Tag: Rachel Held Evans
On David Gushee’s Dishonesty
Earlier this week David Gushee continued his sad decline with a cowardly piece for Religion News Service. It’s all par for the course for progressive evangelicals like Gushee, of course, which is why I’m generally not too bothered by what they say....
Evangelicalism After Trump: The religious left isn’t a solution.
Ruth Graham’s latest in Slate is, to the surprise of no one who reads her regularly, a well-done, interesting take on the future of American Christianity. You should read the whole thing, but the excerpts below gets at the key...
In Search of Sanctuary: Reviewing Young Evangelical Memoirs
“All I wanted was a safe place to be. Like so many, I was in search of sanctuary.” ~ Rachel Held Evans I. Exhaustion On a cold rainy day in the suburbs of Chicago, Addie Zierman’s mom pulled into school...
The End of Sexual Ethics: Love and the Limits of Reason
Dianna Anderson (no relation) recently penned a very spirited critique of my recent essay on why I am opposed to gay marriage. I had been notified about the essay a while ago: in fact, a reader asked me about the...
Beliefs Are Not Set in Stone, Except for When They’re on Tablets
Rachel Held Evans believes we shouldn’t be too scared about changing our minds on religious questions, as these things aren’t always “set in stone.” Addressing religious believers in light of the SCOTUS decisions on gay marriage, she encourages us to realize it’s...