Dalene Joy Fisher - Resisting The Marriage Plot

We're joined by Dalene Joy Fisher to examine the faith of Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell and Anne Bronte. How did they use their faith and their writings to improve women’s position in society? Dalene Joy Fisher is Assistant Provost, Dean and Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Wesleyan University.  Dalene’s book ‘Resisting the Marriage Plot – Faith and Female Agency in Austen, Bronte, Gaskell and Wollstonecraft’ is published by IVP America. (1:26) How Christianity was used by these authors to liberate women.  The Fall of Man and Milton’s view of Eve; (5:00) Adam to blame! (5:55) How Christianity drove feminist thought in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; (9:10) Coverture; (13:37) Jane Austen and the marriage market; (17:30) How the novel genre gave women a powerful voice; (19:33) How Anglican evangelicalism influenced many of these writers.  Transformation of the heart and its importance to many of these women; (21:56) Jane Austen’s respect for evangelicalism; (22:20) Anne Bronte the most evangelical of these authors; (23:49) Elizabeth Gaskell and Unitarianism – reform minded; (25:31) How the novels transformed society. Links mentioned in this episode: www.ivpress.com https://www.okwu.edu/ https://www.amazon.co.jp/Resisting-Marriage-Plot-Wollstonecraft-Theology/dp/08308507 Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com