Evangelical Christianity

A movement within Protestant Christianity emphasising the Bible, personal faith, salvation and the responsibility to spread Christian belief.

A Protestant Christian movement emphasising the authority of the Bible, personal faith in Christ and the importance of conversion. Its emphasis on moral duty and spreading Christianity helps explain the religious language of Lowood and St John’s missionary ambitions.

Evangelical Christianity emphasised Scripture, personal faith and conversion; Brontë questions how such beliefs are practised, rather than treating every believer as hypocritical.

Evangelical Christianity emphasised biblical authority, salvation and personal religious commitment. Brocklehurst calls Lowood an evangelical establishment, but Brontë exposes the gap between its declared Christian mission and its treatment of pupils. A charitable school ought to protect vulnerable children, not excuse their suffering.

A form of Protestant Christianity emphasising the authority of the Bible, personal faith and conversion. In Jane Eyre, Brontë criticises its use to justify harsh discipline rather than rejecting Christian belief itself.

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AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702

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