One year after her tragic and sudden death, many are recalling the life of progressive Chrisitan author and speaker Rachel Held Evans and the legacy she left behind.
Rachel Held Evans
At Her Funeral, Rachel Held Evans Is Memorialized with Quotes from Her Own Writings
After her unexpected death at age 37 at the beginning of May, Rachel Held Evans’ loved ones gathered Saturday (June 1) to remember her in a funeral service. The service was held at First Centenary United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, Tenn. Many of the writer’s friends followed along from a livestream of the service hosted on her website.
'Who Will Be Our Rachel Now?’ Progressive Christians Reflect on Movement Without Held-Evans
When the Rev. Emmy Kegler heard her friend Rachel Held Evans had died earlier this month after a sudden illness, she offered a prayer. Then Kegler got together with other friends who had known Evans, a popular progressive Christian writer and speaker, to share their memories and process their grief. As she walked to her car afterward, she wondered what the future would hold. Who would fill the void their friend had left behind? “Who is going to be our Rachel now?” she asked.
The Kentucky Derby and Rachel Held Evans: A Faith that Changes Everything
Country House won the Kentucky Derby last Saturday. At sixty-five-to-one odds, he was the second-biggest long shot ever to win America’s most famous horserace. The way he won was even more unprecedented.
Progressive Christian Leader Rachel Held Evans Dies at 37
Rachel Held Evans, noted American Christian blogger, author and speaker, died at 37 on Saturday, May 4 after spending weeks in a medically-induced coma.
Christian Author and Speaker Rachel Held Evans Placed in Medically Induced Coma
Progressive Christian speaker and author Rachel Held Evans has been placed in a medically induced coma.
