The Frances Willard House Museum will host its second Views program of the season at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23 with historian Christopher Evans in conversation about his upcoming book, “Do Everything: The Biography of Frances Willard.” His book, to be published by Oxford University Press later this year, will be the first new Willard biography in more than 35 years. Evans is Professor of the History of Christianity at Boston University and his book pays particular attention to Willard’s religious convictions and how they shaped her life.
Evans has written books, articles and essays and has lectured widely. His books include “The Kingdom is Always but Coming: A Life of Walter Rauschenbusch” (Eerdmans, 2004), “Liberalism without Illusions: Renewing an American Christian Tradition” (Baylor University Press, 2010), and “The Social Gospel in American Religion, A History” (New York University Press, 2017).
This program is part of the Views series at the Willard House and Archives, which highlights new research and writing in women’s history. This season features conversations with scholars exploring the theme Women, Faith, and Activism. For generations of women, their faith was a key source of personal exploration and reform motivation. What does that mean today and what understanding can we gain by examining this in the past?
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