12. Rachel Held Evans (Braving the Truth) with Sarah Bessey

Sarah Bessey joins Alexis Rice for a special release-day episode honoring Braving the Truth by Rachel Held Evans - out now.

Alexis and Sarah read from Rachel's book, reflect on holy anger, spiritual wilderness, life after evangelicalism many are living in real time, and why Rachel’s voice feels less like nostalgia and more like necessity.

Braving The Truth from @HarperCollins
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/braving-the-truth-rachel-held-evans

💬 In This Episode

• Reading: “Life After Evangelicalism” (originally posted Nov 14, 2016)
• Sarah on editing Rachel’s work: grief, time travel, and why this book feels like a gift “from the past for the future of the church”
• Reading: “Why I Can’t Stay Angry Even Though I Want To”
• Women, power, patriarchy — and why Rachel’s work was truly threatening (because it was making change)
• For the spiritually tender: you belong, and “there’s always room for more”

👥 People/Resources Mentioned

Rachel Held Evans: @rachelheldevans
Sarah Bessey: @sarahbessey
Evolving Faith: @evolvfaith
Glennon Doyle: @glennondoyle
Jen Hatmaker: @jenhatmaker
Jeff Chu: @jeffchu
Matthew Paul Turner: @matthewpaulturner
Brian McLaren: @brianmclaren
Pete Enns: @peteenns
Dan McClellan: @maklelan

🎙 Credits: “Come Thou Fount” used with permission by Sara Groves @grovesroad

#Christianity #deconstruction #RachelHeldEvans #BravingTheTruth

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