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Now she has written yet another thoughtful and thoughtprovoking book learning to walk in the dark. Buy learning to walk in the dark by barbara brown taylor online at alibris. Read time s interview with taylor here, or in our april 28 issue. Hopefully we will all find insight into the darkness in our own lives. Those of us who live in big cities are very rarely exposed to true darkness, we. The dark night is gods best gift to you, intended for your liberation. Learning to walk in the dark by barbara brown taylor, harperone,2014, 200 pp this book was not what i expected. I have learned things in the dark that i could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my l. I never questioned the need for all this light, since the dangerousness of the dark.
Christianity has never has anything nice to say about darkness, says the 62yearold episcopal priest in her new book, learning to walk in the dark. Barbara brown taylors new book learning to walk in the dark is creating a stir by exploring a topic that is nearly taboo in the history of. Learning to walk in the dark christian book distributors. Learning to walk in the dark barbara brown taylor on. Barbara brown taylor, the new york times bestselling author of an altar in the world, returns with her most lyrical and profound book to date. From the new york times bestselling author of an altar in the world, barbara brown taylors learning to walk in the dark provides a way to find spirituality in those times. Buy learning to walk in the dark unabridged by taylor, barbara brown isbn.
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