Name: The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
ISBN: 9781884527807

Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith

The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make a difference in the world. There, her partner rehabilitated abandoned and abused dogs. In the community, Rosaria was involved in volunteer work. At the university, she was a respected advisor of students and her department's curriculum. And then, in her late 30s, Rosaria encountered something that turned her world upside down -- the idea that Christianity, a religion that she had regarded as problematic and sometimes downright damaging, might be right about who God was, an idea that flew in the face of the people and causes that she most loved. What follows is a story of what she describes as a "train wreck" at the hand of the supernatural. These are her secret thoughts about those events, written as only a reflective English professor could. - Publisher.

Cindy Scott

What a story. There is something here for everyone. She is not afraid to tell the truth. Looking forward to meeting her some day.

Rick Dobrowolski

Neva Davies

I struggled with The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Butterfield. Her story was fascinating enough I suppose but the way that she chose to talk about some of her friends bothered me. As someone who had been a part of the LGBT community, she showed a certain disrespect of a transgender friend by describing her as a drag queen. This statement occurred a couple of times in the beginning.

I also don't fully understand how the title fit in with the subject matter. Rarely did she actually share her "secret thoughts" and she mostly gave a synopsis of her life after becoming a Christian. I don't recommend reading The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert. She says very little that can really be beneficial. Read Openness Unhindered instead.

I give The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert a rating of 2.5/5 stars.

The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith

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