Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion
Abigail Rine Favale, "Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion"
English | ISBN: 1532605013 | 2018 | 200 pages | PDF | 980 KB
English | ISBN: 1532605013 | 2018 | 200 pages | PDF | 980 KB
Into the Deep traces one woman's spiritual odyssey from birthright evangelicalism through postmodern feminism and, ultimately, into the Roman Catholic Church. As a college student, Abigail Favale experienced a feminist awakening that reshaped her life and faith. A decade later, on the verge of atheism, she found herself entering the oldest male-helmed institution on the planet–the last place she expected to be.
With humor and insight, the author describes her gradual exodus from Christian orthodoxy and surprising swerve into Catholicism. She writes candidly about grappling with wounds from her past, Catholic sexual morality, the male priesthood, and an interfaith marriage. Her vivid prose brings to life the wrenching tumult of conversion–a conversion that began
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