Obituary: Rachel Held Evans

Published May 10, 2019 4:00am ET



The world lost a woman best described as a “happy warrior” when progressive Christian writer Rachel Held Evans died May 4 at age 37, the victim of a rare allergic reaction to antibiotics meant to treat the flu.

Evans leaves behind a husband, Dan, and two children.

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