Rachel Held Evans

For the chemist, see Rachel Evans.

Rachel Held Evans
Held Evans c. 2010
Held Evans c. 2010
BornRachel Grace Held
(1981-06-08)June 8, 1981
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMay 4, 2019(2019-05-04) (aged 37)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation
  • Columnist
  • author
NationalityAmerican
EducationBryan College (BA)
Period2004–2019
GenreChristian
Spouse
Dan Evans
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(m. 2003)​
Children2
Website
rachelheldevans.com

Rachel Held Evans (née Rachel Grace Held; June 8, 1981 – May 4, 2019) was an American Christian columnist, blogger and author. Her book A Year of Biblical Womanhood was a New York Times bestseller in e-book non-fiction,[1] and Searching for Sunday was a New York Times bestseller nonfiction paperback.[2]

  1. ^ "Best Sellers". The New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Following Her Death, Rachel Held Evans' 'Searching For Sunday' Is on the NYT Bestseller List". RELEVANT Magazine. May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.