The Brontës and religion / Marianne Thormählen.

Drawing on extensive knowledge of the Anglican church in the 19th century, Marianne Thormählen shows how the Brontës' familiarity with the contemporary debates on doctrinal, ethical and ecclesiastical issues informs their novels.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thormählen, Marianne, 1949-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Subjects:	Brontë, Charlotte, > 1816-1855 > Knowledge > Religion. Brontë, Emily, > 1818-1848 > Knowledge > Religion. Brontë, Anne, > 1820-1849 > Knowledge > Religion. Brontë, Charlotte, > 1816-1855 > Criticism and interpretation. Brontë, Emily, > 1818-1848 > Criticism and interpretation. Brontë, Anne, > 1820-1849 > Criticism and interpretation. Brontë, Anne, > 1820-1849 Brontë, Charlotte, > 1816-1855 Brontë, Emily, > 1818-1848 1800-1899 Christianity and literature > England > History > 19th century. Theology in literature. Christianity and literature Religion Theology in literature England Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

Preliminaries; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Christian home in early nineteenth-century England: Evangelicalism, Dissent and the Bronte family; Chapter 2: Charlotte Bronte and the Church of Rome; Chapter 3: An undenominational temper; Chapter 4: The Bronte's in the theological landscape of their time; Chapter 5: God and his creation; Chapter 6: Faith and redemption; Chapter 7: This life and the next; Chapter 8: Forgiveness and revenge; Chapter 9: The Christian life; Chapter 10: Clergymen in the Bronte novels; Chapter 11: The enigma of St John Rivers; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

The Brontës and religion / Marianne Thormählen.

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