Rachel Held Evans

Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals--church culture seemed so far removed from Jesus. Yet despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back to Church. And so she set out on a journey to understand Church and to find her place in it.

Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church

Searching for Sunday

If the Bible isn't a science book, instruction manual, or position paper, then what is it? New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans invites readers on a journey of rediscovery as she explores the magic of the Bible, engaging the old, familiar stories in new ways that honor the past and enlighten the present. Is the Bible relevant to modern people of faith? This is the question Rachel Held Evans, bestselling author of Searching for Sunday, found herself asking, launching her on a quest to understand better what the Bible is and how it is meant to be read. What she discovered changed her forever. Drawing upon recent scholarship and literary analysis, Evans creatively retells our favorite Bible stories, explaining their contexts and possible interpretations, and then connects these ancient stories to our present-day ones. Using her well-honed literary instincts and experience in both evangelical and mainline Protestant traditions, Evans discovers a way of understanding that avoids noncommittal liberalism on one hand and strident literalism on the other. Readers are invited to fall in love with Scripture all over again without checking their intellect--or their imaginations--at the door.

Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

Inspired

A strong Christian woman embarks on a radical life experiment-a year of biblical womanhood. Strong and committed in her faith-but frustrated by the inconsistencies she saw in her evangelical culture's view of women-Rachel Held Evans became an independent woman. But, intrigued by the traditionalist resurgence that led many of her friends to abandon their careers to assume traditional gender roles in the home, Evans had a crazy idea:What if I took "biblical womanhood" literally for a full year? In the next twelve months Rachel: Wore a scarf over her head to pray Called her husband "master" and stood on the roadside with a sign that said "Dan is Awesome" Adopted a computerized baby Perched on the roof for an afternoon of penance for gossiping Camped out in her front yard during her period Visited an Amish schoolhouse, a pig farm in Bolivia, and a Benedictine monastery Took up baking and knitting Interviewed a polygamist, a Quiverfull daughter, and a courtship couple With just the right mixture of humor and insight, Evans takes readers along with her on a lively adventure. In the process she discovers that the journey itself leads her right to the heart of God.

How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband "master"

A Year of Biblical Womanhood

Jeff Chu

A new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life continue to encourage, challenge, and influence. Rachel Held Evans is widely recognized for her theologically astute, profoundly honest, and beautifully personal books, which have guided, instructed, edified, and shaped Christians as they seek to live out a just and loving faith. At the time of her tragic death in 2019, Rachel was working on a new book about wholeheartedness. With the help of her close friend and author Jeff Chu, that work-in-progress has been woven together with some of her other unpublished writings into a rich collection of essays that ask candid questions about the stories we've been told--and the stories we tell--about our faith, our selves, and our world. This book is for the doubter and the dreamer, the seeker and the sojourner, those who long for a sense of spiritual wholeness as well as those who have been hurt by the Church but can't seem to let go of the story of Jesus. Through theological reflection and personal recollection, Rachel wrestles with God's grace and love, looks unsparingly at what the Church is and does, and explores universal human questions about becoming and belonging. An unforgettable, moving, and intimate book.

Wholehearted Faith

How an evolving spiritual journeyleads to an unshakeable faithEighty years after the Scopes Monkey Trial made a spectacle of Christian fundamentalism and brought national attention to her hometown, Rachel Held Evans faced a trial of her own when she began to have doubts about her faith.In Faith Unraveled, Rachel recounts growing up in a culture obsessed with apologetics, struggling as her own faith unraveled one unexpected question at a time.In order for her faith to survive, Rachel realizes, it must adapt to change and evolve. Using as an illustration her own spiritual journey from certainty to doubt to faith, Evans challenges you to disentangle your faith from false fundamentals and to trust in a God who is big enough to handle your tough questions.In a changing cultural environment where new ideas seem to threaten the safety and security of the faith, Faith Unraveled is a fearlessly honest story of survival.

How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask Questions

Faith Unraveled

Eighty years after the Scopes Monkey Trial made a spectacle of Christian fundamentalism and brought national attention to her hometown, Rachel Held Evans faced a trial of her own when she began to have doubts about her faith. Growing up in a culture obsessed with apologetics, Evans asks questions she never thought she would ask. She learns that in order for her faith to survive in a postmodern context, it must adapt to change and evolve. Using as an illustration her own spiritual journey from certainty, through doubt, to faith, Evans adds a unique perspective to the ongoing dialogue about postmodernism and the church that has so captivated the Christian community in recent years. In a changing cultural environment where new ideas threaten the safety and security of the faith, Evolving in Monkey Town is a fearlessly honest story of survival.

How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions

Evolving in Monkey Town

Emmy Kegler

How God's Love Stretches to the Margins

One Coin Found

Matthew Paul Turner

"Children who are introduced to God, through attending church or having loved ones who speak often about God, often have a lot of questions, including this ever-popular one: What is God like? The late Rachel Held Evans loved the Bible and loved showing God's love through the words and pictures found in that ancient text. Through these pictures from the Bible, children see that God is like a shepherd, God is like a star, God is like a gardener, God is like the wind, and more. God is a comforter and support"--

What Is God Like?

How a Girl who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions

Profundamente conmovedora, osadamente honesta, e inexorablemente esperanzadora, Rachel Held Evans ofrece esta lectura obligada para quien quiera que esté en el viaje de la duda, la deconstrucción y, en última instancia, del renacimiento de la fe. En Fe en Desenredo, Rachel relata haber crecido en una cultura obsesionada con la apologética, luchando mientras su propia fe desenredaba una pregunta inesperada a la vez. Para que su fe sobreviva, Rachel se da cuenta, que debió adaptarse a cambiar y evolucionar. Usando como ilustración su propio viaje espiritual desde la certeza a la duda de la fe, Evans te reta a desembrollar tu fe de los fundamentos falsos y a confiar en un Dios que es lo suficientemente grande como para manejar tus preguntas difíciles. En un entorno cultural cambiante donde las nuevas ideas parecen amenazar la seguridad y protección de la fe, Fe en Desenredo es una historia de supervivencia valientemente honesta. Con Prefacio de su amiga personal Sarah Bessey, este -su primer libro- es traducido al español para homenajearla como una voz necesaria y en su memoria. Traducción al español de Faith Unraveled (antes: Evolving in Monkey Town).

Fe en Desenredo: Cómo una Chica que aprendió todas las respuestas empieza a hacer preguntas

Profundamente conmovedora, osadamente honesta, e inexorablemente esperanzadora, Rachel Held Evans ofrece esta lectura obligada para quien quiera que esté en el viaje de la duda, la deconstrucción y, en última instancia, del renacimiento de la fe. En Fe en Desenredo, Rachel relata haber crecido en una cultura obsesionada con la apologética, luchando mientras su propia fe desenredaba una pregunta inesperada a la vez Para que su fe sobreviva, Rachel se da cuenta, que debió adaptarse a cambiar y evolucionar. Usando como ilustración su propio viaje espiritual desde la certeza a la duda de la fe, Evans te reta a desembrollar tu fe de los fundamentos falsos y a confiar en un Dios que es lo suficientemente grande como para manejar tus preguntas difíciles. En un entorno cultural cambiante donde las nuevas ideas parecen amenazar la seguridad y protección de la fe, Fe en Desenredo es una historia de supervivencia valientemente honesta. Con Prefacio de su amiga personal Sarah Bessey, este -su primer libro- es traducido al español para homenajearla como una voz necesaria y en su memoria. Traducción al español de Faith Unraveled (antes: Evolving in Monkey Town)

Como una chica que aprendió todas las respuestas empieza a hacer preguntas

Fe en desenredo

Finding Church

How to Feel God has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Women and the Incarnation

How to Feel God

Bestseller del New York Times - Un libro que es tanto una sincera oda al pasado como una mirada esperanzada hacia el futuro de lo que significa ser parte de la Iglesia - Como miles de sus compañeras y compañeros millennials, Rachel Held Evans ya no quería ir a la iglesia. La hipocresía, la política, los gigantescos presupuestos de construcción, los escándalos: la cultura de la iglesia le parecía alejada de Jesús. Sin embargo, a pesar de su cinismo y recelos, algo la atraía de nuevo a la iglesia. Así es como emprendió un viaje para comprender y encontrar su lugar en ella. Centrada en siete sacramentos, la búsqueda de Evans lleva a los lectores a través de un año litúrgico con historias sobre el bautismo, la comunión, la confirmación, la confesión, el matrimonio, la vocación y la muerte, que son divertidas, desgarradoras y muy honestas. Un libro de memorias sobre arreglárselas y tomar riesgos, sobre el desorden de la comunidad y el poder de la gracia, Buscar el Domingo se trata de superar el cinismo para encontrar esperanza y, en algún punto intermedio, a la Iglesia.

Amar, Dejar y Volver a Encontrar la Iglesia

Buscar el Domingo

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The late, beloved Rachel Held Evans answers many children's first question about God in this gorgeous picture book, fully realized by her friend Matthew Paul Turner, the bestselling author of When God Made You. Children who are introduced to God, through attending church or having loved ones who speak about God, often have a lot of questions, including this ever-popular one: What is God like? The late Rachel Held Evans loved the Bible and loved showing God’s love through the words and pictures found in that ancient text. Through these pictures from the Bible, children see that God is like a shepherd, God is like a star, God is like a gardener, God is like the wind, and more. God is a comforter and support. And whenever a child is unsure, What Is God Like? encourages young hearts to “think about what makes you feel safe, what makes you feel loved, and what makes you feel brave. That's what God is like.”

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