Wholehearted Faith

By: Rachel Held Evans, Jeff Chu

Narrated by: Daniel Jonce Evans, Jeff Chu, Jamie Wright, Sarah Bessey, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Kristen Howerton, Kaitlin Curtice, Amanda Held Opelt, Neichelle R. Guidry, Candice Marie Benbow, Kathy Khang, Wil Gafney, Amena Brown

Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

Discover the new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life continue to encourage, challenge, and influence, lovingly performed by Daniel Jonce Evans, Jeff Chu, Jamie Wright, Sarah Bessey, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Kristen Howerton, Kaitlin Curtice, Amanda Held Opelt, Rev. Neichelle R. Guidry, PhD, Candice Marie Benbow, Kathy Khang, the Rev. Wil Gafney, PhD, and Amena Brown.  

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the help of her close friend and author Jeff Chu, that work-in-progress has been woven together with some of her other unpublished writings into a rich collection of essays that ask candid questions about the stories we’ve been told - and the stories we tell - about our faith, our selves,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.

©2021 Rachel Held Evans (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

An amazing read (or listen in this case)!

This book was beautiful, encouraging, healing, thought-provoking, and life-giving. I loved the audio version because a wonderful group of people who knew and loved Rachel read portions of the book. It felt like a community experience celebrating this amazing woman’s life, curious and brilliant mind, loving heart, and commitment to truth and her faith. I highly recommend this book, and in particular the audiobook!

An excellent audiobook

What a special thing to hear RHE’s words brought to life by those who loved her.

cried my way through...RHE's last words will LAST

loved this. will listen again and again I'm sure. the words of RHE read by some of her dearest friends and family, who I am so thankful are continuing her legacy and teaching and leading in their own rights as well

powerful and poignant

This book is for anyone who has ever doubt their faith, questioned the church or sought out a deeper meaning of Christianity. With themes of belonging and inclusiveness, Rachel Held Evans reminds of the God you fell in love with, the that shows acceptance, compassion and unconditional love. This book reminds that you worthy of love and are called to love others.

Read this now. Another beautiful, honest, curious work by RHE.

Tears. The kind that come when someone finds a way to name things not yet named, hidden deep within your spirit.

As poignant & heartfelt as you'd expect it to be.

I love the way RHE makes me think about things in a whole new light. Whenever I'm angry at God, Rachel's words are there as a balm to my soul.

RHE WOMAN OF VALOR

sadly we will not have Rachel in this part of our lives again...well until the new heaven and the new earth. then I just want to listen to her tell all she knows about love and how to love... back when we were all loved fully but just couldn't get our heads around.

My hope is being restored with the help of writers like Rachel Held Evans

I am eternally grateful for the gift of Rachel Evans and the community of writers and readers she impacted. They are restoring my hope and my faith. They are helping to light a path for a he confessing church of our day.

I’ll come back to this one, again and again

I’m not sure how Rachel did it, but she had a way of reaching into the heart by simply telling the truth of her own experience and observations. That truth just happens to resonate in a way that little else I’ve read does. Thank you for all of you who worked so hard to make this book happen; it is a treasure box that I will open again and again. My heart is greatly moved, but my mind is also challenged. Once again, thank you Rachel Held Evans.

If you’ve ever doubted…

This book brought me to tears over and over, and reminded me of the greatest love for ALL of us. If you’ve ever questioned, I cannot recommend it enough. Even if you don’t question, I think it will remind you of God’s great love for every single being, no matter what they look like, no matter how they choose to live, and no matter whether they think like you or not. It is a love so great, nothing (not one thing!) can separate us from it.

The afterword by NBW is 🔥🙏 😢💕Blessed are those…

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