Religion & Spirituality
“[God] gave you strength to do what your conscience told you was right; and I don’t see that we need any higher or holier strength than that; or wisdom either." - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South In this episode Rachel and Phoebe discuss North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. Often dubbed ‘The Victorian Pride and Prejudice’ it is a wonderful love story but also a story of class struggles, the industrial revolution and religious turmoil. Throughout all these themes is Gaskell’s exploration of the importance of following your conscience, maintaining your principles and speaking and acting honestly. Rachel and Phoebe look at the ways in which each of these ‘unfashionable virtues’ are represented in the novel, and why they still apply to us in the modern day. After this episode, Risking Enchantment will be taking a break over the summer and will return in September. To get notified when it returns, or to keep up to date with any additional content, sign up to our newsletter at: Sign up for our email list at www.rachelsherlock.com/podcast Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Phoebe Watson Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Sign up for our email list at www.rachelsherlock.com/podcast Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Works Mentioned: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Thérèse de Lisieux Illustrated London News by G.K. Chesterton The Catechism of the Catholic Church What's Wrong with the World by G.K. Chesterton "The Inner Ring" by C.S. Lewis Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton What We're Enjoying at the Moment Phoebe: Garden's World Rachel: From Up on Poppy Hill (film. 2013), Whisper of the Heart (film. 1995)