Surprised by Oxford: A Memoir By Carolyn Weber

Surprised by Oxford is a memoir of a young, agnostic, well read young women, who embarks on a masters thesis at Oxford University.  While there she finds herself searching for a God she wasn't looking for. This is the story of her conversion as she grapples with finding the truth, love and grace of the gospel message. 

This memoir reads like a love story. The pages pursue you.  Her inclusion of literature passages from great writers adds a wonderful academic aspect.  Her vivid descriptions of Oxford, add immense depth and imagery, as does her insight into what it truly feels like to be a new believer. All of these elements, make this book a valid reference for those that may have forgotten what it feels like to wrestle both man and God.

There is a spiritual depth to this book that opens the reader to the beauty of what it means to pursue and be pursued by a  living God; and finding him in places one might never imagine.This is a book I could not put down, it left me reflecting on it long after the last page was turned.  It is will awaken in you, perhaps, your own desires for once again finding out, what it means to truly live, love and have a genuine faith.

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