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 I chose to read Holy Envy by Barbara Taylor because of my curiosity revolving religion and it turned out to be a truly insightful book. Taylor starts out by reviewing her past history with religion, leading up to when she becomes a university religion 101 professor. I really respect the way that Taylor chooses her words to describe religion and how she chooses to relay information to others. She has a very respectful way of informing students and taking part in discourse without being too closed minded. I also found that Barbara is the perfect person to discuss modern day religions because she has had so many interactions with young college students. Many of the questions that she addresses in the book are questions that I have often found myself thinking about as well. For example, Taylor delves into the many different religions and something she calls the "holy envy". Taylor describes the holy envy as the feeling she felt when comparing aspects of different religions and h...

 I chose to read Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor because religion is an idea that I find myself deeply thinking about quite often. Personally, I do not follow any religion, but religious people and their beliefs have always intrigued me. Religion is such a deep experience that is unique to each individual so I thought that reading this book would introduce me to many new perspectives that I've never considered before. Within the first 20 pages, I got exactly what I was looking for when choosing this book.  Barbara Taylor does a great job of walking us through all her thoughts and experiences throughout her transition from ministry to teaching. A statement that really stood out to me was when she said "I could not teach other people's religions without loving them as my own." I really appreciate how open Taylor is to gaining a wide variety of knowledge of religion and other people's view on religion. It's very refreshing to hear about her experience, as it is...