By Challenging Evangelicals, She Changed Them

<p>This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. Today, we return to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/podcasts/the-daily/rachel-held-evans.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">the story of Rachel Held Evans</a> and speak to her husband, Daniel, as he heads into his first holiday season since her death.</p><p>In her absence, the community she created still engages with her work online. “It tells me there’s a lot of pain in the world,” Mr. Evans said. “I find hope that there are people not yet born who may still read her words.” Guests: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/elizabeth-dias?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">Elizabeth Dias</a>, who covers religion for The Times and Daniel Evans, Rachel Held Evans’s husband. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. </p><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li>Rachel Held Evans, the best-selling author who challenged conservative Christianity and gave voice to a generation of wandering evangelicals wrestling with their faith, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/us/rachel-held-evans.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">passed away in May</a> after experiencing excessive brain swelling.</li></ul>