# Rachel Held Evans **Summary.** Rachel Held Evans (1981–2019) was an American Christian author and blogger widely read for her writing on doubt, church, and moving away from a strict evangelical upbringing toward a more progressive faith. She wrote candidly about questioning the tradition she grew up in while staying connected to Christian practice. ## Public record Her books include *A Year of Biblical Womanhood* (2012), *Searching for Sunday* (2015), *Inspired* (2018), and *Faith Unraveled* (first published in 2010 as *Evolving in Monkey Town*). She built a large readership through her blog and became a recognizable voice in online conversations about faith, gender, and the church. Evans died in May 2019 after a brief illness. ## Why she matters in this wiki Her writing is a touchstone for the deconstruction theme this wiki tracks: leaving certainty without leaving faith. Her association with the emergent conversation and progressive Christian circles connects her to several movements documented here. ## Related - [[Emergent Church]]