Jennifer Holberg on George Eliot’s ‘Middlemarch’

How do we deal with vocation and marriage? Brent talks with Jennifer Holberg about George Eliot’s classic novel ‘Middlemarch’. Jennifer is professor and chair of the English Department at Calvin University in the States and the director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing. She’s also the author of the book ‘Nourishing Narratives’.  (1:10) A novel for grown up people; (3:15) 1832; (6:00) The major characters; (8:45) Casaubon; (13:15) Vocation; (16:15) Marriage; (20:00) Dorothea; (26:00) Casaubon again; (28:00) Lydgate; (31:15) Bulstrode; (33:25) Mary and Fred; (35:30) Why read it? Links mentioned in this episode: calvin.edu/people/jennifer-l-holberg 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 Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.