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Leaving Church: From Public Truth to Private Truth
“[I] tell the truth…the way the truth comes to me—not in crisp
propositions but in messy tales of encounters between people and people,
between people and creation, between people and the
Divine.“—Barbara Brown Taylor
After 15 years of devoted parish ministry, Episcopal priest and preacher Barbara Brown Taylor found herself losing her faith, her soul no longer nourished by her work. She made the decision to leave her church and took a teaching position at a small, rural college. In her new book, Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith, Taylor paints a loving and deeply personal portrait of her journey through ambiguity and loss to the discovery of her true vocation. “This is a book about the wonderful mess of being alive in this world,” says preacher and writer Frederick Buechner, “…the wonderful and terrible things that happen to us in it, and the dream of God.” On Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30 pm, Barbara Brown Taylor will tell about her search for a real life that honors both God and the fullness of her own humanity. Come hear the personal story of her journey as mirrored in her shift from being a writer of sermons to a chronicler of private struggle to discern God’s call. If you have ever lost track of your faith, had reservations about God or with the church, or felt yourself drawn forward in an uncertain direction, you will find wisdom, grace and comfort in her story. An Episcopal priest since 1984, Barbara Brown Taylor currently holds the Harry R. Butman Chair in Religion and Philosophy at Piedmont College in rural Georgia. An adjunct professor of Christian spirituality at Columbia Theological Seminary, this beloved preacher is author of eleven books including When God is Silent and Home by Another Way. Following the lecture, Barbara Brown Taylor will sign copies of her new book Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith, which you can purchase at the event or through our Museum Store.
For information please call (202) 537-2221 or e-mail programs@cathedral.org.
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