WhenCarolynWebersetouttostudyRomanticliteratureatOxfordUniversity,shedidn’tgivemuchthoughttoGodorspiritualmatters--butoverthecourseofherstudiessheencounteredtheJesusoftheBibleandherworldturnedupsidedown.SurprisedbyOxfordchroniclesherconversionexperiencewithwit,humor,andinsightintohowbecomingaChristianchangedher.CarolynWeberarrivesatOxfordafeministfromalovingbutbrokenfamily,suspiciousofmenandintellectuallyhostiletoallthingsreligious.AsshegrappleswithherGod-shapedvoidalongsidethefriends,classmates,andprofessorsshemeets,shetacklesbigquestionsinsearchoftruth,love,andalifethatmatters.Fromissuesoffatherhood,feminism,doubt,doctrine,andlove,Weberexplorestheintricaciesofcomingtofaithwithanachinghonestyandinsightechoingthatofthepoetsandwritersshestudied.SurprisedbyOxfordis:ThewittymemoirofaskepticalagnosticwhocomestoadynamicpersonalfaithinGodRichwithillustrationandliteraryreferencesGritty,humorous,andspirituallyperceptiveAninsidelookatOxfordUniversityWebereloquentlydescribesajourneymanyofushaveembarkedupon,grapplingwithtoughquestionsanddoubtsaboutthemeaningoffaith--andultimatelyfindingitinthemostunlikelyofplaces.
