About Abigail Favale
About
I’m a writer and professor with a background in literature, theology, philosophy, and women’s studies. I had a surprising conversion to Catholicism at the age of 30, and now I write mainly on woman-related topics from a Catholic perspective. This substack is a space for me to connect with readers and give monthly updates about what I’m writing, thinking, and doing.
If you’re curious about why a once progressive feminist would convert to Catholicism, you might enjoy reading my conversion memoir, Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion, newly released in a beautiful second edition from Ignatius Press.
If you want to learn more about the Christian understanding of gender and how that compares to reigning secular views, you might enjoy The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory (Ignatius 2022), which has been translated into seven languages thus far.
If you’d like a book about the theological meaning of the body pitched at a two year-old level, check out my children’s book from Word on Fire, Here I Am (2024).