Sign-In
Cart
Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
Hardcover
Comparative ReligionReligion General
Publisher Price: $25.99
ISBN13: 9780062406569
Publisher: Harper One
Published: Mar 12 2019
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.75
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
New York Times Bestseller
The renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world's religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia, revealing how God delights in confounding our expectations.
Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey begun in Leaving Church of finding out what the world looks like after taking off her clergy collar. In Holy Envy, she contemplates the myriad ways other people and traditions encounter the Transcendent, both by digging deeper into those traditions herself and by seeing them through her students' eyes as she sets off with them on field trips to monasteries, temples, and mosques.
Troubled and inspired by what she learns, Taylor returns to her own tradition for guidance, finding new meaning in old teachings that have too often been used to exclude religious strangers instead of embracing the divine challenges they present. Re-imagining some central stories from the religion she knows best, she takes heart in how often God chooses outsiders to teach insiders how out-of-bounds God really is.
Throughout Holy Envy, Taylor weaves together stories from the classroom with reflections on how her own spiritual journey has been complicated and renewed by connecting with people of other traditions--even those whose truths are quite different from hers. The one constant in her odyssey is the sense that God is the one calling her to disown her version of God--a change that ultimately enriches her faith in other human beings and in God.
Also in
Religion General
Medieval Handbooks of Penance: A Translation of the Principal Libri Poenitentiales
Gamer, Helena
McNeill, John
Paperback
Invisible Reality: Storytellers, Storytakers, and the Supernatural World of the Blackfeet
Lapier, Rosalyn R.
Hardcover
Fifth Gospel: The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age
Robinson, James M.
Bethge, Hans-Gebhard
Patterson, Stephen J.
Paperback
Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell
Spong, John Shelby
Hardcover
The Dragon's Prophecy - Large Print: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days
Cahn, Jonathan
Paperback
God Wants You to Get the Most out of Life Before It Gets the Most out of You!: Conquering Life's Challenges...
Ritzke, Marty
Paperback
Little Detours and Spiritual Adventures: Inspiration for Times When Life Doesn't Go as Planned
Brett, Regina
Paperback
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
Comer, John Mark
Hardcover
Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition): Why Your Thinking Is the Beginning & End of Suffering
Nguyen, Joseph
Hardcover
Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin
Comfort, Ray
Paperback
Consagracion a San Jose: Las Maravillas de Nuestro Padre Espiritual
Calloway, Donald H., MIC
Paperback
In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
Junger, Sebastian
Hardcover
Waiting Isn't a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life
Vroegop, Mark
Paperback
Under His Wings: How Faith on the Front Lines Has Protected American Troops
Compagno, Emily
Hardcover
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World
Butterfield, Rosaria
Hardcover
Finding God Along the Way: Wisdom from the Ignatian Camino for Life at Home
Eberle, Christine Marie
Paperback
Silence Equals Consent - the sin of omission: Speak Now or Forever Lose Your Freedom
Federer, William J.
Paperback
Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition): Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
Hamilton, Edith
Hardcover
Bread of Life: Savoring the All-Satisfying Goodness of Jesus Through the Art of Bread Making
Dodds, Abigail
Hardcover
The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
Hassan, Steven
Paperback
Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda
Basham, Megan
Hardcover
Pawverbs for a Dog Lover's Heart: Inspiring Stories of Friendship, Fun, and Faithfulness
Bleakley, Jennifer Marshall
Hardcover
Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
Trueman, Carl R.
Paperback
Changing Our Mind: Definitive 3rd Edition of the Landmark Call for Inclusion of LGBTQ Christians with Response to Critics
Gushee, David P.
Paperback
Reversing Hermon: Enoch, the Watchers, and the Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ
Heiser, Michael S.
Paperback
He loved us ( Dilexit Nos): On the Human and Divine Love of the heart of Jesus
Francis, Pope
Paperback
Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations--And Take Over Our Lives
Ocker, J. W.
Hardcover
Welcome to the Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
Mathewes-Green, Frederica
Paperback
The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy
Taylor, Matthew D.
Hardcover
Benefit of Doubt: How Confronting Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to a Richer Faith
Groeschel, Craig
Paperback
Manuscripts on Purgatory: As Seen by Two Mystics
Marie De La Croix, Sister
Catherine of Genoa, Saint
Paperback
C. S. Lewis' Little Book of Wisdom: Meditations on Faith, Life, Love, and Literature
Lewis, C. S.
Paperback
40 Days of Decrease: A Different Kind of Hunger. a Different Kind of Fast.
Chole, Alicia Britt
Paperback
Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Rohr, Richard
Hardcover
A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts
Tolstoy, Leo
Hardcover
Becoming the Pastor's Wife: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman's Path to Ministry
Barr, Beth Allison
Hardcover
Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made for
Perry, Jackie Hill
Hardcover
Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church
Gore, Gareth
Hardcover
The Official Study Guide to I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
Geisler, Norman L.
Jimenez, Jason
Paperback
The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story
Hays, Christopher B.
Hays, Richard B.
Hardcover
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
Keller, Timothy
Keller, Kathy
Paperback
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah: Complete and Unabridged in One Volume
Edersheim, Alfred
Hardcover
Through the Year with Jimmy Carter: 366 Daily Meditations from the 39th President
Carter, Jimmy
Paperback
101 More Hymn Stories: The Inspiring True Stories Behind 101 Favorite Hymns
Osbeck, Kenneth W.
Paperback