by Carolyn Weber. Reading this book was like going away on a long weekend with a beloved friend and getting to hear her God story. The book description is:A girl-meets-God style memoir of an agnostic who, through her surprising opportunity to study at Oxford, comes to a dynamic personal faith in God.
Carolyn Weber arrives for graduate study at Oxford University a feminist from a loving but broken family, suspicious of men and intellectually hostile to all things religious. As she grapples with her God-shaped void alongside the friends, classmates, and professors she meets, she tackles big questions in search of love and a life that matters.
This savvy, beautifully written, credible account of Christian conversion follows the calendar and events of the school year as it entertains, informs, and promises to engage even the most skeptical and unlikely reader.
Carolyn has studied and taught Romantic Literature so this book is not only a beautiful God story, it is also a beautiful display of the use of language, and poetry. Throughout each chapter she throws in poems and quotes from famous poets, authors of old and U2. This book has an absolutely beautiful way of sharing the Gospel through a life lived in question. Throughout her life story, she wrestles with many of the questions Christianity presents unbelievers and she manages to answer those questions in a grace-filled way.
As many of you know, I had the privilege of growing up in Christianity. After you have been around faith for many years, the waters can get murky with religiosity. Carolyn came to Christ, in her adulthood and didn't have any experience with Christianity. It was refreshingly beauitful to see the Gospel come alive through the power of love to someone who has no experience with Christianity. It was also beautiful to see how in hindsight God had been weaving His way into her story through the people and influences around her. This is a modern day life story lived out showing how God is a loving Father who strongly desires for all men to be saved.
I hands down loved this book. It was not only an enjoyable read, it ministered to my heart in a very healing way and it expanded my love for my Heavenly Father. He is a good Father, and He loves to author our stories. I sooooooo hope that you decide to read this beautiful book; it's that good.
To get a taste of the story, you can download the first chapter for free from the author's website: http://www.pressingsave.com/.
In Christ,
P.S. I received this book free of charge from Booksneeze in exchange for a review. I was not paid for my review or required to give a positive review. I really just loved the book! I am an Amazon.com affliate so if you purchase the book through one of my links, they may store up some pennies for me.
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