Rachel Held Evans Dawn Analysis

The purpose of Dawn, the prologue to Searching for Sunday, by Rachel Held Evans, is to introduce key elements that will be proceeded throughout the book, as well as establish Evans opinion on the her view and the view shared by millennials regarding the institutionalized Church and how it must change to recapture the attention of herself and the rest of the millennial population. The audience of Evans work is primarily directed toward millennials who wish to strengthen their faith, but also can be inclusive toward any person who is interested in the current millennial view or causes of decline regarding the Church. Evans relies heavily on concrete language throughout the prologue in order to establish a concrete connection between the Church and the ideals of current millennials. Evans makes it clear …show more content…
When Evans is discussing the thought of rising early to say morning prayers it is clear through concrete language that she cannot talk to God at this hour when she “cannot even speak coherently to her husband.” Evans makes it clear that she does not believe she follows the common religious stereotypes, and she believes that is one of the reasons the Church is failing to bring in young people. She explains that “we [millennials] cannot be won back with hipper worship bands, fancy coffee shops, or pastors who wear skinny jeans.” The Concrete language here is used to substantiate her argument as well as give examples over what the Church is doing wrong. Evans spends time using concrete language to