Sarah Bessey and Jeff Chu are authors and, with Rachel Held Evans, co-curators of the Evolving Faith Conference.
Above the desk where she wrote the books, tweets and blogs that reached millions, our friend Rachel Held Evans had a small sign: “Tell the truth.” Rachel, who died last week at 37 after a sudden illness, would look up at this reminder to recenter herself. She wanted to tell the truth about the world as she saw it. As a progressive Christian writer, that often meant engaging in theological debates and calling out injustice.
