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    <body><![CDATA[Although I didn't get hold of the book in time to join the online discussion, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5662443.Altar_in_the_World_An_A_Geography_of_Faith" title="Altar in the World, An  A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor">An Altar in the World</a> was recommended to me by the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://RevGalBlogPals.blogspot.com">http://RevGalBlogPals.blogspot.com</a> group. I wasn't completely sure about reading it, as I had very mixed feelings about <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/71455.Barbara_Brown_Taylor" title="Barbara Brown Taylor">Barbara Brown Taylor</a>'s previous book, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129504.Leaving_Church_A_Memoir_of_Faith" title="Leaving Church  A Memoir of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor">Leaving Church</a>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74560771">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far, I am slightly disappointed.  I guess, I expected something as thoughtful and inspired as was <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129504.Leaving_Church_A_Memoir_of_Faith" title="Leaving Church  A Memoir of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor">Leaving Church</a>.  This is not quite on the same level.<br/><br/>One note: in the introduction B.B. Taylor suggests that you can read the chapters in any order.  I did, starting with chapters I was i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52674970">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Barbara Brown Taylor's story of her journey of faith is so engrossing and easy to read. She writes as though she's your best friend--never preachy or &quot;religious&quot;--just REAL! The structure of her memoir is such that any part can be read at any time and it will make complete sense. Beautiful...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71099302">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author is an Episcopal priest who is no longer in what we would term &quot;active ministry.&quot;  The entire premise of the book, subtitled &quot;A Geography of Faith,&quot; is that there are altars everywhere and we can constantly worship and minister wherever we are. She does not discount the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50987636">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have ALWAYS felt that the day to day living of our lives IS our sacred practice, but not a lot I've read has supported this sense that I've had. This book has chapters about sacred sexuality, sacred acts of eating, and my favorite, sacred gardening YAY!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Barbara Brown Taylor, one of the best Christian writers writing now, has mellowed and deepened since her last book, Leaving Church, written, I thought, too soon after deciding to drop out of active ministry. This book is deep, wise, and a beautiful read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lots of good in this book! Great read during the Lenten season.<br/><br/>My favorite quote:<br/>&quot;Work connects us to other people....Every human interaction offers you the chance to make things better or to make things worse.&quot; (p. 114).]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm reading this for a spirituality class, and I really am loving it. Good suggestions and reflections about being more grateful, appreciating what's around you, and feeling less harried in the crazy pace of everyday life. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This lovely little book made a good pair with <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/523912.The_Way_of_Repentance" title="The Way of Repentance by Irma Zaleski">The Way of Repentance</a>.  This is what women's spirituality looks like.  This is about the Really Real, not made up Should Be's.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this much more than Leaving Church. It felt as though Taylor either had made peace with her decision not to continue in parish ministry or had figured out a way to write about it. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the way Taylor expanded the concept of church and spirituality to move beyond the confines of a building and to the daily doings of each life .]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A lesson in marvelling at the ordinary ; to look and realize that God is all around us everyday and to see His miracles in nature and our fellow travellers.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Barbara Brown Taylor writes a great book looking at the holy in the ordinary located - everywhere. You can be spiritual and not religious to get a lot out of this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good reflection though very wordy. The author tries to highlight those special places where we can/may recognize places in the world to be in touch with our souls and God. A book to reread one chapter a week and reflect on it---good for discussions.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love her voice and sensibility. Someone I'd love to sit next to at a dinner party....or a cocktail party (she likes martinis!).  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this book to be very helpful in reminding me that all things can, and should, be reminders of a spiritual reality that point us to God.  Taylor shows us how everyday activities can be sacred.  I thought that Taylor used the term &quot;sacrament&quot; a bit loosely and so I would caution the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55577835">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fantastic read by one of my favorite preachers.  BBT talks about finding God in the world- hence the title, &quot;An Altar in the World.&quot;  I found this book particularly helpful lately in framing my thoughts for a memorial service of a conservationist that wasn't in church much.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started saving quotes from this book and ended up with too many that resonated.  May need to buy it.]]></body>
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