Wholehearted Faith

New York Times Bestseller

“A touching series of essays in which Evans, with Chu’s invisible pen, explores how one might find a path forward in Christianity beyond conservative evangelicalism” -Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker

“Evans died at 37, but a beautiful new book captures her brave outlook. . . . I could not help but notice the poetry in Evans’s prose. . . . What readers will find in these pages was someone deeply human: funny, irreverent, curious, wise, forgiving, nonjudgmental.” -Maggie Smith, The Washington Post

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the help of her close friend and author Jeff Chu, that work-in-progress has been woven together with some of her other unpublished writings into a rich collection of Christian essays that ask candid questions about the stories we’ve been told—and the stories we tell—about our faith, our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

In this powerful and intimate final collection, Rachel Held Evans offers courage and companionship for those wrestling with the biggest questions of faith.

• Faith and Doubt: A compassionate guide for the dreamer, the seeker, and the sojourner who can’t let go of the story of Jesus but still have questions.
• Deconstructing Faith: Honest theological reflections that ask candid questions about the stories we’ve been told about our faith, our selves, and our world.
• Spiritual Healing: A moving exploration of belonging for those who have been hurt by the Church, offering a path toward spiritual wholeness.
• Wrestling with Faith: Completed by her close friend Jeff Chu, this final collection of unpublished writings offers an unforgettable look at how Rachel wrestled with God’s grace and love.