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Friday Five Interview: Rachel Held Evans

Can egalitarians and complementarians get along? We asked a prominent author and blogger.

For today's entry in the Friday Five interview series, we catch up with Rachel Held Evans. Rachel is a popular Christian blogger, author, and speaker. Her latest book, A Year of Biblical Womanhood was a New York Times bestseller, provoking conversations on gender roles in Christianity. She's been featured on NPR, in Slate, the BBC, The Washington Post, The Guardian (UK), The Times London, The Huffington Post, and on Oprah.com, among others. Her blog is widely read.

Today we asked Rachel about the writing process, the role controversy plays in building an online platform, and if she can get along with complementarians.

-Daniel

You're a popular Christian author, blogger, and speaker. Have you always enjoyed writing and when you did you first sense this calling?

I always knew I wanted to be a writer. In fact, in third grade, my mom tied my hair back in bun, placed a pair of fake glasses on my nose, and sent me out the door with a legal pad under my arm so I could dress up as an author for "career ...

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