Surprised by Oxford

A Memoir

De: Carolyn Weber

Narrado por: Nancy Peterson

Surprised by Oxford is the memoir of a skeptical agnostic who comes to a dynamic personal faith in God during graduate studies in literature at Oxford University.

Carolyn Weber arrives at Oxford 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 truth, love, and a life that matters.

From issues of fatherhood, feminism, doubt, doctrine, and love, Weber explores the intricacies of coming to faith with an aching honesty and insight echoing that of the poets and writers she studied. Rich with literary references, Surprised by Oxford is at once gritty and lyrical; both humorous and spiritually perceptive. This savvy, credible account of Christian conversion and its aftereffects follows the Oxford liturgical calendar as it entertains, informs, and promises to engage even the most skeptical and unlikely listener.

©2011 Carolyn Weber (P)2019 Tantor

Great story

This was a great story, and some episodes in it particularly edifying and moving. Dialog isn't always strong, but other than that it is very well written. I do wish I'd read the print book, because I think the reader wasn't the best, especially when it came to the male chatacters' voices...I think the dialog would have come across better without the reader.

Wow!

What a great story! Well written, well performed. Deep and engaging! Wise use of your time to listen! Didn’t want to stop listening!!!

Good story, bad reader

The reader of this book drove me nuts. It took me a long time to get through this book as a result. Her reading was slow and the voices used were not helpful. I would love to have this book read by someone else

Amazing

So impressed by the quality of the writing and how this connects with both the mind and the heart.

Uplifting and inspiring!

I really appreciated the time Carol took to lay out her quandaries and problems with Christianity. I loved the quotes at the beginning of each chapter too, and getting a glimpse into the world of a Master in English!

Story is wonderful.

I want to get the actual book now that I’ve listened. The prose is beautiful.

You are worthy of praise, Jesus!

Joy and goodness, being fruits of the Spirit, are what we are left feeling when we hear someone tell of their conversion story. We may not even know the person telling the story, and yet we feel moved to tears because we know the same struggles and triumph accompany our own conversion story.

Riveting Memoir as Fun as Fiction

I couldn’t put this book down, so I listened to audiobook when I couldn’t sit and read my physical book. Even though it’s non-fiction, I felt like I was reading a really good story. The author wove together the story of her first year at Oxford and the journey she went on to come to faith in Christ, along with her friendships and relationship relationships with fellow students and family members. And of course, the love story with her eventual husband. So good!

Another C.S. Lewis

Carolyn Weber has given a great gift to the 21st century in the category of spiritual memoir. Surprised by Oxford will give the listener many surprises but mostly an abiding sense in the relentless, loving pursuit of divine providence.

Saw the movie, loved it, loved the book more

Saw the movie, loved it, loved the book more Beautifully written. Amazing indepth redemption story.