Butterfield discusses the painful yet necessary process of re-evaluating one's identity when undergoing a significant transformation like conversion. Once identifying proudly as a lesbian and feminist scholar, her new faith compelled her to reassess and relinquish these identities. She speaks candidly about the turmoil involved: 'I often wonder: God, why pick me? I didn’t ask to be a Christian convert.' This journey illuminates the grueling yet essential process of forging a new identity aligned with one's evolving beliefs. | Rosaria Butterfield | The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

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The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

Embracing Identity Struggles

Butterfield discusses the painful yet necessary process of re-evaluating one's identity when undergoing a significant transformation like conversion. Once identifying proudly as a lesbian and feminist scholar, her new faith compelled her to reassess and relinquish these identities. She speaks candidly about the turmoil involved: 'I often wonder: God, why pick me? I didn’t ask to be a Christian convert.' This journey illuminates the grueling yet essential process of forging a new identity aligned with one's evolving beliefs.

-- Rosaria Butterfield