author
R. C. (Richard C.) Evans
1861–1921
A Canadian religious leader and prolific Latter Day Saint writer, he is best remembered for autobiographical works and sharp theological debates from the early 1900s. His books offer a direct window into church controversies, personal conviction, and the religious world he helped shape.
1 Audiobook
Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural Marriage: A Discussion
by Joseph Fielding Smith, R. C. (Richard C.) Evans
About the author
Born in England on October 20, 1861, and later active in Canada, Richard Charles Evans became an important figure in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He served as an apostle and as a member of the church's First Presidency, and he was known as a forceful speaker and writer on church history and doctrine.
Evans wrote works including Autobiography of Elder R.C. Evans, One of the First Presidency of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the later Autobiography of Bishop R. C. Evans. His writing is personal and argumentative in equal measure, mixing life story with religious controversy and public debate.
Later in life, he led a movement separate from the RLDS Church, which makes his career especially notable for readers interested in the many branches of the Latter Day Saint tradition. He died on January 18, 1921, leaving behind books that still matter as firsthand records of belief, conflict, and church life in his era.