Read Bob Abernethy's June 8, 2006 interview with Barbara Brown Taylor.

Read an excerpt from LEAVING CHURCH: A MEMOIR OF FAITH by Barbara Brown Taylor

Barbara Brown Taylor-Episcopal priest, teacher, columnist and author. For years, her books - 11 so far - reflected her perspective as a church member and leader. Her new book is called LEAVING CHURCH. It’s about burning out as the priest of a parish she had wanted very much to serve, and then leaving not only the pastoral ministry but many of her former beliefs, too.

An insightful woman once honored as one of the greatest preachers in the world, now primarily a writer and teacher.