Surprised by Oxford: A Memoir

Surprised by Oxford chronicles Carolyn Weber's conversion experience during her studies in Romantic literature at Oxford University. Weber arrives at Oxford as a feminist from a broken family, skeptical of religion and suspicious of men. Over the course of her studies, she encounters the Jesus of the Bible, and her worldview transforms. As Weber grapples with existential questions about truth, love, and meaning alongside her friends, classmates, and professors, she explores issues of fatherhood, feminism, doubt, doctrine, and faith. She writes with wit, humor, and honesty, drawing on the literary and poetic traditions she studied. The memoir offers an inside look at Oxford University while documenting Weber's journey from skeptical agnostic to Christian believer, examining the tough questions and doubts that accompany a search for spiritual meaning.