Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make a difference in the world. There, her partner rehabilitated abandoned and abused dogs. In the community, Rosaria was involved in volunteer work. At the university, she was a respected advisor of students and her department’s curriculum.

Then, in her late thirties, Rosaria encountered something that turned her world upside down – the idea that Christianity, a religion she had regarded as problematic and sometimes downright damaging – might be right about who God was, an idea that flew in the face of the people and causes she most loved.