A review by emilyusuallyreading
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
2.0
Rosaria Champagne Butterfield's conversion story is extremely powerful. I was silenced and convicted by some of her observations about Christians from the perspective of a woman who used to identify herself as homosexual, someone who felt completely shut out from the Christian church. The first couple of chapters of the book were so compelling that I could hardly put it down.
However, after those first few chapters, I found myself straying from the impact of Butterfield's story. Instead of giving more insight into the heart of an unlikely convert, she gave long theological explanations about her ultra-calvinism and her distaste for all Christian worship aside from singing the Psalms word-for-word. Perhaps that I simply could not agree Biblically with many of the points she was stating as fact was what put a bitter taste in my mouth.
I am so glad that Rosaria found the Lord and found true joy in family and faith, but I found myself shaking my head at too many parts of this book more than I could find it enjoyable.
However, after those first few chapters, I found myself straying from the impact of Butterfield's story. Instead of giving more insight into the heart of an unlikely convert, she gave long theological explanations about her ultra-calvinism and her distaste for all Christian worship aside from singing the Psalms word-for-word. Perhaps that I simply could not agree Biblically with many of the points she was stating as fact was what put a bitter taste in my mouth.
I am so glad that Rosaria found the Lord and found true joy in family and faith, but I found myself shaking my head at too many parts of this book more than I could find it enjoyable.