One of the hardest things to decide during a dark night is whether to surrender or resist. The choice often comes down to what you believe about God and how God acts.

— Barbara Brown Taylor (b. 1951), Episkopale Priesterin, Autorin

Source: Learning to Walk in the Dark, S. 135

Topics: Faith & Trust, Suffering & the Question of God, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Occasions: Comfort, For Reflection

Barbara Brown Taylor

Barbara Brown Taylor (* 1951) ist eine US-amerikanische episkopale Priesterin, Theologin und Autorin, die als Gemeindepfarrerin und Hochschullehrerin in Georgia wirkte. Sie wurde durch Veröffentlichungen über Gotteserfahrungen im Alltag und den spirituellen Wert von Zweifel und Dunkelheit bekannt, stieß jedoch in konservativen Kreisen wegen ihres pluralistischen Religionsverständnisses auf Kritik. Für Bibelleser eröffnet ihr Ansatz Zugänge zu biblischen Texten, die menschliche Verwundbarkeit und Glaubensfragen jenseits dogmatischer Gewissheiten thematisieren.

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