Holy Envy: Post 1

 

The book I have chosen is Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor. This 

book follows the author’s journey in re-learning about other religions and faith. The book starts off with 

her first semester of teaching Religion 101 in Piedmont College located in Rural Georgia. Through her 

Religion 101, some students raised some thought provoking questions which made her question and 

challenge her beliefs. Together with her students, she sets off on trips all over Georgia to learn more 

about different world religions. 

I chose this book when Professor Hansen said that it was set in Georgia. This was intriguing since I spent 

my freshman year studying in Atlanta, Georgia. There were some references to Georgia that made me 

laugh like how “Christianity was as mainstream as Coca-Cola”. This was especially funny because Coca-

Cola was founded in Atlanta and you can see its legacy everywhere such as in the name of buildings or 

just the sheer amount of Coca-Cola vending machines. Although my experience in Atlanta was cut short, 

I look forward to reading more of this book and learning about a different side of it.