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I have loved every single one of Rachel Held Evans\u2019 books. I have never been as moved as I was by listening to the audiobook of her latest and presumably last, the posthumously published\u00a0Wholehearted Faith<\/em><\/a>. Audiobooks are not all the same. Some are read by the author. Some are read by professional narrators. This audiobook is unique in that it has a different reader for just about every chapter. Who are those readers? Rachel\u2019s friends, and in the case of one chapter, her sister. This in itself was profoundly moving. Couple that with the fact that the content is just so perfect, meaningful, and inspiring, and this is one that I will recommend to anyone and everyone. I won\u2019t try to summarize it in detail. I will simply say that it offers what you would expect from Rachel if you\u2019ve read her previous books, namely the next stage in articulating, offering, and advocating for a rich, well-rounded, mature and robust Christian faith that is so unlike the fragile dogmatic house of cards that conservative versions put forward. This progressive Christian faith has deep historical roots yet by its very nature is contemporary as well. One does not have to choose between tradition and relevance any more than one must choose between religion and science, faith and fact, or head and heart. Many people have been steeped in a conservative Christianity which has left them adrift after it inevitably collapsed. This book is for those who have had that experience and have reached the point where they are ready to not merely be content to reject and complain about what they were served but build and create something new, something that they will discover is perennially new and has been around for as long as Christianity has been. Rachel Held Evans articulates many views that I myself hold as a Christian, and consistently does so in a more interesting, humorous, down to earth, and thus effective way than I ever could. The book brought me to tears, not only because it is a wonderful expression of the faith I also hold, but because it is a powerful reminder of what we have lost with Rachel\u2019s untimely death.<\/p>\nSarah Bessey has written about the book<\/a>. Jim Burklo has also reviewed it<\/a>. Here is one from\u00a0fellow Patheos blogger Vance Morgan:<\/p>\n