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Preaching the Gospel to the Poor

By Robin Bates | Published: November 13, 2021

The wonderful Dinah Morris in George Eliot’s “Adam Bede” at one point delivers a sublime sermon.

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When Christianity Becomes a Money Cult

By Robin Bates | Published: August 27, 2016

A new book, “The Money Cult: Capitalism, Christianity, and the Unmaking of the American Dream,” brings to mind Howard Nemerov’s poem “Boom!” The book’s author argues that prosperity theology is not an aberration but was present from the beginning of American Puritanism.

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Unwanted Pregnancies, Desperate Women

By Robin Bates | Published: November 22, 2015

As reproductive service centers are closed down by conservative state legislatures, attempted self abortions are on the rise. For a literary depiction of a desperate woman there is Hetty Sorrel from George Eliot’s “Adam Bede.”

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