The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

An English Professor's Journey into Christian Faith

By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

Narrated by: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

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. 

In the community, Rosaria was involved in volunteer work. At the university, she was a respected advisor of students and her department's curriculum. Then, in her late 30's, Rosaria encountered something that turned her world upside down—the idea that Christianity, a religion she had regarded as problematic and sometimes downright damaging, might be right about who God was. 

That idea seemed to fly 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.

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Love!

I love how Rosaria painted a picture of her LGBT life as of a caring committed community. I love her story of realizing the truth of the gospel and how that changed her. Rosaria shows a deep love for Jesus, her husband, churches, the unsaved, her children, and foster children.

I have homeschooled for almost 30 years. I listened as I drove many hours with my youngest of 7 (15 years old:) We enjoyed the story and discussed issues Rosaria raised. I would highly recommend listening with your teenager. I loved how my daughter was touched by Rosaria's work with foster children.

I think one thing to remember is that Rosaria says she wrote this for her children and small Presbyterian Reformed Denomination. She never dreamed of its success. You will find many explanations and defenses of PR doctrines and practices, since she had to defend why she remained in that denomination. I enjoyed hearing what she had to say on the matter. I love diversity in Jesus and gained a better understanding of PR.

Story of a gay woman's conversion to Christianity

Not quite sure what I was expecting when I read this book, but it turned out to be very good. Many people have heard of Rosaria Butterfield as she is one of the more prominent, well known converts today. She grew up in a nominal Catholic home and while in college conformed to her culture and became both liberal (far left feminist), post-modern and lesbian. After graduating and getting her post-graduate degrees, she became a professor at Syracuse in the English/Literature department and very involved in the gay/lesbian lifestyle and political movement. The story then moves to what led to her conversion to Christianity: an opinion piece in the local paper about a Promise Keeper conference -> response letter from a local pastor -> relationship with that pastor and his wife -> and so on. A good story with a good reflection and analysis on what led to her conversion. Whether you like and agree with her or not, this brings to light how one person felt touched and led by Christ and the local Christian community to accept Jesus as Lord of her life.

Inspiring

I am not sure why some people feel they must agree with everything in a book, speech or story in order to give it full marks.
The author expresses a number of views in this book which would not be my views, but there is no reason I should think that all of my views are correct. I received a great deal of inspiration for my own life from this story, although few of the author's experiences are ones that I can directly relate to.

This book—of all the hundreds I have purchased from Audible—is probably the book I would recommend above all others. A book that changes my life for the better? What could be more valuable?

Phenomenal-deep theological & personal implication

I was awestruck that it ended, wanted to hear the rest of her story.

Great book worth your time

And honest and heart wrenching story of someone finding help. Truly inspiring to me. Thanks for writing it.