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A Victorian Educational Pioneer’s Evangelicalism, Leadership, and Love Longing “for Excitement of Feeling,” 1849–1871

A Victorian Educational Pioneer’s Evangelicalism, Leadership, and Love : Longing “for Excitement... [This chapter details how Maynard’s repressive upbringing shaped her unusual life. Most mid- to upper-middle-class Victorians believed that Christ’s Crucifixion saved them from Adam’s sin. In stark contrast, Maynard’s parents interpreted the Cross as a symbol of human failing and advocated a life of worldly renunciation for personal salvation. Sadly, their beliefs instilled in Maynard troubling life paradoxes: she lived in opulence but must deny entertainment like parties typical of her class; she studied science at college even though she believed it an evil; and she longed for love as she resisted carnal feelings. Moreover, underlying her conflicts lay her overwhelming sense of being chosen by God to lead society from worldliness towards salvation. The chapter concludes with an intriguing clue that stemmed from Maynard’s secret passionate bond with a female villager that contributes new information about Victorian women’s sexuality.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Victorian Educational Pioneer’s Evangelicalism, Leadership, and Love Longing “for Excitement of Feeling,” 1849–1871

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
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978-3-031-13998-7
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23 –45
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10.1007/978-3-031-13999-4_2
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[This chapter details how Maynard’s repressive upbringing shaped her unusual life. Most mid- to upper-middle-class Victorians believed that Christ’s Crucifixion saved them from Adam’s sin. In stark contrast, Maynard’s parents interpreted the Cross as a symbol of human failing and advocated a life of worldly renunciation for personal salvation. Sadly, their beliefs instilled in Maynard troubling life paradoxes: she lived in opulence but must deny entertainment like parties typical of her class; she studied science at college even though she believed it an evil; and she longed for love as she resisted carnal feelings. Moreover, underlying her conflicts lay her overwhelming sense of being chosen by God to lead society from worldliness towards salvation. The chapter concludes with an intriguing clue that stemmed from Maynard’s secret passionate bond with a female villager that contributes new information about Victorian women’s sexuality.]

Published: Nov 16, 2022

Keywords: Theology; Science; Historical Facts; Incident Analysis; Class; Nation; Gender and Sex

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