Holy Envy Post 1

 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 very different from the typical strict, stuck in the mud stories I usually hear when talking about religion. So far, I have really enjoyed reading about Taylor's story and I'm excited to see what other insights she has to offer about her experiences.