Caught in between?

In the aftermath of Ross-Douthat-bashes-liberal-Christians-gate, lots of folks are citing Rachel Held Evans's post approvingly. And she does make some good points about the tribal quality of some reactions (whether affirmative or defensive) to Douthat.

But I've never quite understood Evans's self-characterization as "caught in between" the evangelical and mainline churches. Here's why she doesn't "'fit' in the progressive, Mainline church":

I love a good Bible study.