Wholehearted Faith

I love everything Rachel Held Evans wrote, and I love her profound, warm-hearted, brilliant storytelling. Her books have always thrown the theological lights on for me, charmed the pants off me, entertained and enlightened me. - Anne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow Gorgeous, heartfelt and bittersweet. Rachel Held Evans spent her beautiful life trying to convince us that, all along, God's love was for absolutely everyone. At last, we must believe her. - Kate Bowler, author of No Cure for Being Human and Everything Happens for a Reason A voice like Rachel's endures in the time machine of her writing. All who love the sound of it owe Jeff Chu a deep bow. A vision like hers outlives a single lifetime. What she discovered, she made available to us; now it's our turn to carry on. - Barbara Brown Taylor, author of An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark This beautiful book is a bittersweet sanctuary. I'm grateful to Jeff Chu for coming alongside her words with such faithfulness to ensure that her voice rings true in every line. For those of us who find ourselves wandering in the wilderness, this is a respite from our most trusted leader. - Sarah Bessey, New York Times bestselling author of A Rhythm of Prayer and Jesus Feminist If you feel even a shred of internal division, Wholehearted Faith will help you put the pieces back together. This book is a special gift-I've already gone back for a second and third read. Each page invites you toward an honest and humane wholeness. - Brian D. McLaren, author of Faith After Doubt A touching series of essays in which Held Evans, with Chu's invisible pen, explores how one might find a path forward in Christianity beyond conservative evangelicalism - The New Yorker Wholehearted Faith...feels nothing short of radical. - The Washington Post Her quest to liberate her faith from fundamentalism garnered her a wide following of devoted fans. . . . Evans's honest questioning of Christian teachings and a God she mostly (but doesn't always) believe in will strike a chord with believers and agnostics alike. - Library Journal Like all of her work, [Wholehearted Faith] is warm, wise, and intimate. . . . Evans doesn't shame the ignorant. She delights us into knowledge on the way to wisdom. . . . One can see why Evans's critics pounce. She likes to draw out their poison to bring healing. - The Christian Century Wholehearted Faith speaks equally well to all; book groups will find rich fodder for discussions, parents will find support for raising tender-hearted Christian children and pastors will find that perfect illustration for Sunday's sermon. - The Presbyterian Outlook Long admired (and vilified) for her openness to question the Bible, God, and the practice of white evangelical Christianity, Evans takes issue with assertions that 'a bulletproof belief system' is a hallmark of Christianity. . . . Even readers unfamiliar with Evans' previous work will find much to appreciate. - Library Journal