter in the World, An 1 exemplars
Learning To Walk In the Dar, 1 exemplars
An Imitation of Christ 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Company of Preachers: Wisdom on Preaching, Augustine to the Present (2002) — Col·laborador — 172 exemplars
The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World (2007) — Col·laborador — 120 exemplars
Just Preaching: Prophetic Voices for Economic Justice (2003) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions — 25 exemplars
Preaching in the New Millennium: Celebrating the Tercentennial of Yale University (2005) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions — 6 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1951-09-21
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Georgia, USA
Lafayette, Indiana, USA (birth)
Habersham County, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Educació
- Emory University (BA | 1973)
Yale Divinity School ( MDiv | 1976) - Professions
- Episcopal priest
professor
theologian
writer
author
editor (The Christian Century) - Relacions
- Taylor, E. Edward (husband)
- Organitzacions
- Episcopal Church
Piedmont College
Society of Biblical Literature
American Academy of Religion
Georgia Association of Writers
Authors Guild - Premis i honors
- On Baylor Univ's list of Twelve most effective preachers in the English-speaking world
Membres
Ressenyes
Is it luck, good fortune, or blessing that connects us with wise mentors in print? Whatever it is, I'm grateful that I found Barbara Brown Taylor. Her voice and her insight, fresh and original while at the same time steady and matter-of-fact, encouraged me to head into my day with a bit more hope and a lot more faith.
I needed her reminders and the frequent first time ever notion that the everyday brims with the sacred, and the ordinary is never ordinary when given real attention. Beautiful writing.… (més)
I needed her reminders and the frequent first time ever notion that the everyday brims with the sacred, and the ordinary is never ordinary when given real attention. Beautiful writing.… (més)
Most of the book is self-reflection of the author’s relationship with God and the dark, both physical darkness and spiritual. One interesting part was her experience in a wild cave (as supposed to a show cave). She detailed the clothing necessary and described the darkness well. The summary to me sounds as if she believes in God, but not in organized religion ways.
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 35
- També de
- 9
- Membres
- 7,480
- Popularitat
- #3,272
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 95
- ISBN
- 124
- Preferit
- 16
- Pedres de toc
- 72
Once upon a time I may have found such "holy envy" disorienting, even distressing; however, right now, Taylor's curiosity, respect, and engagement felt refreshing and delightful. Timing is everything.
Thoughtful and thought-provoking.… (més)