By Strange Ways: Theologians and Their Paths to the Catholic Church

Being the only work of its kind that exclusively features the conversion stories of just theologians, this book provides a unique vantage point on the intellectual challenges faced by those being drawn to the Catholic Church. 

The stories of these men and women exemplify a variety of starting points for considering the Catholic Church. Agnosticism, Secularism, New Age thought, and various stripes of Christianity are all considered in light of the Catholic alternative. The theological vocation specially prompts these authors to question their theological presuppositions as they encounter a Catholic alternative that increasingly gains intellectual credibility the more they study it.

Although the theological truth of the Catholic faith captured the attention of these theologians and cleared a space into which the seed of supernatural faith could be planted, each of these essays tells a fully human story. The contributions are not merely collections of arguments; they are stories of grace. Among the ten converts here are well-known professors and writers including Scott Hahn, Lawrence Feingold, Melanie Barrett, Petroc Willey and Jeff Morrow. Each story is unique, and details the various perceptible ways God drew them to the Church.